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1991 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1991 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Doug Graber, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 6–5 record, scored 217 points, allowed 217 points, and finished in sixth place in the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Tom Tarver with 1,969 passing yards, Antoine Moore with 627 rushing yards, and James Guarantino with 740 receiving yards.[4]

1991 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record6–5 (2–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStan Parrish (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Rachel (2nd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Syracuse 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 1 Miami (FL) 2 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
Virginia Tech 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Boston College 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Temple 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Boston College
W 20–1322,185
September 4at Duke*
L 22–4215,400[5]
September 21Northwestern*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 22–18
September 28at Michigan State*
W 14–767,636
October 5Army*
W 14–12
October 12Maine*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 40–17
October 19at No. 10 Penn State*
L 17–3795,729
October 26 No. 18 Syracuse
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 7–2130,162
November 2at West Virginia
L 3–2838,127[6]
November 9at Pittsburgh
L 17–2219,680
November 16Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 41–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  1. ^ "1991 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "1991 Big East Conference". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "1991 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Rutgers didn't execute again". The Courier-News. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Weak effort dooms Rutgers". The Courier-News. November 3, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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