1992 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1992 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Doug Graber, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 7–4 record, outscored their opponents 341 to 245, and finished in third place in the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Bryan Fortay with 1,608 passing yards, Bruce Presley with 817 rushing yards, and James Guarantino with 755 receiving yards.[4]

1992 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStan Parrish (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Rachel (3rd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
(Capacity: 31,219)
Giants Stadium
(Capacity: 77,311)
1992 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Miami (FL) 4 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 6 Syracuse 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
Rutgers 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
No. 21 Boston College 2 –1 –18 –3 –1
West Virginia 2 –3 –15 –4 –2
Pittsburgh 1 –3 –03 –9 –0
Virginia Tech 1 –4 –02 –8 –1
Temple 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Boston College
L 20–3729,110
September 12Colgate*
W 41–020,096[5]
September 178:00 pmPittsburgh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPNW 21–1626,017
September 26at Navy*
W 40-0
October 3No. 8 Penn State*
L 24–3872,203
October 1012:00 pmat No. 15 Syracuse
BENL 28–5049,194
October 17Army*
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 45–10
October 3112:00 pmVirginia Tech
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 50–4928,432
November 7at Cincinnati*
L 24–26
November 1412:00 pmWest Virginia
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BENW 13–922,295
November 2112:00 pmat Temple
W 35–108,312
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1992 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. "1992 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. "1992 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  5. Vanderbeek, Brian (September 13, 1992). "RU's First Win a Matter of 'Twos'; Scarlet Knights Roll Over Colgate 41-0". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.


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