1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Dick Anderson, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–5–1 record while competing as an independent and outscored their opponents 221 to 189.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Scott Erney with 1,160 passing yards, Matt Prescott with 606 rushing yards, and Brian Cobb with 368s receiving yards.[3]

1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
1986 record5–5–1
Head coachDick Anderson (3rd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Penn State        12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)        11 1 0
No. 20 Virginia Tech        9 2 1
No. 19 Boston College        9 3 0
Tulsa        7 4 0
Florida State        7 4 1
Army        6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Southern Miss        6 5 0
Temple        6 5 0
Pittsburgh        5 5 1
Rutgers        5 5 1
Cincinnati        5 6 0
Notre Dame        5 6 0
Syracuse        5 6 0
South Carolina        3 6 2
Tulane        4 7 0
West Virginia        4 7 0
Louisville        3 8 0
Navy        3 8 0
Wichita State        3 8 0
East Carolina        2 9 0
Northern Illinois        2 9 0
Memphis State        1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 6at Boston CollegeW 11–9
September 13at KentuckyT 16–16
September 20CincinnatiW 48–28
September 27at SyracuseW 16–10
October 4at No. 5 Penn StateL 6–13
October 18FloridaL 3–15
October 25ArmyW 35–7
November 1at LouisvilleW 41–0
November 8West VirginiaL 17–24
November 15at PittsburghL 6–20
November 22TempleL 22–29
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. "Rutgers Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. "1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.


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