1985 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1985 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dick Anderson, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 2–8–1 record while competing as an independent and were outscored by their opponents 266 to 149.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Joe Gagliardi with 1,273 passing yards, Albert Smith with 362 rushing yards and 244 receiving yards.[3]

1985 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
1985 record2–8–1
Head coachDick Anderson (2nd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Penn State        11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)        10 2 0
Army        9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State        9 3 0
West Virginia        7 3 1
Southern Miss        7 4 0
Syracuse        7 5 0
Virginia Tech        6 5 0
Pittsburgh        5 5 1
Cincinnati        5 6 0
Notre Dame        5 6 0
South Carolina        5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana        4 7 0
Navy        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Boston College        4 8 0
Memphis State        2 7 2
Rutgers        2 8 1
East Carolina        2 9 0
Louisville        2 9 0
Tulane        1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 14at No. 5 FloridaT 28–28
September 21at ArmyL 16–20
September 28 No. 9 Penn StateL 10–17
October 5Boston CollegeL 10–20
October 12at TempleL 13–14
October 19PittsburghL 10–38
October 26RichmondW 20–17
November 2at No. 19 TennesseeL 0–40
November 9at West VirginiaL 0–27
November 16ColgateW 28–14
November 23SyracuseL 14–31
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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References

  1. "1985 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. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. "1985 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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