1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTerry Shea (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRod Sharpless (1st season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Virginia Tech +   6 1     10 2  
No. 14 Miami (FL) +   6 1     9 3  
No. 21 Syracuse +   6 1     9 3  
West Virginia   4 3     8 4  
Pittsburgh   3 4     4 7  
Boston College   2 5     5 7  
Rutgers   1 6     2 9  
Temple   0 7     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Terry Shea, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 2–9 record, were outscored by opponents 380 to 143, and finished in seventh place in the Big East Conference.[1] The team's statistical leaders included Mike Stephans with 918 passing yards, Chad Bosch with 523 rushing yards, and Steven Harper with 321 receiving yards.[2]

  1. ^ "1996 Big East Conference". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.