1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Doug Graber (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Stan Parrish (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Rachel (1st season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium Giants Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Syracuse	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	4	–	2
Temple	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville		–		10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami (FL)		–		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

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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Kentucky	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	W 24–8	21,141	^[4]
September 15	Colgate	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 28–7	18,215	^[5]
September 22	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 0–28	85,194
September 29	No. 22 Michigan State	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 10–34	26,188
October 6	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 14–19	31,262
October 13	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh,PA	L 21–45	32,041
October 20	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 0–42	49,521
October 27	Akron	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 20–17
November 3	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 31–35
November 10	West Virginia	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 3–28	11,117	^[6]
November 17	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 22–29
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Tom Tarver

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Doug Graber

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Stan Parrish (OC)
Rich Rachel (DC)
John Snell (GA)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "Rutgers wins big". The Sunday Courier-News. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Vanderbeek, Brian (September 16, 1990). "Scarlet Grind Out Second Victory; Line Play Helps Rutgers Erase Early Colgate Lead". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rutgers stumbles in the rain". Asbury Park Press. November 11, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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