1989 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1989 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Curl (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorOtto Kneidinger (6th season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
1989 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Penn State $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 21 West Virginia 3 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Syracuse 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Temple 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 2
Boston College 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   12 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Penn State   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 21 West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   8 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   7 – 4 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 4 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 4 – 1
Louisiana Tech   –   5 – 4 – 1
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 5 – 1
Tulsa   –   6 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0
  –   2 – 7 – 2
Boston College   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 9 – 1
Temple   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Dick Anderson, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 2–7–2 record while competing as an independent and were outscored by their opponents 319 to 245. The team won victories over Boston College (9-7) and Northwestern (38-27).[1] The team's statistical leaders included Scott Erney with 2,536 passing yards, James Cann with 429 rushing yards, and Randy Jackson with 599 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Cincinnati
T 17–1710,091[3]
September 9Ball State
T 31–3117,143[4]
September 16Boston College
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 9–717,105[5]
September 23at Northwestern
W 38–2724,312[6]
October 7Penn State
L 0–1752,688[7]
October 14at Kentucky
L 26–3354,771[8]
October 21Syracuse
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 28–4929,276[9]
October 28at Army
L 14–3540,701[10]
November 11at No. 19 West Virginia
L 20–2161,336[11]
November 18at Temple
L 33–3617,526[12]
December 2vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh
L 29–4619,800[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1989 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "1989 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rutgers deadlocked by Cincinnati". The Record. September 3, 1989. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rutgers, Ball St. tussle to tie at 31". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 10, 1989. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rutgers edges BC on Giesler's kick". Press of Atlantic City. September 17, 1989. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "NU falls to third tough loss". Northwest Herald. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Penn St. blanks Rutgers". The Courier-News. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kentucky tops Rutgers, 33–26". The Sunday Courier-News. October 15, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Syracuse crushes Rutgers". Daily Record. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Army flattens Rutgers". The Reporter Dispatch. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "WVU's 21–20 win deflates Rutgers". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rutgers' 6th loss in row is Temple's first victory". The Home News. November 19, 1989. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Pitt tops Rutgers in Dublin". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 3, 1989. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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