Rutgers

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Big Ten · New Brunswick, New York, New Jersey

National titles: 1869

523-598-25

All-time

0.456

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

Rutgers's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Nov 9, 2006	2006	#15 Rutgers 28-25 #3 Louisville Rutgers Stadium, New York, New Jersey Conf Game	Conf Game	0.82
2	Oct 11, 1980	1980	Rutgers 13-17 #1 Alabama Giants Stadium, New York, New Jersey		0.76
3	Oct 14, 1882	1882	Rutgers 0-5 Princeton Princeton		0.68
4	Nov 18, 1976	1976	#19 Rutgers 17-9 Colgate Giants Stadium, New York, New Jersey		0.66
5	Nov 2, 1880	1880	Rutgers 0-8 Princeton Princeton		0.65
6	Nov 12, 1870	1870	Rutgers 2-6 Princeton Princeton		0.61
7	Nov 2, 1875	1875	Rutgers 1-1 Columbia College Field, New York, New Jersey		0.60
8	Dec 2, 2006	2006	#13 Rutgers 39-41 #15 West Virginia (3OT) Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia Conf Game	Conf Game	0.59
9	Sep 14, 1985	1985	Rutgers 28-28 #3 Florida Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida		0.59
10	Oct 10, 1953	1953	Rutgers 7-9 Princeton Palmer Stadium, Princeton, New Jersey		0.58

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl	Natl
2026	Rutgers	0-0	Big Ten
2025	Rutgers	5-7	Big Ten		2-7
2024	Rutgers	7-6	Big Ten		4-5					Guaranteed Rate Bowl
2023	Rutgers	7-6	Big Ten	East	3-6					Pinstripe Bowl (W)
2022	Rutgers	4-8	Big Ten	East	1-8
2021	Rutgers	5-8	Big Ten	East	2-7					Gator Bowl (L)
2020	Rutgers	3-6	Big Ten	East	3-6
2019	Rutgers	2-10	Big Ten	East	0-9
2018	Rutgers	1-11	Big Ten	East	0-9
2017	Rutgers	4-8	Big Ten	East	3-6
2016	Rutgers	2-10	Big Ten	East	0-9
2015	Rutgers	4-8	Big Ten	East	1-7
2014	Rutgers	8-5	Big Ten	East	3-5					Quick Lane Bowl (W)
2013	Rutgers	6-7	American Athletic		3-5					Pinstripe Bowl (L)
2012	Rutgers	9-4	Big East		5-2	★			#18	Russell Athletic Bowl (L)
2011	Rutgers	9-4	Big East		4-3					Pinstripe Bowl (W)
2010	Rutgers	4-8	Big East		1-6
2009	Rutgers	9-4	Big East		3-4				#25	St. Petersburg Bowl (W)
2008	Rutgers	8-5	Big East		5-2					Papajohns.com Bowl (W)
2007	Rutgers	8-5	Big East		3-4				#10	International Bowl (W)
2006	Rutgers	11-2	Big East		5-2		#12	#12	#7	Texas Bowl (W)
2005	Rutgers	7-5	Big East		4-3					Insight Bowl (L)
2004	Rutgers	4-7	Big East		1-5
2003	Rutgers	5-7	Big East		2-5
2002	Rutgers	1-11	Big East		0-7
2001	Rutgers	2-9	Big East		0-7
2000	Rutgers	3-8	Big East		0-7
1999	Rutgers	1-10	Big East		1-6
1998	Rutgers	5-6	Big East		2-5
1997	Rutgers	0-11	Big East		0-7
1996	Rutgers	2-9	Big East		1-6
1995	Rutgers	4-7	Big East		2-5
1994	Rutgers	5-5-1	Big East		2-4-1
1993	Rutgers	4-7	Big East		1-6
1992	Rutgers	7-4	Big East		4-2
1991	Rutgers	6-5	Big East		2-3
1990	Rutgers	3-8	Independent
1989	Rutgers	2-7-2	Independent
1988	Rutgers	5-6	Independent
1987	Rutgers	6-5	Independent
1986	Rutgers	5-5-1	Independent
1985	Rutgers	2-8-1	Independent
1984	Rutgers	7-3	Independent
1983	Rutgers	3-8	Independent
1982	Rutgers	5-6	Independent
1981	Rutgers	5-6	Independent
1980	Rutgers	7-4	Independent
1979	Rutgers	8-3	Independent
1978	Rutgers	9-3	Independent							Garden State Bowl (L)
1977	Rutgers	8-3	Independent
1976	Rutgers	11-0	Independent				#17	#17	#17
1975	Rutgers	9-2	Independent
1974	Rutgers	7-3-1	Independent
1973	Rutgers	6-5	Independent
1972	Rutgers	7-4	Independent
1971	Rutgers	4-7	Independent
1970	Rutgers	5-5	Independent
1969	Rutgers	6-3	Independent
1968	Rutgers	8-2	Independent
1967	Rutgers	4-5	Independent
1966	Rutgers	5-4	Independent
1965	Rutgers	3-6	Independent
1964	Rutgers	6-3	Independent
1963	Rutgers	3-6	Independent
1962	Rutgers	5-5	Independent
1961	Rutgers	9-0	Independent				#15		#15
1960	Rutgers	8-1	Independent
1959	Rutgers	6-3	Independent
1958	Rutgers	8-1	Independent				#20		#18
1957	Rutgers	5-4	Independent
1956	Rutgers	3-7	Independent
1955	Rutgers	3-5	Independent
1954	Rutgers	3-6	Independent
1953	Rutgers	2-6	Independent
1952	Rutgers	4-4-1	Independent
1951	Rutgers	4-4	Independent
1950	Rutgers	4-4	Independent
1949	Rutgers	6-3	Independent
1948	Rutgers	7-2	Independent
1947	Rutgers	8-1	Independent
1946	Rutgers	7-2	Independent
1923	Rutgers	7-1-1	Independent
1922	Rutgers	5-4	Independent
1921	Rutgers	4-5	Independent
1920	Rutgers	2-7	Independent
1919	Rutgers	5-3	Independent
1918	Rutgers	5-2	Independent
1917	Rutgers	7-1-1	Independent
1916	Rutgers	3-2-2	Independent
1914	Rutgers	5-3-1	Independent
1892	Rutgers	3-5-1	Independent
1891	Rutgers	8-6	Independent
1890	Rutgers	5-5-1	Independent
1889	Rutgers	1-4	Independent
1888	Rutgers	1-6-1	Independent
1887	Rutgers	2-6	Independent
1886	Rutgers	1-3	Independent
1884	Rutgers	3-4	Independent
1883	Rutgers	1-6	Independent
1882	Rutgers	6-4	Independent
1881	Rutgers	2-4-1	Independent
1880	Rutgers	2-2	Independent
1879	Rutgers	1-2-3	Independent
1878	Rutgers	1-2-1	Independent
1877	Rutgers	1-2	Independent
1876	Rutgers	1-0	Independent
1875	Rutgers	1-1-1	Independent
1874	Rutgers	1-3	Independent
1873	Rutgers	1-2	Independent
1872	Rutgers	1-1-1	Independent
1870	Rutgers	1-1	Independent
1869	Rutgers	1-1	Independent								National

Award winners

5 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2022	Adam Korsak	P	Ray Guy Award
1995	Marco Battaglia	TE	Consensus All-American
1961	Alex Kroll	C	Consensus All-American
1918	Paul Robeson	E	Consensus All-American
1917	Paul Robeson	E	Consensus All-American