1992 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1992 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Doug Graber, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 7–4 record, outscored their opponents 341 to 245, and finished in third place in the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Bryan Fortay with 1,608 passing yards, Bruce Presley with 817 rushing yards, and James Guarantino with 755 receiving yards.[4]

1992 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
1992 record7–4 (4–2 Big East)
Head coachDoug Graber (3rd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1992 Big East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Miami (FL) 4 0 0  11 1 0
No. 6 Syracuse 6 1 0  10 2 0
Rutgers 4 2 0  7 4 0
No. 21 Boston College 2 1 1  8 3 1
West Virginia 2 3 1  5 4 2
Pittsburgh 1 3 0  3 9 0
Virginia Tech 1 4 0  2 8 1
Temple 0 6 0  1 10 0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5at Boston CollegeL 20–37
September 12Colgate*W 41-0
September 178:00 PMPittsburghESPNW 21-1626,017
September 26at Navy*
W 21-16
October 3vs. No. 8 Penn State*L 24-3872,203
October 1012:00 PMat No. 15 SyracuseBENL 28-5049,194
October 17vs. Army*W 45-10
October 3112:00 PMVirginia TechW 50-4928,432
November 7at Cincinnati*
L 24-26
November 1412:00 PMWest VirginiaBENW 13-922,295
November 2112:00 PMat Temple
W 35-108,312
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1992 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. "1992 Big East Conference". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. "Rutgers Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. "1992 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.


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