1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Conference| Big East Conference
Record| 4–7 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach|

* Doug Graber (4th season)

Offensive coordinator| Stan Parrish (4th season)
Defensive coordinator| Rich Rachel (4th season)
Home stadium| Giants Stadium

Seasons

<- 1992

1994 ->

1993 Big East Conference football standings

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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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 4| | Colgate*|

* Giants Stadium
* East Rutherford, NJ

| | W 68–6| 19,194| [5]
September 11| | Duke*|

* Giants Stadium
* East Rutherford, NJ

| BEN| W 39–38| 26,854| [6]
September 25| 7:30 pm| at No. 9 Penn State*|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| ESPN| L 7–31| 95,032|
October 2| | Temple|

* Giants Stadium
* East Rutherford, NJ

| NJN| W 62–0| 22,314|
October 9| | Boston College|

* Giants Stadium
* East Rutherford, NJ

| | L 21–31| 37,035|
October 16| | at Army*|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| | W 45–38| 40,759|
October 23| 1:00 pm| at Virginia Tech|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| | L 42–49| 40,211| [7]
October 28| 7:30 pm| Pittsburgh|

* Giants Stadium
* East Rutherford, NJ

| ESPN| L 10–21| 20,130|
November 6| 1:00 pm| at No. 11 West Virginia|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| | L 22–58| 51,339| [8]
November 13| 4:00 pm| at No. 3 Miami (FL)|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| | L 17–31| 52,561|
November 26| 11:00 am| Syracuse|

* Giants Stadium
* East Rutherford, NJ

| ABC| L 18–31| 26,101|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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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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Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

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* College Field (1869–1890)
* Neilson Field (1891–1938)
* Old Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992)
* Giants Stadium (alternate, 1976–1992, 1994-96; primary, 1993)
* SHI Stadium (1994–present)

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* Princeton

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