1988 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1988 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dick Anderson, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–6 record while competing as an independent and outscored their opponents 273 to 255. They won games against two ranked opponents, Michigan State and Penn State.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Scott Erney with 2,123 passing yards, Mike Botti with 715 rushing yards, and Eric Young with 592 receiving yards.[3]

1988 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Curl (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorOtto Kneidinger (5th season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 West Virginia $ 5 0 0 11 1 0
No. 13 Syracuse 5 1 0 10 2 0
Pittsburgh 3 3 0 6 5 0
Temple 2 3 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 2 4 0 5 6 0
Penn State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Boston College 1 5 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame       12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)       11 1 0
No. 3 Florida State       11 1 0
No. 5 West Virginia       11 1 0
Southern Miss       10 2 0
No. 13 Syracuse       10 2 0
Army       9 3 0
Louisville       8 3 0
South Carolina       8 4 0
Northern Illinois       7 4 0
Pittsburgh       6 5 0
Memphis State       6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Rutgers       5 6 0
Akron       5 6 0
Penn State       5 6 0
Tulane       5 6 0
Temple       4 7 0
Tulsa       4 7 0
Boston College       3 8 0
Cincinnati       3 8 0
East Carolina       3 8 0
Navy       3 8 0
Virginia Tech       3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at No. 15 Michigan StateW 17–1370,693
September 17VanderbiltL 30–3123,477[4]
September 24at No. 15 Penn StateW 21–1685,531
October 1CincinnatiW 38–9
October 8at SyracuseL 20–3448,798
October 15at Boston CollegeW 17–632,000
October 22Army
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
L 24–34
October 29Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 30–35
November 5at PittsburghL 10–2020,051
November 12 No. 4 West Virginia
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
L 25–3532,517[5]
November 19Colgate
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 41–2214,415[6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1988 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "1988 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Rutgers takes it on the chin". Asbury Park Press. September 18, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Virginia rips Rutgers". Asbury Park Press. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Bruns, John (November 20, 1988). "RU Ends 5-6 Season with Win". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.