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).^[1] 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.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Kentucky	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	W 24–8	21,141	[3]
September 15	Colgate	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 28–7	18,215	[4]
September 22	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 0–28	85,194	[5]
September 29	No. 22 Michigan State	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 10–34	26,188	[6]
October 6	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 14–19	31,262	[7]
October 13	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 21–45	32,041	[8]
October 20	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 0–42	49,521	[9]
October 27	Akron	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 20–17	25,855	[10]
November 3	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 31–35	38,945	[11]
November 10	West Virginia	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 3–28	11,117	[12]
November 17	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 22–29	16,911	[13]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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