List of Rutgers Scarlet Knights football 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.^[1] Rutgers originally competed as a football independent and competed in multiple conferences, most recently joining the Big Ten Conference in 2014.^[2]

Seasons

Year	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Independent (1869–1890)
1869	No coach	1–1
1870	No coach	1–1
1871	No team
1872	No coach	1–1–1
1873	No coach	1–2
1874	No coach	1–3
1875	No coach	1–1–1
1876	No coach	1–0
1877	No coach	1–2
1878	No coach	1–2–1
1879	No coach	2–1–2
1880	No coach	1–2
1881	No coach	2–3–1
1882	No coach	6–4
1883	No coach	1–6
1884	No coach	3–4
1885	No coach	0–1
1886	No coach	1–3
1887	No coach	2–6
1888	No coach	1–7–1
1889	No coach	1–4
1890	No coach	5–5–1
William Ayres Reynolds (Independent) (1891)
1891	William Ayres Reynolds	8–6
Independent (1892–1894)
1892	No coach	3–5–1
1893	No coach	0–4
1894	No coach	4–6
H. W. Ambruster (Independent) (1895)
1895	H. W. Ambruster	3–4
John C. B. Pendleton (Independent) (1896–1897)
1896	John C. B. Pendleton	5–7
1897	John C. B. Pendleton	2–7
William V. B. Van Dyck (Independent) (1898–1899)
1898	William V. B. Van Dyck	1–6–1
1899	William V. B. Van Dyck	2–9
Michael F. Daly (Independent) (1900)
1900	Michael F. Daly	4–4
Arthur P. Robinson (Independent) (1901)
1901	Arthur P. Robinson	0–7
Henry Van Hoevenberg (Independent) (1902)
1902	Henry Van Hoevenberg	3–7
Oliver D. Mann (Independent) (1903)
1903	Oliver D. Mann	4–4–1
Alfred Ellet Hitchner (Independent) (1904)
1904	Alfred Ellet Hitchner	1–6–2
Oliver D. Mann (Independent) (1905)
1905	Oliver D. Mann	3–6
Frank Gorton (Independent) (1906–1907)
1906	Frank Gorton	5–2–2
1907	Frank Gorton	3–5–1
Joseph Smith (Independent) (1908)
1908	Joseph Smith	3–5–1
Herman Pritchard (Independent) (1901)
1909	Herman Pritchard	3–5–1
Howard Gargan (Independent) (1910–1912)
1910	Howard Gargan	3–2–3
1911	Howard Gargan	4–4–1
1912	Howard Gargan	5–4
George Sanford (Independent) (1913–1922)
1913	George Sanford	6–3
1914	George Sanford	5–3–1
1915	George Sanford	7–1
1916	George Sanford	3–2–2
1917	George Sanford	7–1–1
1918	George Sanford	5–2
1919	George Sanford	5–3
1920	George Sanford	2–7
1921	George Sanford	4–5
1922	George Sanford	5–4
1923	George Sanford	7–1–1
John Wallace (Independent) (1924–1926)
1924	John Wallace	7–1–1
1925	John Wallace	2–7
1926	John Wallace	3–6
Harry Rockafeller (Independent) (1927–1930)
1927	Harry Rockafeller	4–4
1928	Harry Rockafeller	6–3
1929	Harry Rockafeller	5–4
1930	Harry Rockafeller	4–5
J. Wilder Tasker (Independent) (1931–1937)
1931	J. Wilder Tasker	4–3–1
1932	J. Wilder Tasker	6–3–1
1933	J. Wilder Tasker	6–3–1
1934	J. Wilder Tasker	5–3–1
1935	J. Wilder Tasker	4–5
1936	J. Wilder Tasker	1–6–1
1937	J. Wilder Tasker	5–4
Harvey Harman (Independent) (1938–1941)
1938	Harvey Harman	7–1
1939	Harvey Harman	7–1–1
1940	Harvey Harman	5–4
1941	Harvey Harman	7–2
Harry Rockafeller (Independent) (1942–1945)
1942	Harry Rockafeller	3–4–1
1943	Harry Rockafeller	3–2
1944	Harry Rockafeller	3–2
1945	Harry Rockafeller	5–2
Harvey Harman (Independent) (1946–1955)
1946	Harvey Harman	7–2
1947	Harvey Harman	8–1
1948	Harvey Harman	7–2
1949	Harvey Harman	6–3
1950	Harvey Harman	4–4
1951	Harvey Harman	4–4
1952	Harvey Harman	4–4–1
1953	Harvey Harman	2–6
1954	Harvey Harman	3–6
1955	Harvey Harman	3–5
John Stiegman (Independent) (1956–1957)
1956	John Stiegman	3–7
1957	John Stiegman	5–4
John Stiegman (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1958–1959)
1958	John Stiegman	8–1	4–0	1st (University)			20
1959	John Stiegman	6–3	2–2	T–4th (University)
John F. Bateman (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1960–1961)
1960	John F. Bateman	8–1	4–0	1st (University)
1961	John F. Bateman	9–0	4–0	1st (University)			15
John F. Bateman (Independent) (1962–1972)
1962	John F. Bateman	5–5
1963	John F. Bateman	3–6
1964	John F. Bateman	6–3
1965	John F. Bateman	3–6
1966	John F. Bateman	5–4
1967	John F. Bateman	4–5
1968	John F. Bateman	8–2
1969	John F. Bateman	6–3
1970	John F. Bateman	5–5
1971	John F. Bateman	4–7
1972	John F. Bateman	7–4
Frank R. Burns (Independent) (1973–1983)
1973	Frank R. Burns	6–5
1974	Frank R. Burns	7–3–1
1975	Frank R. Burns	9–2
1976	Frank R. Burns	11–0				17	17
1977	Frank R. Burns	8–3
1978	Frank R. Burns	9–3			L Garden State
1979	Frank R. Burns	8–3
1980	Frank R. Burns	7–4
1981	Frank R. Burns	5–6
1982	Frank R. Burns	5–6
1983	Frank R. Burns	3–8
Dick Anderson (Independent) (1984–1989)
1984	Dick Anderson	7–3
1985	Dick Anderson	2–8–1
1986	Dick Anderson	6–4–1
1987	Dick Anderson	6–5
1988	Dick Anderson	5–6
1989	Dick Anderson	2–7–2
Doug Graber (Independent) (1990)
1990	Doug Graber	3–8
Doug Graber (Big East Conference) (1991–1995)
1991	Doug Graber	6–5	2–3	[n 1]
1992	Doug Graber	7–4	4–2	[n 1]
1993	Doug Graber	4–7	1–6	7th
1994	Doug Graber	5–5–1	2–4–1	6th
1995	Doug Graber	4–7	2–5	6th
Terry Shea (Big East Conference) (1996–2000)
1996	Terry Shea	2–9	1–6	7th
1997	Terry Shea	0–11	0–7	8th
1998	Terry Shea	5–6	2–5	T–6th
1999	Terry Shea	1–10	1–6	8th
2000	Terry Shea	3–8	0–7	8th
Greg Schiano (Big East Conference) (2001–2011)
2001	Greg Schiano	2–9	0–7	8th
2002	Greg Schiano	1–11	0–7	8th
2003	Greg Schiano	5–7	2–5	7th
2004	Greg Schiano	4–7	1–5	6th
2005	Greg Schiano	7–5	4–3	3rd	L Insight
2006	Greg Schiano	11–2	5–2	T–2nd	W Texas	12	12
2007	Greg Schiano	8–5	3–4	T–5th	W International
2008	Greg Schiano	8–5	5–2	T–2nd	W Papajohns.com
2009	Greg Schiano	9–4	3–4	T–4th	W St. Petersburg
2010	Greg Schiano	4–8	1–6	8th
2011	Greg Schiano	9–4	4–3	T–4th	W Pinstripe
Kyle Flood (Big East Conference) (2012)
2012	Kyle Flood	9–4	5–2	T–1st	L Russell Athletic
Kyle Flood (American Athletic Conference) (2013)
2013	Kyle Flood	6–7	3–5	T–6th	L Pinstripe
Kyle Flood (Big Ten Conference) (2014–2015)
2014	Kyle Flood	8–5	3–5	T–4th (East)	W Quick Lane
2015	Kyle Flood[n 2]	4–8[n 2]	1–7[n 2]	T–6th (East)
Chris Ash (Big Ten Conference) (2016–2019)
2016	Chris Ash	2–10	0–9	7th (East)
2017	Chris Ash	4–8	3–6	5th (East)
2018	Chris Ash	1–11	0–9	7th (East)
2019	Chris Ash[n 3]	2–10[n 3]	0–9[n 3]	7th (East)
Greg Schiano (Big Ten Conference) (2020–present)
2020	Greg Schiano	3–6	3–6	5th (East)
2021	Greg Schiano	5–8	2–7	6th (East)	L Gator
2022	Greg Schiano	4–8	1–8	7th (East)
2023	Greg Schiano	7–6	3–6	5th (East)	W Pinstripe
2024	Greg Schiano	7–6	4–5	T–9th	L Rate
Total:		679–702–42
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

Notes

1. The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
2. The season began with controversies over an investigation into violations of NCAA regulations and school policy concerning coach Flood's improper contacting of a professor concerning a student's academic status; and the arrests and dismissal of several football players on violent felony charges connected to an April 2015 home invasion robbery in New Brunswick. Coach Flood was suspended for three games after the investigation found improper contact was made and Norries Wilson served as interim.
3. On September 29, 2019, Ash was fired after four games. Nunzio Campanile was the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.