1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Curl (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorOtto Kneidinger (2rd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
1986 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 19 Boston College 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Syracuse 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Temple 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
West Virginia 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   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
  –   –   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

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] 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.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Boston College
W 11–930,000[3]
September 13at Kentucky
T 16–1657,424[4]
September 20Cincinnati
W 48–2827,249[5]
September 27at Syracuse
W 16–1033,577[6]
October 4at No. 5 Penn State
L 6–3184,000[7]
October 18Florida
L 3–1536,781[8]
October 25Army
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 35–731,623[9]
November 1at Louisville
W 41–020,165[10]
November 8West Virginia
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
L 17–2415,101[11]
November 15at Pittsburgh
L 6–2034,922[12]
November 22Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 22–2924,386[13]
  • Rankings from AP 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. ^ "1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rutgers stops Boston College in 11–9 upset". The Patriot-News. September 7, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Late Kentucky FG ties Rutgers, 16–16". Daily Record. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rutgers roars, 48–28". The Star-Ledger. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rutgers defeats Syracuse, 16–10; Penn State next". Asbury Park Press. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lions' 'best effort' too much for Scarlet Knights". The Daily Register. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Defenses rule as Gators bite toothless RU". The Central New Jersey Home News. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rutgers uses ball-hogging offense to stall wishbone and beat Army". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rutgers rambles past Louisville, 4 turnovers convert to 24 points". Courier-Post. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rutgers shocked by WVa., 24–17". Daily Record. November 9, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Felitsky passes Pitt to win over Rutgers". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Scarlet Knights fall short again". The Record. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.


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