The 1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Doug Graber, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 4–7 record, outscored their opponents 351 to 334, and finished in seventh place in the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Ray Lucas with 1,011 passing yards, Terrell Willis with 1,261 rushing yards, and Chris Brantley with 589 receiving yards.[4]
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 4–7 (1–6 Big East) |
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Offensive coordinator | Stan Parrish (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Rich Rachel (4th season) |
Home stadium | Giants Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 West Virginia $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Miami (FL) | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Boston College | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | Colgate* | W 68–6 | 19,194 | [5] | |||
September 11 | Duke* |
| BEN | W 39–38 | 26,854 | [6] | |
September 25 | 7:30 pm | at No. 9 Penn State* | ESPN | L 7–31 | 95,032 | ||
October 2 | Temple |
| NJN | W 62–0 | 22,314 | ||
October 9 | Boston College |
| L 21–31 | 37,035 | |||
October 16 | at Army* | W 45–38 | 40,759 | ||||
October 23 | 1:00 pm | at Virginia Tech | L 42–49 | 40,211 | [7] | ||
October 28 | 7:30 pm | Pittsburgh |
| ESPN | L 10–21 | 20,130 | |
November 6 | 1:00 pm | at No. 11 West Virginia | L 22–58 | 51,339 | [8] | ||
November 13 | 4:00 pm | at No. 3 Miami (FL) | L 17–31 | 52,561 | |||
November 26 | 11:00 am | Syracuse |
| ABC | L 18–31 | 26,101 | |
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References
edit- ^ "1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "1993 Big East Conference". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Knights Shine in Rout of Colgate". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. September 5, 1993. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers Dukes out 39–38 victory". The Courier-News. September 12, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hatton, Nigel (October 24, 1993). "Tech just holds off Rutgers: Knights' late rally comes up short". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia routs Rutgers". The Courier-News. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.