1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Doug Graber, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–5–1 record, were outscored by opponents 261 to 241, and finished in sixth place in the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Ray Lucas with 1,869 passing yards, Terrell Willis with 1,080 rushing yards, and Marco Battaglia with 779 receiving yards.[4]

1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–4–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStan Parrish (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Gutekunst (1st season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Miami (FL) $ 7 0 0 10 2 0
Virginia Tech 5 2 0 8 4 0
Syracuse 4 3 0 7 4 0
West Virginia 4 3 0 7 6 0
No. 23 Boston College 3 3 1 7 4 1
Rutgers 2 4 1 5 5 1
Pittsburgh 2 5 0 3 8 0
Temple 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3Kent State*W 28–933,279
September 1012:00 pmWest Virginia
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BENW 17–1231,624[5]
September 177:30 pmat SyracuseL 36–3744,925
September 2412:00 pmat No. 5 Penn State*ESPN2L 27–5595,379
October 112:00 pmNo. 13 Miami (FL)
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BENL 3–2439,719
October 8Army*W 16–1420,511
October 15Cincinnati*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 14–937,220
October 22at No. 22 Boston CollegeBENT 7–744,500
November 5Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 38–2126,468
November 121:00 pmat No. 16 Virginia TechL 34–4144,171[6]
November 191:30 pmat PittsburghL 21–3528,463
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 81 Marco Battaglia Jr
QB 1 Ray Lucas Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "1994 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. ^ "1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Knights find better half". The Herald-News. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rutgers: too little, too late". Asbury Park Press. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.