1991 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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]

1991 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
1991 record6–5 (2–3 Big East)
Head coach
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1991 Big East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 31Boston CollegeW 20–13
September 4at DukeL 22–42
September 21NorthwesternW 22–18
September 28at Michigan StateW 14–7
October 5ArmyW 14–12
October 12MaineW 40–17
October 19at No. 10 Penn StateL 17–37
October 26 No. 18 SyracuseL 7–21
November 2at West VirginiaL 3–28
November 9at PittsburghL 17–22
November 16TempleW 41–0

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. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. "1991 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.


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