Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
2024 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
First season1869
Athletic directorPatrick E. Hobbs
Head coachGreg Schiano
15th season, 87–95 (.478)
StadiumSHI Stadium
(capacity: 52,454)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationPiscataway, New Jersey
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast
All-time record671–695–42 (.491)
Bowl record7–5 (.583)
Claimed national titles1 (1869)
Conference titles1 (2012)
Division titles3 (1958, 1960, 1961)
RivalriesPrinceton (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans3[1]
Current uniform
ColorsScarlet[2]
 
Fight songThe Bells Must Ring
MascotScarlet Knight
Marching bandMarching Scarlet Knights
Websitescarletknights.com

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers University in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). Rutgers competes as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Prior to joining the Big Ten, the Scarlet Knights were a member of the American Athletic Conference (formerly the Big East Conference) from 1991 to 2013. Rutgers plays its home games at SHI Stadium, in Piscataway, New Jersey. The team is currently led by head coach Greg Schiano. The Scarlet Knights football team is notable for playing in the first ever collegiate football game in 1869, in which the Scarlet Knights won 6–4.

  1. ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights All-America Selections - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Colors | Visual Identity System". Retrieved April 6, 2017.

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