American college football season
1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Record | 3–8 |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Stan Parrish (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Rich Rachel (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium Giants Stadium |
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The 1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Doug Graber, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 3–8 record while competing as an independent and were outscored by their opponents 302 to 173. The team won games against Kentucky (24-8), Colgate (28-17), and Akron (20-17).[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Tom Tarver with 1,348 passing yards, Tekay Dorsey with 505 rushing yards, and James Guarantino with 386 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | Kentucky | | W 24–8 | 21,141 | [4] |
September 15 | Colgate | | W 28–7 | 18,215 | [5] |
September 22 | at Penn State | | L 0–28 | 85,194 | |
September 29 | No. 22 Michigan State | - Giants Stadium
- East Rutherford, NJ
| L 10–34 | 26,188 | |
October 6 | at Boston College | | L 14–19 | 31,262 | |
October 13 | at Pittsburgh | | L 21–45 | 32,041 | |
October 20 | at Syracuse | | L 0–42 | 49,521 | |
October 27 | Akron | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| W 20–17 | | |
November 3 | at Army | | L 31–35 | | |
November 10 | West Virginia | - Giants Stadium
- East Rutherford, NJ
| L 3–28 | 11,117 | [6] |
November 17 | at Temple | | L 22–29 | | |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Rutgers wins big". The Sunday Courier-News. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vanderbeek, Brian (September 16, 1990). "Scarlet Grind Out Second Victory; Line Play Helps Rutgers Erase Early Colgate Lead". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers stumbles in the rain". Asbury Park Press. November 11, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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Venues | - College Field (1869–1890)
- Neilson Field (1891–1938)
- Old Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992)
- Giants Stadium (alternate, 1976–1996)
- SHI Stadium (1994–present)
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