List of Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program since the team's conception in 1869. The program competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the Scarlet Knights have participated in over 1,400 officially sanctioned games, including 11 bowl games. [1] Rutgers originally competed as a football independent and competed in multiple conferences, most recently joining the Big Ten Conference in 2014. [2]

Contents

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Independent(1869–1890)
1869 No coach 1–1
1870 No coach 1–1
1871 No team
1872 No coach 1–1–1
1873 No coach 1–2
1874 No coach 1–3
1875 No coach 1–1–1
1876 No coach 1–0
1877 No coach 1–2
1878 No coach 1–2–1
1879 No coach 2–1–2
1880 No coach 1–2
1881 No coach 2–3–1
1882 No coach 6–4
1883 No coach 1–6
1884 No coach 3–4
1885 No coach 0–1
1886 No coach 1–3
1887 No coach 2–6
1888 No coach 1–7–1
1889 No coach 1–4
1890 No coach 5–5–1
William Ayres Reynolds (Independent)(1891)
1891 William Ayres Reynolds 8–6
Independent(1892–1894)
1892 No coach 3–5–1
1893 No coach 0–4
1894 No coach 4–6
H. W. Ambruster (Independent)(1895)
1895 H. W. Ambruster 3–4
John C. B. Pendleton (Independent)(1896–1897)
1896 John C. B. Pendleton 5–7
1897 John C. B. Pendleton 2–7
William V. B. Van Dyck (Independent)(1898–1899)
1898 William V. B. Van Dyck 1–6–1
1899 William V. B. Van Dyck 2–9
Michael F. Daly(Independent)(1900)
1900 Michael F. Daly 4–4
Arthur P. Robinson (Independent)(1901)
1901 Arthur P. Robinson 0–7
Henry Van Hoevenberg (Independent)(1902)
1902 Henry Van Hoevenberg 3–7
Oliver D. Mann (Independent)(1903)
1903 Oliver D. Mann 4–4–1
Alfred Ellet Hitchner (Independent)(1904)
1904 Alfred Ellet Hitchner 1–6–2
Oliver D. Mann(Independent)(1905)
1905 Oliver D. Mann 3–6
Frank Gorton (Independent)(1906–1907)
1906 Frank Gorton 5–2–2
1907 Frank Gorton 3–5–1
Joseph Smith(Independent)(1908)
1908 Joseph Smith 3–5–1
Herman Pritchard (Independent)(1901)
1909 Herman Pritchard 3–5–1
Howard Gargan (Independent)(1910–1912)
1910 Howard Gargan 3–2–3
1911 Howard Gargan 4–4–1
1912 Howard Gargan 5–4
George Sanford (Independent)(1913–1922)
1913 George Sanford 6–3
1914 George Sanford 5–3–1
1915 George Sanford 7–1
1916 George Sanford 3–2–2
1917 George Sanford 7–1–1
1918 George Sanford 5–2
1919 George Sanford 5–3
1920 George Sanford 2–7
1921 George Sanford 4–5
1922 George Sanford 5–4
1923 George Sanford 7–1–1
John Wallace (Independent)(1924–1926)
1924 John Wallace 7–1–1
1925 John Wallace 2–7
1926 John Wallace 3–6
Harry Rockafeller (Independent)(1927–1930)
1927 Harry Rockafeller 4–4
1928 Harry Rockafeller 6–3
1929 Harry Rockafeller 5–4
1930 Harry Rockafeller 4–5
J. Wilder Tasker (Independent)(1931–1937)
1931 J. Wilder Tasker 4–3–1
1932 J. Wilder Tasker 6–3–1
1933 J. Wilder Tasker 6–3–1
1934 J. Wilder Tasker 5–3–1
1935 J. Wilder Tasker 4–5
1936 J. Wilder Tasker 1–6–1
1937 J. Wilder Tasker 5–4
Harvey Harman (Independent)(1938–1941)
1938 Harvey Harman 7–1
1939 Harvey Harman 7–1–1
1940 Harvey Harman 5–4
1941 Harvey Harman 7–2
Harry Rockafeller(Independent)(1942–1945)
1942 Harry Rockafeller 3–4–1
1943 Harry Rockafeller 3–2
1944 Harry Rockafeller 3–2
1945 Harry Rockafeller 5–2
Harvey Harman(Independent)(1946–1955)
1946 Harvey Harman 7–2
1947 Harvey Harman 8–1
1948 Harvey Harman 7–2
1949 Harvey Harman 6–3
1950 Harvey Harman 4–4
1951 Harvey Harman 4–4
1952 Harvey Harman 4–4–1
1953 Harvey Harman 2–6
1954 Harvey Harman 3–6
1955 Harvey Harman 3–5
John Stiegman (Independent)(1956–1957)
1956 John Stiegman 3–7
1957 John Stiegman 5–4
John Stiegman(Middle Atlantic Conference)(1958–1959)
1958 John Stiegman 8–1 4–01st (University)20
1959 John Stiegman 6–3 2–2T–4th (University)
John F. Bateman (Middle Atlantic Conference)(1960–1961)
1960 John F. Bateman 8–1 4–01st (University)
1961 John F. Bateman 9–0 4–01st (University)15
John F. Bateman(Independent)(1962–1972)
1962 John F. Bateman 5–5
1963 John F. Bateman 3–6
1964 John F. Bateman 6–3
1965 John F. Bateman 3–6
1966 John F. Bateman 5–4
1967 John F. Bateman 4–5
1968 John F. Bateman 8–2
1969 John F. Bateman 6–3
1970 John F. Bateman 5–5
1971 John F. Bateman 4–7
1972 John F. Bateman 7–4
Frank R. Burns (Independent)(1973–1983)
1973 Frank R. Burns 6–5
1974 Frank R. Burns 7–3–1
1975 Frank R. Burns 9–2
1976 Frank R. Burns 11–0 1717
1977 Frank R. Burns 8–3
1978 Frank R. Burns 9–3 L Garden State
1979 Frank R. Burns 8–3
1980 Frank R. Burns 7–4
1981 Frank R. Burns 5–6
1982 Frank R. Burns 5–6
1983 Frank R. Burns 3–8
Dick Anderson (Independent)(1984–1989)
1984 Dick Anderson 7–3
1985 Dick Anderson 2–8–1
1986 Dick Anderson 6–4–1
1987 Dick Anderson 6–5
1988 Dick Anderson 5–6
1989 Dick Anderson 2–7–2
Doug Graber (Independent)(1990)
1990 Doug Graber 3–8
Doug Graber(Big East Conference)(1991–1995)
1991 Doug Graber 6–5 2–3 [n 1]
1992 Doug Graber 7–4 4–2 [n 1]
1993 Doug Graber 4–7 1–67th
1994 Doug Graber 5–5–1 2–4–16th
1995 Doug Graber 4–7 2–56th
Terry Shea (Big East Conference)(1996–2000)
1996 Terry Shea 2–9 1–67th
1997 Terry Shea 0–11 0–78th
1998 Terry Shea 5–6 2–5T–6th
1999 Terry Shea 1–10 1–68th
2000 Terry Shea 3–8 0–78th
Greg Schiano (Big East Conference)(2001–2011)
2001 Greg Schiano 2–9 0–78th
2002 Greg Schiano 1–11 0–78th
2003 Greg Schiano 5–7 2–57th
2004 Greg Schiano 4–7 1–56th
2005 Greg Schiano 7–5 4–33rdL Insight
2006 Greg Schiano 11–2 5–2T–2ndW Texas 1212
2007 Greg Schiano 8–5 3–4T–5thW International
2008 Greg Schiano 8–5 5–2T–2ndW Papajohns.com
2009 Greg Schiano 9–4 3–4T–4thW St. Petersburg
2010 Greg Schiano 4–8 1–68th
2011 Greg Schiano 9–4 4–3T–4thW Pinstripe
Kyle Flood (Big East Conference)(2012)
2012 Kyle Flood 9–4 5–2T–1stL Russell Athletic
Kyle Flood(American Athletic Conference)(2013)
2013 Kyle Flood 6–7 3–5T–6thL Pinstripe
Kyle Flood(Big Ten Conference)(2014–2015)
2014 Kyle Flood 8–5 3–5T–4th (East)W Quick Lane
2015 Kyle Flood [n 2] 4–8 [n 2] 1–7 [n 2] T–6th (East)
Chris Ash (Big Ten Conference)(2016–2019)
2016 Chris Ash 2–10 0–97th (East)
2017 Chris Ash 4–8 3–65th (East)
2018 Chris Ash 1–11 0–97th (East)
2019 Chris Ash [n 3] 2–10 [n 3] 0–9 [n 3] 7th (East)
Greg Schiano(Big Ten Conference)(2020–present)
2020 Greg Schiano 3–6 3–65th (East)
2021 Greg Schiano 5–8 2–76th (East)L Gator
2022 Greg Schiano 4–8 1–87th (East)
2023 Greg Schiano 7–6 3–65th (East)W Pinstripe
Total:672–696–42
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. 1 2 The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
  2. 1 2 3 The season began with controversies over an investigation into violations of NCAA regulations and school policy concerning coach Flood's improper contacting of a professor concerning a student's academic status; and the arrests and dismissal of several football players on violent felony charges connected to an April 2015 home invasion robbery in New Brunswick. Coach Flood was suspended for three games after the investigation found improper contact was made and Norries Wilson served as interim.
  3. 1 2 3 On September 29, 2019, Ash was fired after four games. Nunzio Campanile was the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

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