1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStan Parrish (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Rachel (1st season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Major eastern college football independents records
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
Rankings from AP Poll
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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]

  1. ^ "1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.