1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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]

1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
1990 record3–8
Head coachDoug Graber (1st season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 Louisville      10 1 1
No. 3 Miami      10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State      10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame      9 3 0
No. 11 Penn State      9 3 0
Louisiana Tech      8 3 1
Southern Miss      8 4 0
Temple      7 4 0
Syracuse      7 4 2
Army      6 5 0
Northern Illinois      6 5 0
South Carolina      6 5 0
Virginia Tech      6 5 0
East Carolina      5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana      5 6 0
Navy      5 6 0
Memphis State      4 6 1
Boston College      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
West Virginia      4 7 0
Akron      3 7 1
Pittsburgh      3 7 1
Rutgers      3 8 0
Tulsa      3 8 0
Cincinnati      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 8KentuckyW 24–8
September 15ColgateW 28–7
September 22at Penn StateL 0–28
September 29 No. 22 Michigan StateL 10–34
October 6at Boston CollegeL 14–19
October 13at PittsburghL 21–45
October 20at SyracuseL 0–42
October 27AkronW 20–17
November 3at ArmyL 31–35
November 10West VirginiaL 3–28
November 17at TempleL 22–29
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. "Rutgers Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. "1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.


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