1991 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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1991 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Rutgers athletics logo.png
ConferenceBig East Conference
1991 record6–5 (2–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStan Parrish (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Rachel (2nd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Big East Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Syracuse 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 1 Miami (FL) 2 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
Virginia Tech 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Boston College 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Temple 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Doug Graber, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 6–5 record, scored 217 points, allowed 217 points, and finished in sixth place in the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Tom Tarver with 1,969 passing yards, Antoine Moore with 627 rushing yards, and James Guarantino with 740 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 31Boston College
W 20–13
September 4at Duke
L 22–42
September 21Northwestern
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 22–18
September 28at Michigan State
W 14–7
October 5vs. Army
W 14–12
October 12Maine
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 40–17
October 19at No. 10 Penn State
L 17–37
October 26 No. 18 Syracuse
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 7–21
November 2at West Virginia
L 3–28
November 9at Pittsburgh
L 17–22
November 16Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 41–0
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1991 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "1991 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. ^ "1991 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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