List of Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program since the team's conception in 1869. The list documents season-by-season records.
Seasons
National Champions |
Conference Champions |
Division Champions |
Bowl game berth |
Season |
Coach(es) |
Conference(s) |
Division |
Season results |
Bowl result |
Final ranking |
Conference finish |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
AP1 |
Coaches'2 |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons |
18693 |
No Coach |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1870 |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1871 |
No Team |
1872 |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1873 |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
2 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1874 |
Independent |
— |
— |
2 |
2 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1875 |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1876 |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
0 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1877 |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
2 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1878 |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
2 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1879 |
Independent |
— |
— |
2 |
1 |
2 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1880 |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
2 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1881 |
Independent |
— |
— |
2 |
3 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1882 |
Independent |
— |
— |
6 |
4 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1883 |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
6 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1884 |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
4 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1885 |
Independent |
— |
— |
0 |
1 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1886 |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
3 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1887 |
Independent |
— |
— |
2 |
6 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1888 |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
7 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1889 |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
4 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1890 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
5 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1891 |
William A. Reynolds |
Independent |
— |
— |
8 |
6 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1892 |
No Coach |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
5 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1893 |
MSIFL |
— |
— |
0 |
4 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1894 |
MSIFL |
— |
— |
4 |
6 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1895 |
H. W. Ambruster |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
4 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1896 |
John C. B. Pendleton |
Independent |
— |
— |
6 |
6 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1897 |
Independent |
— |
— |
2 |
6 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1898 |
William V. B. Van Dyck |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
6 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1899 |
Independent |
— |
— |
2 |
9 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1900 |
Michael F. Daly |
Independent |
— |
— |
4 |
4 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1901 |
Arthur P. Robinson |
Independent |
— |
— |
0 |
7 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1902 |
Harry W. Van Hoevenberg |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
7 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1903 |
Oliver D. Mann |
Independent |
— |
— |
4 |
4 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1904 |
A. E. Hitchner |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
6 |
2 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1905 |
Oliver D. Mann |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
6 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1906 |
F. H. Gorton |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
2 |
2 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1907 |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
5 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1908 |
Joseph Smith |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
5 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1909 |
Herman Pritchard |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
5 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1910 |
Howard Gargan |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
2 |
3 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1911 |
Independent |
— |
— |
4 |
4 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1912 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
4 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1913 |
George Sanford |
Independent |
— |
— |
6 |
3 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1914 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
3 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1915 |
Independent |
— |
— |
7 |
1 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1916 |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
2 |
2 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1917 |
Independent |
— |
— |
7 |
1 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1918 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
2 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1919 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
3 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1920 |
Independent |
— |
— |
2 |
7 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1921 |
Independent |
— |
— |
4 |
5 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1922 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
4 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1923 |
Independent |
— |
— |
7 |
1 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1924 |
John H. Wallace |
Independent |
— |
— |
7 |
1 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1925 |
Independent |
— |
— |
2 |
7 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1926 |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
6 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1927 |
Harry Rockafeller |
Independent |
— |
— |
4 |
4 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1928 |
Independent |
— |
— |
6 |
3 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1929 |
Independent4 |
— |
— |
5 |
4 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1930 |
Independent |
— |
— |
4 |
5 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1931 |
J. Wilder Tasker |
Independent |
— |
— |
4 |
3 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1932 |
Independent |
— |
— |
6 |
3 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1933 |
Independent |
— |
— |
6 |
3 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1934 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
3 |
1 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1935 |
Independent |
— |
— |
4 |
5 |
0 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
1936 |
Independent |
— |
— |
1 |
6 |
1 |
— |
— |
N/A |
1937 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
N/A |
1938 |
Harvey Harman |
Independent |
— |
— |
7 |
1 |
0 |
— |
— |
N/A |
1939 |
Independent |
— |
— |
7 |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
N/A |
1940 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
3 |
1 |
— |
— |
N/A |
1941 |
Independent |
— |
— |
7 |
2 |
0 |
— |
— |
N/A |
1942 |
Harry Rockafeller |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
4 |
1 |
— |
— |
N/A |
1943 |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
2 |
0 |
— |
— |
N/A |
1944 |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
2 |
0 |
— |
— |
N/A |
1945 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
2 |
0 |
— |
— |
N/A |
1946 |
Harvey Harman |
Independent |
— |
— |
7 |
2 |
0 |
— |
— |
N/A |
1947 |
Independent |
— |
— |
8 |
1 |
0 |
— |
— |
N/A |
1948 |
Independent |
— |
— |
7 |
2 |
0 |
— |
— |
N/A |
1949 |
Independent |
— |
— |
6 |
3 |
0 |
— |
— |
N/A |
1950 |
Independent |
— |
— |
4 |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1951 |
Independent |
— |
— |
4 |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1952 |
Independent |
— |
— |
4 |
4 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
1953 |
Independent |
— |
— |
2 |
6 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1954 |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
6 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1955 |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
5 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1956 |
John Stiegman |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
7 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1957 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1958 |
Middle Atlantic |
— |
1st |
8 |
1 |
0 |
— |
20 |
— |
1959 |
Middle Atlantic |
— |
— |
6 |
3 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1960 |
John F. Bateman |
Middle Atlantic |
— |
1st |
8 |
1 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1961 |
Middle Atlantic |
— |
1st |
9 |
0 |
0 |
— |
15 |
— |
1962 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
5 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1963 |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
6 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1964 |
Independent |
— |
— |
6 |
3 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1965 |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
6 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1966 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1967 |
Independent |
— |
— |
4 |
5 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1968 |
Independent |
— |
— |
8 |
2 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1969 |
Independent |
— |
— |
6 |
3 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1970 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
5 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1971 |
Independent |
— |
— |
4 |
7 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1972 |
Independent |
— |
— |
7 |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1973 |
Frank R. Burns |
Independent |
— |
— |
6 |
5 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1974 |
Independent |
— |
— |
7 |
3 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
1975 |
Independent |
— |
— |
9 |
2 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1976 |
Independent |
— |
— |
11 |
0 |
0 |
— |
17 |
17 |
1977 |
Independent |
— |
— |
8 |
3 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1978 |
Independent |
— |
— |
9 |
3 |
0 |
Lost Garden State Bowl vs. Arizona State, 18–34 |
— |
— |
1979 |
Independent |
— |
— |
8 |
3 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1980 |
Independent |
— |
— |
7 |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1981 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
6 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1982 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
6 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1983 |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
8 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1984 |
Dick Anderson |
Independent |
— |
— |
7 |
3 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1985 |
Independent |
— |
— |
2 |
8 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
1986 |
Independent |
— |
— |
6 |
4 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
1987 |
Independent |
— |
— |
6 |
5 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1988 |
Independent |
— |
— |
5 |
6 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1989 |
Independent |
— |
— |
2 |
7 |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
1990 |
Doug Graber |
Independent |
— |
— |
3 |
8 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1991 |
Big East |
— |
6th |
3 |
8 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1992 |
Big East |
— |
3rd |
7 |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1993 |
Big East |
— |
7th |
4 |
7 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1994 |
Big East |
— |
7th |
5 |
5 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
1995 |
Big East |
— |
6th |
4 |
7 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1996 |
Terry Shea |
Big East |
— |
7th |
2 |
9 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
1997 |
Big East |
— |
8th |
0 |
11 |
— |
— |
— |
1998 |
Big East |
— |
T–6th |
5 |
6 |
— |
— |
— |
1999 |
Big East |
— |
8th |
1 |
10 |
— |
— |
— |
2000 |
Big East |
— |
8th |
3 |
8 |
— |
— |
— |
2001 |
Greg Schiano |
Big East |
— |
8th |
2 |
9 |
— |
— |
— |
2002 |
Big East |
— |
8th |
1 |
11 |
— |
— |
— |
2003 |
Big East |
— |
T–6th |
5 |
7 |
— |
— |
— |
2004 |
Big East |
— |
T–6th |
4 |
7 |
— |
— |
— |
2005 |
Big East |
— |
T–3rd |
7 |
5 |
Lost Insight Bowl vs. Arizona State, 40–45 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Big East |
— |
T–2nd |
11 |
2 |
Won Texas Bowl vs. Kansas State, 37–10 |
12 |
12 |
2007 |
Big East |
— |
T–5th |
8 |
5 |
Won International Bowl vs. Ball State, 52–30 |
— |
— |
2008 |
Big East |
— |
T–2nd |
8 |
5 |
Won PapaJohns.com Bowl vs. NC State, 29–23 |
— |
— |
2009 |
Big East |
— |
T–4th |
9 |
4 |
Won St. Petersburg Bowl vs. UCF, 45–24 |
— |
— |
2010 |
Big East |
— |
8th |
4 |
8 |
— |
— |
— |
2011 |
Big East |
— |
T–4th |
9 |
4 |
Won Pinstripe Bowl vs. Iowa State, 27–13 |
— |
— |
2012 |
Kyle Flood |
Big East |
— |
T–1st |
9 |
4 |
Lost Russell Athletic Bowl vs. Virginia Tech, 10–13 |
— |
— |
2013 |
American Athletic Conference |
— |
T-6th |
6 |
7 |
Lost Pinstripe Bowl vs. Notre Dame, 29–16 |
— |
— |
2014 |
Big Ten |
East |
T-8th |
8 |
5 |
Won Quick Lane Bowl vs. North Carolina, 40–21 |
— |
— |
Total |
621 |
603 |
42 |
(only includes regular season games) |
6 |
3 |
0 |
(only includes bowl games) |
627 |
606 |
42 |
(all games) |
[1]
- The AP Poll was introduced in 1936. Thus, there are no polls for previous seasons.
- The Coaches Poll was introduced in 1950. Thus, there are no polls for previous seasons.
- Rutgers was one of two college football teams. The two teams played each other twice during the 1869 season. Due to both teams having a 1-1 record, both Rutgers & The College of New Jersey (later named changed to Princeton).
- From 1929-1975, Rutgers was in a three team conference called The Middle Three Conference. Rutgers won 32 conference championships in that conference, but the NCAA listed Rutgers as an independent during this time.
- Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.
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