1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStan Parrish (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Rachel (4th season)
Home stadiumGiants Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 West Virginia $ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 15 Miami (FL) 6 1 0 9 3 0
No. 13 Boston College 5 2 0 9 3 0
No. 22 Virginia Tech 4 3 0 9 3 0
Syracuse 3 4 0 6 4 1
Pittsburgh 2 5 0 3 8 0
Rutgers 1 6 0 4 7 0
Temple 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Doug Graber, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 4–7 record, outscored their opponents 351 to 334, and finished in seventh place in the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Ray Lucas with 1,011 passing yards, Terrell Willis with 1,261 rushing yards, and Chris Brantley with 589 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4Colgate*W 68–619,194[5]
September 11Duke*
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
BENW 39–3826,854[6]
September 257:30 pmat No. 9 Penn State*ESPNL 7–3195,032
October 2Temple
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
NJNW 62–022,314
October 9Boston College
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
L 21–3137,035
October 16at Army*W 45–3840,759
October 231:00 pmat Virginia TechL 42–4940,211[7]
October 287:30 pmPittsburgh
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
ESPNL 10–2120,130
November 61:00 pmat No. 11 West VirginiaL 22–5851,339[8]
November 134:00 pmat No. 3 Miami (FL)L 17–3152,561
November 2611:00 amSyracuse
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
ABCL 18–3126,101
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "1993 Big East Conference". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Knights Shine in Rout of Colgate". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. September 5, 1993. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rutgers Dukes out 39–38 victory". The Courier-News. September 12, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Hatton, Nigel (October 24, 1993). "Tech just holds off Rutgers: Knights' late rally comes up short". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Virginia routs Rutgers". The Courier-News. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.