# 1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Doug Graber, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 4–7 record, were outscored by opponents 412 to 304, and finished in sixth place in the Big East Conference. The team's statistical leaders included Ray Lucas with 2,180 passing yards, Terrell Willis with 773 rushing yards, and Marco Battaglia with 894 receiving yards.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 9 | | at Duke* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | | L 14–24 | 25,400 |
| September 16 | | Navy* | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | BEN | W 27–17 | 33,820 |
| September 23 | 7:30 pm | No. 6 Penn State* | Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ | ESPN | L 34–59 | 58,870 |
| September 30 | 6:00 pm | Syracuse | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | | L 17–27 | 32,832 |
| October 14 | 7:30 pm | at Miami (FL) | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | BEN | L 21–56 | 19,747 |
| October 21 | 1:00 pm | Virginia Tech | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | | L 17–45 | 19,292 |
| October 28 | 1:00 pm | Pittsburgh | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | | W 42–24 | 18,911 |
| November 4 | 12:00 pm | at West Virginia | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | | L 26–59 | 42,642 |
| November 11 | | at Tulane* | Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA | | W 45–40 | 16,098 |
| November 18 | | at Temple | Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA | | W 23–20 | 3,733 |
| November 24 | 11:00 am | Boston College | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ABC | L 38–41 | 20,114 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Duke

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rutgers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Duke | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
* Date: September 9, 1995
* Game attendance: 25,400
* Recap, pg. 122

### Navy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Navy | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Rutgers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
* Date: September 16, 1995
* Game attendance: 33,820
* Recap pg. 122

### Penn State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penn State | 17 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 59 |
| Rutgers | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: September 23, 1995
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 58,870
* Box Score

### Syracuse

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Syracuse | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
| Rutgers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
* Date: September 30, 1995
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 32,832
* Recap pg. 123

### Miami (FL)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rutgers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Miami (FL) | 14 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 56 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
* Date: October 14, 1995
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 42,642
* Recap, pg. 124

### Virginia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Virginia Tech | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
| Rutgers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
* Date: October 21, 1995
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 19,292
* Recap pg. 124

### Pitt

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pitt | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
| Rutgers | 0 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
* Date: October 28, 1995
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 18,911
* Recap pg. 125

### West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rutgers | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| West Virginia | 10 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
* Date: November 4, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 42,642
* Recap, pg. 125

### Tulane

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rutgers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 45 |
| Tulane | 7 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 40 |
at Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: November 11, 1995
* Game attendance: 16,098
* Recap, pg. 126

### Temple

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rutgers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 23 |
| Temple | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 18, 1995
* Game attendance: 3,733
* Recap, pg. 126

### Boston College

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boston College | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
| Rutgers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
* Date: November 24, 1995
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. EST
* Game attendance: 20,114
* Recap, pg. 127