This is a list of seasons completed by the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program since the team's conception in 1869. The program competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the Scarlet Knights have participated in over 1,400 officially sanctioned games, including 11 bowl games.[1] Rutgers originally competed as a football independent and competed in multiple conferences, most recently joining the Big Ten Conference in 2014.[2]
Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Independent (1869–1890) | |||||||||
1869 | No coach | 1–1 | |||||||
1870 | No coach | 1–1 | |||||||
1871 | No team | ||||||||
1872 | No coach | 1–1–1 | |||||||
1873 | No coach | 1–2 | |||||||
1874 | No coach | 1–3 | |||||||
1875 | No coach | 1–1–1 | |||||||
1876 | No coach | 1–0 | |||||||
1877 | No coach | 1–2 | |||||||
1878 | No coach | 1–2–1 | |||||||
1879 | No coach | 2–1–2 | |||||||
1880 | No coach | 1–2 | |||||||
1881 | No coach | 2–3–1 | |||||||
1882 | No coach | 6–4 | |||||||
1883 | No coach | 1–6 | |||||||
1884 | No coach | 3–4 | |||||||
1885 | No coach | 0–1 | |||||||
1886 | No coach | 1–3 | |||||||
1887 | No coach | 2–6 | |||||||
1888 | No coach | 1–7–1 | |||||||
1889 | No coach | 1–4 | |||||||
1890 | No coach | 5–5–1 | |||||||
William Ayres Reynolds (Independent) (1891) | |||||||||
1891 | William Ayres Reynolds | 8–6 | |||||||
Independent (1892–1894) | |||||||||
1892 | No coach | 3–5–1 | |||||||
1893 | No coach | 0–4 | |||||||
1894 | No coach | 4–6 | |||||||
H. W. Ambruster (Independent) (1895) | |||||||||
1895 | H. W. Ambruster | 3–4 | |||||||
John C. B. Pendleton (Independent) (1896–1897) | |||||||||
1896 | John C. B. Pendleton | 5–7 | |||||||
1897 | John C. B. Pendleton | 2–7 | |||||||
William V. B. Van Dyck (Independent) (1898–1899) | |||||||||
1898 | William V. B. Van Dyck | 1–6–1 | |||||||
1899 | William V. B. Van Dyck | 2–9 | |||||||
Michael F. Daly (Independent) (1900) | |||||||||
1900 | Michael F. Daly | 4–4 | |||||||
Arthur P. Robinson (Independent) (1901) | |||||||||
1901 | Arthur P. Robinson | 0–7 | |||||||
Henry Van Hoevenberg (Independent) (1902) | |||||||||
1902 | Henry Van Hoevenberg | 3–7 | |||||||
Oliver D. Mann (Independent) (1903) | |||||||||
1903 | Oliver D. Mann | 4–4–1 | |||||||
Alfred Ellet Hitchner (Independent) (1904) | |||||||||
1904 | Alfred Ellet Hitchner | 1–6–2 | |||||||
Oliver D. Mann (Independent) (1905) | |||||||||
1905 | Oliver D. Mann | 3–6 | |||||||
Frank Gorton (Independent) (1906–1907) | |||||||||
1906 | Frank Gorton | 5–2–2 | |||||||
1907 | Frank Gorton | 3–5–1 | |||||||
Joseph Smith (Independent) (1908) | |||||||||
1908 | Joseph Smith | 3–5–1 | |||||||
Herman Pritchard (Independent) (1901) | |||||||||
1909 | Herman Pritchard | 3–5–1 | |||||||
Howard Gargan (Independent) (1910–1912) | |||||||||
1910 | Howard Gargan | 3–2–3 | |||||||
1911 | Howard Gargan | 4–4–1 | |||||||
1912 | Howard Gargan | 5–4 | |||||||
George Sanford (Independent) (1913–1922) | |||||||||
1913 | George Sanford | 6–3 | |||||||
1914 | George Sanford | 5–3–1 | |||||||
1915 | George Sanford | 7–1 | |||||||
1916 | George Sanford | 3–2–2 | |||||||
1917 | George Sanford | 7–1–1 | |||||||
1918 | George Sanford | 5–2 | |||||||
1919 | George Sanford | 5–3 | |||||||
1920 | George Sanford | 2–7 | |||||||
1921 | George Sanford | 4–5 | |||||||
1922 | George Sanford | 5–4 | |||||||
1923 | George Sanford | 7–1–1 | |||||||
John Wallace (Independent) (1924–1926) | |||||||||
1924 | John Wallace | 7–1–1 | |||||||
1925 | John Wallace | 2–7 | |||||||
1926 | John Wallace | 3–6 | |||||||
Harry Rockafeller (Independent) (1927–1930) | |||||||||
1927 | Harry Rockafeller | 4–4 | |||||||
1928 | Harry Rockafeller | 6–3 | |||||||
1929 | Harry Rockafeller | 5–4 | |||||||
1930 | Harry Rockafeller | 4–5 | |||||||
J. Wilder Tasker (Independent) (1931–1937) | |||||||||
1931 | J. Wilder Tasker | 4–3–1 | |||||||
1932 | J. Wilder Tasker | 6–3–1 | |||||||
1933 | J. Wilder Tasker | 6–3–1 | |||||||
1934 | J. Wilder Tasker | 5–3–1 | |||||||
1935 | J. Wilder Tasker | 4–5 | |||||||
1936 | J. Wilder Tasker | 1–6–1 | |||||||
1937 | J. Wilder Tasker | 5–4 | |||||||
Harvey Harman (Independent) (1938–1941) | |||||||||
1938 | Harvey Harman | 7–1 | |||||||
1939 | Harvey Harman | 7–1–1 | |||||||
1940 | Harvey Harman | 5–4 | |||||||
1941 | Harvey Harman | 7–2 | |||||||
Harry Rockafeller (Independent) (1942–1945) | |||||||||
1942 | Harry Rockafeller | 3–4–1 | |||||||
1943 | Harry Rockafeller | 3–2 | |||||||
1944 | Harry Rockafeller | 3–2 | |||||||
1945 | Harry Rockafeller | 5–2 | |||||||
Harvey Harman (Independent) (1946–1955) | |||||||||
1946 | Harvey Harman | 7–2 | |||||||
1947 | Harvey Harman | 8–1 | |||||||
1948 | Harvey Harman | 7–2 | |||||||
1949 | Harvey Harman | 6–3 | |||||||
1950 | Harvey Harman | 4–4 | |||||||
1951 | Harvey Harman | 4–4 | |||||||
1952 | Harvey Harman | 4–4–1 | |||||||
1953 | Harvey Harman | 2–6 | |||||||
1954 | Harvey Harman | 3–6 | |||||||
1955 | Harvey Harman | 3–5 | |||||||
John Stiegman (Independent) (1956–1957) | |||||||||
1956 | John Stiegman | 3–7 | |||||||
1957 | John Stiegman | 5–4 | |||||||
John Stiegman (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1958–1959) | |||||||||
1958 | John Stiegman | 8–1 | 4–0 | 1st (University) | 20 | ||||
1959 | John Stiegman | 6–3 | 2–2 | T–4th (University) | |||||
John F. Bateman (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1960–1961) | |||||||||
1960 | John F. Bateman | 8–1 | 4–0 | 1st (University) | |||||
1961 | John F. Bateman | 9–0 | 4–0 | 1st (University) | 15 | ||||
John F. Bateman (Independent) (1962–1972) | |||||||||
1962 | John F. Bateman | 5–5 | |||||||
1963 | John F. Bateman | 3–6 | |||||||
1964 | John F. Bateman | 6–3 | |||||||
1965 | John F. Bateman | 3–6 | |||||||
1966 | John F. Bateman | 5–4 | |||||||
1967 | John F. Bateman | 4–5 | |||||||
1968 | John F. Bateman | 8–2 | |||||||
1969 | John F. Bateman | 6–3 | |||||||
1970 | John F. Bateman | 5–5 | |||||||
1971 | John F. Bateman | 4–7 | |||||||
1972 | John F. Bateman | 7–4 | |||||||
Frank R. Burns (Independent) (1973–1983) | |||||||||
1973 | Frank R. Burns | 6–5 | |||||||
1974 | Frank R. Burns | 7–3–1 | |||||||
1975 | Frank R. Burns | 9–2 | |||||||
1976 | Frank R. Burns | 11–0 | 17 | 17 | |||||
1977 | Frank R. Burns | 8–3 | |||||||
1978 | Frank R. Burns | 9–3 | L Garden State | ||||||
1979 | Frank R. Burns | 8–3 | |||||||
1980 | Frank R. Burns | 7–4 | |||||||
1981 | Frank R. Burns | 5–6 | |||||||
1982 | Frank R. Burns | 5–6 | |||||||
1983 | Frank R. Burns | 3–8 | |||||||
Dick Anderson (Independent) (1984–1989) | |||||||||
1984 | Dick Anderson | 7–3 | |||||||
1985 | Dick Anderson | 2–8–1 | |||||||
1986 | Dick Anderson | 6–4–1 | |||||||
1987 | Dick Anderson | 6–5 | |||||||
1988 | Dick Anderson | 5–6 | |||||||
1989 | Dick Anderson | 2–7–2 | |||||||
Doug Graber (Independent) (1990) | |||||||||
1990 | Doug Graber | 3–8 | |||||||
Doug Graber (Big East Conference) (1991–1995) | |||||||||
1991 | Doug Graber | 6–5 | 2–3 | [n 1] | |||||
1992 | Doug Graber | 7–4 | 4–2 | [n 1] | |||||
1993 | Doug Graber | 4–7 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
1994 | Doug Graber | 5–5–1 | 2–4–1 | 6th | |||||
1995 | Doug Graber | 4–7 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
Terry Shea (Big East Conference) (1996–2000) | |||||||||
1996 | Terry Shea | 2–9 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
1997 | Terry Shea | 0–11 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
1998 | Terry Shea | 5–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
1999 | Terry Shea | 1–10 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
2000 | Terry Shea | 3–8 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
Greg Schiano (Big East Conference) (2001–2011) | |||||||||
2001 | Greg Schiano | 2–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
2002 | Greg Schiano | 1–11 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
2003 | Greg Schiano | 5–7 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
2004 | Greg Schiano | 4–7 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
2005 | Greg Schiano | 7–5 | 4–3 | 3rd | L Insight | ||||
2006 | Greg Schiano | 11–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | W Texas | 12 | 12 | ||
2007 | Greg Schiano | 8–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | W International | ||||
2008 | Greg Schiano | 8–5 | 5–2 | T–2nd | W Papajohns.com | ||||
2009 | Greg Schiano | 9–4 | 3–4 | T–4th | W St. Petersburg | ||||
2010 | Greg Schiano | 4–8 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
2011 | Greg Schiano | 9–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | W Pinstripe | ||||
Kyle Flood (Big East Conference) (2012) | |||||||||
2012 | Kyle Flood | 9–4 | 5–2 | T–1st | L Russell Athletic | ||||
Kyle Flood (American Athletic Conference) (2013) | |||||||||
2013 | Kyle Flood | 6–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | L Pinstripe | ||||
Kyle Flood (Big Ten Conference) (2014–2015) | |||||||||
2014 | Kyle Flood | 8–5 | 3–5 | T–4th (East) | W Quick Lane | ||||
2015 | Kyle Flood[n 2] | 4–8[n 2] | 1–7[n 2] | T–6th (East) | |||||
Chris Ash (Big Ten Conference) (2016–2019) | |||||||||
2016 | Chris Ash | 2–10 | 0–9 | 7th (East) | |||||
2017 | Chris Ash | 4–8 | 3–6 | 5th (East) | |||||
2018 | Chris Ash | 1–11 | 0–9 | 7th (East) | |||||
2019 | Chris Ash[n 3] | 2–10[n 3] | 0–9[n 3] | 7th (East) | |||||
Greg Schiano (Big Ten Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
2020 | Greg Schiano | 3–6 | 3–6 | 5th (East) | |||||
2021 | Greg Schiano | 5–8 | 2–7 | 6th (East) | L Gator | ||||
2022 | Greg Schiano | 4–8 | 1–8 | 7th (East) | |||||
2023 | Greg Schiano | 7–6 | 3–6 | 5th (East) | W Pinstripe | ||||
Total: | 672–696–42 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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