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
Record2–8–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Curl (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorOtto Kneidinger (2nd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
West Virginia 4 1 1 7 3 1
Syracuse 4 2 0 7 5 0
Boston College 3 3 0 4 8 0
Pittsburgh 2 3 1 5 5 1
Temple 1 5 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 0 6 0 2 8 1
Rankings from AP Poll
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at No. 3 FloridaT 28–2871,708[4]
September 21at ArmyL 16–20
September 28 No. 9 Penn StateL 10–1754,560
October 5Boston College
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
L 10–2017,456
October 12at TempleL 13–14
October 19Pittsburgh
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
L 10–3818,991
October 26 No. 1 (I-AA) RichmondW 20–1726,552[5]
November 2at No. 19 TennesseeL 0–4092,188[6]
November 9at West VirginiaL 0–2748,373[7]
November 16Colgate
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 28–146,500[8]
November 23Syracuse
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 14–3119,685
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  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. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "1985 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Rutgers ties third-ranked Gators, 28–28". Asbury Park Press. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rutgers tastes triumph at last". The Record. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tennessee rolls over Rutgers, 40–0". The Central New Jersey Home News. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Virginia mauls Rutgers". Asbury Park Press. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ 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.