1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–4–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStan Parrish (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Gutekunst (1st season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
1994 Big East Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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
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] 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.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3Kent State*
W 28–933,279
September 1012:00 pmWest Virginia
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BENW 17–1231,624[4]
September 177:30 pmat Syracuse
L 36–3744,925
September 2412:00 pmat No. 5 Penn State*
ESPN2L 27–5595,379
October 112:00 pmNo. 13 Miami (FL)
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BENL 3–2439,719
October 8Army*
W 16–1420,511
October 15Cincinnati*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 14–937,220
October 22at No. 22 Boston College
BENT 7–744,500
November 5Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 38–2126,468
November 121:00 pmat No. 16 Virginia Tech
L 34–4144,171[5]
November 191:30 pmat Pittsburgh
L 21–3528,463
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 81 Marco Battaglia Jr
QB 1 Ray Lucas Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  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. ^ "1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Knights find better half". The Herald-News. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rutgers: too little, too late". Asbury Park Press. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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