1985 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
West Virginia 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Syracuse 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Boston College 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Temple 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   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
  –   –   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] The team's statistical leaders included Joe Gagliardi with 1,273 passing yards, Albert Smith with 362 rushing yards and 244 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at No. 3 Florida
T 28–2871,708[3]
September 21at Army
L 16–2039,732[4]
September 28 No. 9 Penn State
L 10–1754,560[5]
October 5Boston College
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
L 10–2017,456[6]
October 12at Temple
L 13–1425,286[7]
October 19Pittsburgh
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
L 10–3818,991[8]
October 26 No. 1 (I-AA) Richmond
W 20–1726,552[9]
November 2at No. 19 Tennessee
L 0–4092,188[10]
November 9at West Virginia
L 0–2748,373[11]
November 16Colgate
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 28–146,500[12]
November 23Syracuse
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 14–3119,685[13]
  • 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. ^ "1985 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rutgers ties third-ranked Gators, 28–28". Asbury Park Press. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Army gives Rutgers the boot 20–16". St. Petersburg Times. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Penn State's big plays kill Rutgers". The Herald-News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rutgers (0–3–1) stymied by B.C., 20–10". The Star-Ledger. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rutgers loses a heartbreaker". The Record. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Swarming defense sparks Pittsburgh to rout of Rutgers". Courier-Post. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rutgers tastes triumph at last". The Record. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tennessee rolls over Rutgers, 40–0". The Central New Jersey Home News. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "West Virginia mauls Rutgers". Asbury Park Press. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Syracuse ends year for RU". Asbury Park Press. November 24, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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