Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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| University | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| NCAA | Division I / FBS |
| Athletic director | Pat Hobbs |
| Location | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Varsity teams | 27 |
| Football stadium | High Point Solutions Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Louis Brown Athletic Center (RAC) |
| Baseball stadium | Bainton Field |
| Soccer stadium | Yurcak Field |
| Other arenas | Bauer Track & Field Complex, College Avenue Gym, Rutgers University Golf Course |
| Mascot | Scarlet Knight |
| Nickname | Scarlet Knights |
| Fight song | The Bells Must Ring |
| Colors | Scarlet |
| Website | www |
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the athletic teams that represent Rutgers University's New Brunswick campus. In sports, Rutgers is chiefly known for being the "Birthplace of College Football", hosting the first ever intercollegiate football game on November 6, 1869 in which Rutgers defeated a team from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) with a score of 6 runs to 4.
Among the first American schools to participate in intercollegiate athletics, Rutgers currently fields 27 teams in the Big Ten Conference which participates in Division I competition, as sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the following sports: baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, swimming and diving, wrestling, and volleyball. The athletic programs compete under the name Scarlet Knights, after the Rutgers University mascot which was chosen in 1955 by the student body.
The Rutgers campuses in Newark and Camden also participate in intercollegiate competition — under the names Scarlet Raiders and Scarlet Raptors, respectively — in NCAA Division III.
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