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
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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]

Schedule

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

References

  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. ↑ 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.
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