1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Dick Anderson, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–5–1 record while competing as an independent and outscored their opponents 221 to 189.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Scott Erney with 1,160 passing yards, Matt Prescott with 606 rushing yards, and Brian Cobb with 368s receiving yards.[3]

1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Curl (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorOtto Kneidinger (2rd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
(capacity: 31,219)
Giants Stadium
(capacity: 76,891)
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State      12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)      11 1 0
No. 20 Virginia Tech      9 2 1
No. 19 Boston College      9 3 0
Tulsa      7 4 0
Florida State      7 4 1
Army      6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Temple      6 5 0
Pittsburgh      5 5 1
Rutgers      5 5 1
Cincinnati      5 6 0
Notre Dame      5 6 0
Syracuse      5 6 0
South Carolina      3 6 2
Tulane      4 7 0
West Virginia      4 7 0
Louisville      3 8 0
Navy      3 8 0
Wichita State      3 8 0
East Carolina      2 9 0
Northern Illinois      2 9 0
Memphis State      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 6at Boston CollegeW 11–9
September 13at KentuckyT 16–16
September 20CincinnatiW 48–28
September 27at SyracuseW 16–10
October 4at No. 5 Penn StateL 6–31
October 18FloridaL 3–15
October 25vs. Army
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 35–7
November 1at LouisvilleW 41–0
November 8West Virginia
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
L 17–24
November 15at PittsburghL 6–20
November 22Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 22–29
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1986 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. "1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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