1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dick Anderson, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 7–3 record while competing as an independent and outscored their opponents 213 to 155.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Eric Hochberg with 1,909 passing yards, Albert Smith with 869 rushing yards, and Andrew Baker with 533 receiving yards.[3]

1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Curl (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorOtto Kneidinger (1st season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
(capacity: 31,219)
Giants Stadium
(capacity: 76,891)
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Boston College      10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina      10 2 0
Army      8 3 1
Rutgers      7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State      7 3 2
Virginia Tech      8 4 0
West Virginia      8 4 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)      8 5 0
Notre Dame      7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana      6 5 0
Penn State      6 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
Temple      6 5 0
Memphis State      5 5 1
Navy      4 6 1
Southern Miss      4 7 0
Pittsburgh      3 7 1
Tulane      3 8 0
Cincinnati      2 9 0
East Carolina      2 9 0
Louisville      2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 11 Penn StateL 12–1584,409
September 15TempleW 10–9
September 22at SyracuseW 19–041,810
September 29Cincinnati
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 43–15
October 6at KentuckyL 14–2758,010
October 13ArmyW 14–7
October 20Louisville
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 38–2125,764
October 27at No. 11 Boston CollegeL 23–3532,000
November 10 No. 19 West Virginia
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 23–1925,140
November 17Colgate
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 17–722,217[4]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Eric Hochberg Jr
OT Harry Swayne So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S Jacque LaPrarie Sr
LB Tyronne Stowe So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. "Rutgers Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. "1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. Bruns, John (November 18, 1984). "Rutgers Triumphs over Colgate; Knights Misfire but Take 17-7 Win". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.


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