1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
  • Dick Anderson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorDick Curl (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorOtto Kneidinger (2rd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Major eastern college football independents records
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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
Rutgers 2 4 0 5 5 1
West Virginia 1 4 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Lambert Trophy Winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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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
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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Boston CollegeW 11–930,000
September 13at KentuckyT 16–1657,424[4]
September 20Cincinnati
W 48–28
September 27at SyracuseW 16–1033,577
October 4at No. 5 Penn StateL 6–3184,000
October 18FloridaL 3–1536,781[5]
October 25vs. Army
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 35–7
November 1at Louisville
W 41–020,165
November 8West Virginia
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
L 17–2415,101[6]
November 15at PittsburghL 6–2034,922
November 22Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 22–29
  • 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. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Late Kentucky FG ties Rutgers, 16–16". Daily Record. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Defenses rule as Gators bite toothless RU". The Central New Jersey Home News. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rutgers shocked by WVa., 24–17". Daily Record. November 9, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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  • College Field (1869–1890)
  • Neilson Field (1891–1938)
  • Old Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992)
  • Giants Stadium (alternate, 1976–1996)
  • SHI Stadium (1994–present)
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