1987 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1987 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Dick Anderson, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 6–5 record while competing as an independent and were outscored by their opponents 213 to 168.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Scott Erney with 1,369 passing yards, Henry Henderson with 846 rushing yards, and Eric Young with 364 receiving yards.[3]

1987 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Curl (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorOtto Kneidinger (4th season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
(capacity: 31,219)
Giants Stadium
(capacity: 76,891)
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)      12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse      11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State      11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina      8 4 0
Pittsburgh      8 4 0
Penn State      8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame      8 4 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Rutgers      6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana      6 5 0
Memphis State      5 5 1
Northern Illinois      5 5 1
West Virginia      6 6 0
Tulane      6 6 0
Army      5 6 0
Boston College      5 6 0
East Carolina      5 6 0
Akron      4 7 0
Cincinnati      4 7 0
Louisville      3 7 1
Temple      3 8 0
Tulsa      3 8 0
Virginia Tech      2 9 0
Navy      2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 5at CincinnatiW 10–7
September 12SyracuseL 3–20
September 26KentuckyW 19–18
October 3Duke
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 7–0
October 10at No. 14 Penn StateL 21–35
October 17Boston College
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 38–24
October 24at ArmyW 27–14
October 31at VanderbiltL 13–27
November 7Pittsburgh
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
L 0–17
November 14at West VirginiaL 13–37
November 21at TempleW 17–14
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1987 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. "1987 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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