Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
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| First season | 1869 | ||
| Athletic director | Patrick E. Hobbs | ||
| Head coach |
Chris Ash 1st year, 2–10 (.167) |
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| Stadium | High Point Solutions Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 52,454 | ||
| Field surface | Field Turf | ||
| Location | Piscataway, New Jersey | ||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||
| Division | East | ||
| All-time record | 641–622–42 (.507) | ||
| Bowl record | 6–4 (.600) | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 1 (1869) | ||
| Conference titles | 1 (Big East) | ||
| Division titles | 3 (Middle Atlantic) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 45 | ||
| Colors | Scarlet |
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| Fight song | The Bells Must Ring | ||
| Mascot | Scarlet Knight | ||
| Marching band | Marching Scarlet Knights "The Pride of New Jersey" | ||
| Rivals |
Army Black Knights Navy Midshipmen Maryland Terrapins |
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| Website | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | ||
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers University in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). The team was formerly a member of the American Athletic Conference (formerly the Big East Conference), of which it was a football member since 1991. Rutgers joined the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2014. Rutgers plays its home games at High Point Solutions Stadium, located on the university's Piscataway, New Jersey campus. The team is currently coached by Chris Ash.
The Rutgers University football program is considered to be one of the most historic programs in the country. In 1869, Rutgers defeated Princeton University by a score of 6–4 in what is considered to be the first ever intercollegiate football game. For this reason, Rutgers has been affectionately described as "The Birthplace of College Football." The team currently holds an all-time record of 641–622–42, giving Rutgers the 37th most victories among NCAA FBS programs.
On November 6, 1869, Rutgers and nearby neighbor Princeton competed in the first ever intercollegiate football game. The site for the contest was a small plot of land where the College Avenue currently stands on Rutgers' campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The structure of the game resembled more of a rugby-style contest instead of modern-day football, with players allowed to kick and bat the ball with their fists and hands. At the time, Rutgers was referred to as the Queensmen, a homage to the school's chartered name of Queen's College. The Rutgers squad was captained by William J. Leggett and donned scarlet kerchiefs atop their heads in an effort to distinguish between the two teams. Rutgers would go on to win the contest by a score of 6 goals to 4.
A week after the first game was held in New Brunswick, Rutgers would visit Princeton for a second matchup. This time, Princeton prevailed by a score of 8 goals to 0. Rutgers and Princeton had planned for a third game in the 1869 season, but the contest never took place due to fears that the games were interfering with the students' studies. Thus, both schools would end the season with a record of 1-1.
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