1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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). 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.

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

1990 Major eastern college football independents records

	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

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Kentucky	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	W 24–8	21,141
September 15	Colgate	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 28–7	18,215
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	25,855
November 3	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 31–35	38,945
November 10	West Virginia	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 3–28	11,117
November 17	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 22–29	16,911
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 17 Chris Brantley So QB 13 Tom Tarver Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Ron Allen Sr DB 9 Eric Deering Sr DT 99 Scott Miller Sr LB 93 Elnardo Webster Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Doug Graber Coordinators/assistant coaches Stan Parrish (OC) Rich Rachel (DC) John Snell (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt