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▼ Below its 5-year level -7▼ Down 12 this season
Career56since 1936
Peak812006
Last 565seasons
#91 nationally · 1-4 (0-2 conf)
Résumé #126 · better than its record
Schedule so far #54
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Big Ten · Piscataway, NJ · SHI Stadium · Head coach Greg Schiano
Rival
Maryland · also Penn State
Building rivalry
9-12 all time (21 meetings since 1920)
Maryland leads
Last: won 35-20 (2025) · Rutgers has won 2 straight
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
0AP top-10
2All-Americans
49NFL picks
49.0%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1869. Every season →
Chemistry
30
70Foundation
28Gel
gel counts 40% so far
▼ Below its norm -33Trending up
early · #132 of 138
HC year18
Ret. starters36%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 1-4 | Big Ten | — | #91 | 58 | Greg Schiano |
| 2025 | 5-7 | Big Ten | — | #61 | 67 | Greg Schiano |
| 2024 | 7-6 | Big Ten | — | #49 | 71 | Greg Schiano |
| 2023 | 7-6 | Big Ten | — | #49 | 68 | Greg Schiano |
| 2022 | 4-8 | Big Ten | — | #97 | 56 | Greg Schiano |
| 2021 | 5-8 | Big Ten | — | #69 | 65 | Greg Schiano |
| 2020 | 3-6 | Big Ten | — | #50 | 61 | Greg Schiano |
| 2019 | 2-10 | Big Ten | — | #119 | 51 | Nunzio Campanile; Chris Ash |
| 2018 | 1-11 | Big Ten | — | #106 | 53 | Chris Ash |
| 2017 | 4-8 | Big Ten | — | #89 | 59 | Chris Ash |
| 2016 | 2-10 | Big Ten | — | #102 | 54 | Chris Ash |
| 2015 | 4-8 | Big Ten | — | #92 | 57 | Kyle Flood |
| 2014 | 8-5 | Big Ten | — | #61 | 65 | Kyle Flood |
| 2013 | 6-7 | American Athletic | — | #95 | 57 | Kyle Flood |
| 2012 | 9-4 | Big East | — | #50 | 69 | Kyle Flood |
| 2011 | 9-4 | Big East | — | #38 | 70 | Greg Schiano |
| 2010 | 4-8 | Big East | — | #89 | 55 | Greg Schiano |
| 2009 | 9-4 | Big East | — | #43 | 71 | Greg Schiano |
| 2008 | 8-5 | Big East | — | #34 | 72 | Greg Schiano |
| 2007 | 8-5 | Big East | — | #31 | 74 | Greg Schiano |
| 2006 | 11-2 | Big East | #12 | #12 | 81 | Greg Schiano |
| 2005 | 7-5 | Big East | — | #57 | 66 | Greg Schiano |
| 2004 | 4-7 | Big East | — | #85 | 57 | Greg Schiano |
| 2003 | 5-7 | Big East | — | #65 | 63 | Greg Schiano |
| 2002 | 1-11 | Big East | — | #104 | 50 | Greg Schiano |
| 2001 | 2-9 | Big East | — | #105 | 47 | Greg Schiano |
| 2000 | 3-8 | Big East | — | #95 | 53 | Terry Shea |
| 1999 | 1-10 | Big East | — | #102 | 49 | Terry Shea |
| 1998 | 5-6 | Big East | — | #87 | 54 | Terry Shea |
| 1997 | 0-11 | Big East | — | #109 | 30 | Terry Shea |
| 1996 | 2-9 | Big East | — | #91 | 53 | Terry Shea |
| 1995 | 4-7 | Big East | — | #75 | 58 | Doug Graber |
| 1994 | 5-5-1 | Big East | — | #66 | 62 | Doug Graber |
| 1993 | 4-7 | Big East | — | #77 | 57 | Doug Graber |
| 1992 | 7-4 | Big East | — | #45 | 67 | Doug Graber |
| 1991 | 6-5 | Big East | — | #63 | 60 | Doug Graber |
| 1990 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #89 | 52 | Doug Graber |
| 1989 | 2-7-2 | FBS Independents | — | #81 | 55 | Dick Anderson |
| 1988 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #38 | 69 | Dick Anderson |
| 1987 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #51 | 64 | Dick Anderson |
| 1986 | 5-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #36 | 70 | Dick Anderson |
| 1985 | 2-8-1 | FBS Independents | — | #71 | 58 | Dick Anderson |
| 1984 | 7-3 | FBS Independents | — | #29 | 74 | Dick Anderson |
| 1983 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #82 | 54 | Frank Burns |
| 1982 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #77 | 55 | Frank Burns |
| 1981 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #73 | 61 | Frank Burns |
| 1980 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #40 | 70 | Frank Burns |
| 1979 | 8-3 | FBS Independents | — | #53 | 66 | Frank Burns |
| 1978 | 9-3 | FBS Independents | — | #58 | 65 | Frank Burns |
| 1977 | 8-3 | FBS Independents | — | #66 | 64 | Frank Burns |
| 1976 | 11-0 | FBS Independents | #17 | #29 | 73 | Frank Burns |
| 1975 | 9-2 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 68 | Frank Burns |
| 1974 | 7-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #85 | 55 | Frank Burns |
| 1973 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #98 | 49 | Frank Burns |
| 1972 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #85 | 55 | John Bateman |
| 1971 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #98 | 44 | John Bateman |
| 1970 | 5-5 | FBS Independents | — | #103 | 28 | John Bateman |
| 1969 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #64 | 60 | John Bateman |
| 1968 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | — | #83 | 54 | John Bateman |
| 1967 | 4-5 | FBS Independents | — | #100 | 30 | John Bateman |
| 1966 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #101 | 40 | John Bateman |
| 1965 | 3-6 | FBS Independents | — | #101 | 33 | John Bateman |
| 1964 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #96 | 43 | John Bateman |
| 1963 | 3-6 | FBS Independents | — | #101 | 33 | John Bateman |
| 1962 | 5-5 | FBS Independents | — | #100 | 33 | John Bateman |
| 1961 | 9-0 | Middle Atlantic University | #15 | #73 | 56 | John Bateman |
| 1960 | 8-1 | Middle Atlantic University | — | #55 | 63 | John Bateman |
| 1959 | 6-3 | Middle Atlantic University | — | #92 | 24 | John Stiegman |
| 1958 | 8-1 | Middle Atlantic University | #20 | #66 | 59 | John Stiegman |
| 1957 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #76 | 54 | John Stiegman |
| 1956 | 3-7 | FBS Independents | — | #92 | 19 | John Stiegman |
| 1955 | 3-5 | FBS Independents | — | #88 | 31 | Harvey Harman |
| 1954 | 3-6 | FBS Independents | — | #80 | 52 | Harvey Harman |
| 1953 | 2-6 | FBS Independents | — | #89 | 33 | Harvey Harman |
| 1952 | 4-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #73 | 55 | Harvey Harman |
| 1951 | 4-4 | Middle Three | — | #70 | 57 | Harvey Harman |
| 1950 | 4-4 | Middle Three | — | #81 | 55 | Harvey Harman |
| 1949 | 6-3 | Middle Three | — | #65 | 59 | Harvey Harman |
| 1948 | 7-2 | Middle Three | — | #64 | 61 | Harvey Harman |
| 1947 | 8-1 | Middle Three | — | #45 | 67 | Harvey Harman |
| 1946 | 7-2 | Middle Three | — | #41 | 68 | Harvey Harman |
| 1936 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1935 | 0-4 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1934 | 1-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1933 | 1-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1932 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1931 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1930 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1929 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1928 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1927 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1926 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1925 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1924 | 1-0 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1923 | 7-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | #29 | 72 early | George Sanford |
| 1922 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #57 | 59 early | George Sanford |
| 1921 | 4-5 | FBS Independents | — | #49 | 58 early | George Sanford |
| 1920 | 2-7 | FBS Independents | — | #53 | 56 early | George Sanford |
| 1919 | 5-3 | FBS Independents | — | #31 | 69 early | George Sanford |
| 1918 | 5-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | George Sanford |
| 1917 | 7-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | #10 | 78 early | George Sanford |
| 1916 | 3-2-2 | FBS Independents | — | #18 | 75 early | George Sanford |
| 1915 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1914 | 5-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #19 | 72 early | George Sanford |
| 1913 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1912 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1911 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1910 | 0-0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1909 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1908 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1907 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1906 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1902 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1901 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1899 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1898 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1897 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1895 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1894 | 1-2 | Middle States Intercollegiate Football | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | 3-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1891 | 8-6 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | William Reynolds |
| 1890 | 5-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1889 | 1-4 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | 1-6-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1887 | 2-6 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1886 | 1-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1885 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | 3-4 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1883 | 1-6 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1882 | 6-4 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1881 | 2-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | 2-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1879 | 1-2-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1878 | 1-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1877 | 1-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | 1-0 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1875 | 1-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1874 | 1-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1873 | 1-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1872 | 1-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1870 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1869 ★ | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.