1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStan Parrish (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Rachel (4th season)
Home stadiumGiants Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 West Virginia $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 15 Miami (FL) 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Boston College 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 22 Virginia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Syracuse 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Temple 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Doug Graber, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 4–7 record, outscored their opponents 351 to 334, and finished in seventh place in the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Ray Lucas with 1,011 passing yards, Terrell Willis with 1,261 rushing yards, and Chris Brantley with 589 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4Colgate*
W 68–619,194[5]
September 11Duke*
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
BENW 39–3826,854[6]
September 257:30 pmat No. 9 Penn State*
ESPNL 7–3195,032
October 2Temple
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
NJNW 62–022,314
October 9Boston College
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
L 21–3137,035
October 16at Army*
W 45–3840,759
October 231:00 pmat Virginia Tech
L 42–4940,211[7]
October 287:30 pmPittsburgh
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
ESPNL 10–2120,130
November 61:00 pmat No. 11 West Virginia
L 22–5851,339[8]
November 134:00 pmat No. 3 Miami (FL)
L 17–3152,561
November 2611:00 amSyracuse
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
ABCL 18–3126,101
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "1993 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. ^ "1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Knights Shine in Rout of Colgate". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. September 5, 1993. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rutgers Dukes out 39–38 victory". The Courier-News. September 12, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Hatton, Nigel (October 24, 1993). "Tech just holds off Rutgers: Knights' late rally comes up short". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Virginia routs Rutgers". The Courier-News. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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