American college football season
1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Record | 7–3 |
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Head coach | - Dick Anderson (1st season)
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Offensive coordinator | Dick Curl (2nd season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Otto Kneidinger (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium Giants Stadium |
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The 1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dick Anderson, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 7–3 record while competing as an independent and outscored their opponents 213 to 155.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Eric Hochberg with 1,909 passing yards, Albert Smith with 869 rushing yards, and Andrew Baker with 533 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | at No. 11 Penn State | | L 12–15 | 84,409 | |
September 15 | Temple | | W 10–9 | | |
September 22 | at Syracuse | | W 19–0 | 41,810 | |
September 29 | Cincinnati | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| W 43–15 | | |
October 6 | at Kentucky | | L 14–27 | 58,010 | [4] |
October 13 | Army | | W 14–7 | | |
October 20 | Louisville | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| W 38–21 | 25,764 | |
October 27 | at No. 11 Boston College | | L 23–35 | 32,000 | |
November 10 | No. 19 West Virginia | - Giants Stadium
- East Rutherford, NJ
| W 23–19 | 25,140 | [5] |
November 17 | Colgate | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| W 17–7 | 22,217 | [6] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Unbeaten 'Cats claw RU, 27–14". The Sunday Home News. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big day for Scarlet Knights". The Record. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bruns, John (November 18, 1984). "Rutgers Triumphs over Colgate; Knights Misfire but Take 17-7 Win". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
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Venues | - College Field (1869–1890)
- Neilson Field (1891–1938)
- Old Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992)
- Giants Stadium (alternate, 1976–1996)
- SHI Stadium (1994–present)
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