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Rutgers Scarlet Knights

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Welcome to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights file in the Blindside Bulletin History Room: the story of the program, its best and worst seasons, and the head coaches who shaped it, alongside its live 2-4 record this season. Below you'll find Rutgers Scarlet Knights football history, coaching history and links to every season, year by year.

The program

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program represents Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic 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 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 also notable for playing in the first collegiate football game in 1869, in which the Scarlet Knights won by the score 6–4.

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Best & worst seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program since the team's conception in 1869. The program competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the Scarlet Knights have participated in over 1,400 officially sanctioned games, including 11 bowl games. Rutgers originally competed as a football independent and competed in multiple conferences, most recently joining the Big Ten Conference in 2014.

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The coaches

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program represents Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic 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 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 also notable for playing in the first collegiate football game in 1869, in which the Scarlet Knights won by the score 6–4.

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