1985 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1985 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dick Anderson, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 2–8–1 record while competing as an independent and were outscored by their opponents 266 to 149.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Joe Gagliardi with 1,273 passing yards, Albert Smith with 362 rushing yards and 244 receiving yards.[3]

1985 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
1985 record2–8–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Curl (3rd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State      11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)      10 2 0
Army      9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State      9 3 0
West Virginia      7 3 1
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Syracuse      7 5 0
Virginia Tech      6 5 0
Pittsburgh      5 5 1
Cincinnati      5 6 0
Notre Dame      5 6 0
South Carolina      5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana      4 7 0
Navy      4 7 0
Temple      4 7 0
Boston College      4 8 0
Memphis State      2 7 2
Rutgers      2 8 1
East Carolina      2 9 0
Louisville      2 9 0
Tulane      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 14at No. 5 FloridaT 28–28
September 21at ArmyL 16–20
September 28 No. 9 Penn StateL 10–17
October 5Boston College
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
L 10–20
October 12at TempleL 13–14
October 19Pittsburgh
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
L 10–38
October 26RichmondW 20–17
November 2at No. 19 TennesseeL 0–40
November 9at West VirginiaL 0–27
November 16Colgate
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 28–14[4]
November 23Syracuse
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 14–31
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1985 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. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. "1985 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. Bruns, John (November 17, 1985). "Scarlet Knights Solve Offensive Woes to Capture 28-14 Victory over Colgate". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.