American college football season
1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
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Record | 5–5–1 (2–4–1 Big East) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Stan Parrish (5th season) |
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Defensive coordinator | John Gutekunst (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium Giants Stadium |
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The 1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Doug Graber, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–5–1 record, were outscored by opponents 261 to 241, and finished in sixth place in the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Ray Lucas with 1,869 passing yards, Terrell Willis with 1,080 rushing yards, and Marco Battaglia with 779 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | | Kent State* | | | W 28–9 | 33,279 | |
September 10 | 12:00 pm | West Virginia | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| BEN | W 17–12 | 31,624 | [5] |
September 17 | 7:30 pm | at Syracuse | | | L 36–37 | 44,925 | |
September 24 | 12:00 pm | at No. 5 Penn State* | | ESPN2 | L 27–55 | 95,379 | |
October 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 13 Miami (FL) | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| BEN | L 3–24 | 39,719 | |
October 8 | | Army* | | | W 16–14 | 20,511 | |
October 15 | | Cincinnati* | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| | W 14–9 | 37,220 | |
October 22 | | at No. 22 Boston College | | BEN | T 7–7 | 44,500 | |
November 5 | | Temple | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| | W 38–21 | 26,468 | |
November 12 | 1:00 pm | at No. 16 Virginia Tech | | | L 34–41 | 44,171 | [6] |
November 19 | 1:30 pm | at Pittsburgh | | | L 21–35 | 28,463 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "1994 Big East Conference". 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.
- ^ "1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Knights find better half". The Herald-News. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers: too little, too late". Asbury Park Press. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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Venues | - 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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