1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Conference| Big East Conference
Record| 5–5–1 (2–4–1 Big East)
Head coach|

* Doug Graber (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Stan Parrish (5th season)
Defensive coordinator| John Gutekunst (1st season)
Home stadium| Rutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium

Seasons

<- 1993

1995 ->

1994 Big East Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 6 Miami (FL) $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Virginia Tech | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Syracuse | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
West Virginia | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 6  | - | 0
No. 23 Boston College | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 1
Rutgers | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Pittsburgh | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Temple | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Doug Graber, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–5–1 record, were outscored by opponents 261 to 241, and finished in sixth place in the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Ray Lucas with 1,869 passing yards, Terrell Willis with 1,080 rushing yards, and Marco Battaglia with 779 receiving yards.[4]

## Schedule

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

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September 3| | Kent State*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| | W 28–9| 33,279|
September 10| 12:00 pm| West Virginia|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| BEN| W 17–12| 31,624| [5]
September 17| 7:30 pm| at Syracuse|

* Carrier Dome
* Syracuse, NY

| | L 36–37| 44,925|
September 24| 12:00 pm| at No. 5 Penn State*|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| ESPN2| L 27–55| 95,379|
October 1| 12:00 pm| No. 13 Miami (FL)|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| BEN| L 3–24| 39,719|
October 8| | Army*|

* Giants Stadium
* East Rutherford, NJ

| | W 16–14| 20,511|
October 15| | Cincinnati*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| | W 14–9| 37,220|
October 22| | at No. 22 Boston College|

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| BEN| T 7–7| 44,500|
November 5| | Temple|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| | W 38–21| 26,468|
November 12| 1:00 pm| at No. 16 Virginia Tech|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| | L 34–41| 44,171| [6]
November 19| 1:30 pm| at Pittsburgh|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| | L 21–35| 28,463|

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

## Roster

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1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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TE | `81` | Marco Battaglia | Jr
QB | `1` | Ray Lucas | Jr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Doug Graber

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* John Gutekunst
(Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
2. ^ "1994 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. ^ "1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
5. ^ "Knights find better half". The Herald-News. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Rutgers: too little, too late". Asbury Park Press. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 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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* Bowl games
* Princeton

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* Marching band
* First American football game (painting)

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