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
Season	Coach(es)	Conference(s)	Division	Conference finish	Wins	Losses	Ties	Bowl result	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	—	—	1	3	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	John C. B. Pendleton	Independent	—	—	2	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1898	William V. B. Van Dyck	Independent	—	—	1	6	1	—	N/A	N/A
1899	William V. B. Van Dyck	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	F. H. Gorton	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	5th	—	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	0	—	—	—
1997		Big East	—	8th	0	11	0	—	—	—
1998		Big East	—	T–6th	5	6	0	—	—	—
1999		Big East	—	8th	1	10	0	—	—	—
2000		Big East	—	8th	3	8	0	—	—	—
2001	Greg Schiano	Big East	—	8th	2	9	0	—	—	—
2002		Big East	—	8th	1	11	0	—	—	—
2003		Big East	—	T–6th	5	7	0	—	—	—
2004		Big East	—	T–6th	4	7	0	—	—	—
2005		Big East	—	T–3rd	7	5	0	Lost Insight Bowl vs. Arizona State, 40–45	—	—
2006		Big East	—	T–2nd	11	2	0	Won Texas Bowl vs. Kansas State, 37–10	12	12
2007		Big East	—	T–5th	8	5	0	Won International Bowl vs. Ball State, 52–30	—	—
2008		Big East	—	T–2nd	8	5	0	Won PapaJohns.com Bowl vs. NC State, 29–23	—	—
2009		Big East	—	T–4th	9	4	0	Won St. Petersburg Bowl vs. UCF, 45–24	—	—
2010		Big East	—	8th	4	8	0	—	—	—
2011		Big East	—	T–4th	9	4	0	Won Pinstripe Bowl vs. Iowa State, 27–13	—	—
2012	Kyle Flood	Big East	—	T–1st	9	4	0	Lost Russell Athletic Bowl vs. Virginia Tech, 10–13	—	—
2013		American Athletic Conference	—	T-6th	6	7	0	Lost Pinstripe Bowl vs. Notre Dame, 29–16	—	—
2014		Big Ten	East	T-4th	8	5	0	Won Quick Lane Bowl vs. North Carolina, 40–21	—	—
2015		Big Ten	East	T-6th	4	8	0	—	—	—
2016	Chris Ash	Big Ten	East	7th	2	10	0	—	—	—
2017		Big Ten	East	T-9th	4	8	0	—	—	—
2018		Big Ten	East	14th	1	11	0	—	—	—
Total					640	634	42	(only includes regular season games)
					6	4	0	(only includes bowl games)
					646	638	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.

References[]

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20130820075440/http://www.scarletknights.com/football/history/results.asp. Retrieved 2013-06-04.

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[1] The AP Poll was introduced in 1936. Thus, there are no polls for previous seasons.

[2] The Coaches Poll was introduced in 1950. Thus, there are no polls for previous seasons.

[3] 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).

[4] 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.

[5] Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20130820075440/http://www.scarletknights.com/football/history/results.asp. Retrieved 2013-06-04.

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