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1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Doug Graber (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Stan Parrish (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Rachel (1st season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium; Giants Stadium
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

The 1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Doug Graber, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 3–8 record while competing as an independent and were outscored by their opponents 302 to 173. The team won games against Kentucky (24-8), Colgate (28-17), and Akron (20-17).^[1]^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Tom Tarver with 1,348 passing yards, Tekay Dorsey with 505 rushing yards, and James Guarantino with 386 receiving yards.^[3]

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"Rutgers stumbles in the rain". Asbury Park Press. November 11, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Kentucky	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	W 24–8	21,141	^[4]
September 15	Colgate	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 28–7	18,215	^[5]
September 22	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 0–28	85,194
September 29	No. 22 Michigan State	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 10–34	26,188
October 6	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 14–19	31,262
October 13	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh,PA	L 21–45	32,041
October 20	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 0–42	49,521
October 27	Akron	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 20–17
November 3	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 31–35
November 10	West Virginia	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 3–28	11,117	^[6]
November 17	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 22–29
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Syracuse	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	4	–	2
Temple	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville		–		10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami (FL)		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Florida State		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Penn State		–		9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		8	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		7	–	4	–	2
Army		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State		–		4	–	6	–	1
Boston College		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		4	–	7	–	0
Akron		–		3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll