# List of Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program since the team's conception in 1869. The program competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the Scarlet Knights have participated in over 1,400 officially sanctioned games, including 11 bowl games. Rutgers originally competed as a football independent and competed in multiple conferences, most recently joining the Big Ten Conference in 2014.

## Seasons

| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches$^#$ | AP$^°$ |
| Independent (1869–1890) ||||||||
| 1869 | No coach | 1–1 | | | | | |
| 1870 | No coach | 1–1 | | | | | |
| 1871 | No team | | | | | | |
| 1872 | No coach | 1–1–1 | | | | | |
| 1873 | No coach | 1–2 | | | | | |
| 1874 | No coach | 1–3 | | | | | |
| 1875 | No coach | 1–1–1 | | | | | |
| 1876 | No coach | 1–0 | | | | | |
| 1877 | No coach | 1–2 | | | | | |
| 1878 | No coach | 1–2–1 | | | | | |
| 1879 | No coach | 2–1–2 | | | | | |
| 1880 | No coach | 1–2 | | | | | |
| 1881 | No coach | 2–3–1 | | | | | |
| 1882 | No coach | 6–4 | | | | | |
| 1883 | No coach | 1–6 | | | | | |
| 1884 | No coach | 3–4 | | | | | |
| 1885 | No coach | 0–1 | | | | | |
| 1886 | No coach | 1–3 | | | | | |
| 1887 | No coach | 2–6 | | | | | |
| 1888 | No coach | 1–7–1 | | | | | |
| 1889 | No coach | 1–4 | | | | | |
| 1890 | No coach | 5–5–1 | | | | | |
| William Ayres Reynolds (Independent) (1891) ||||||||
| 1891 | William Ayres Reynolds | 8–6 | | | | | |
| Independent (1892–1894) ||||||||
| 1892 | No coach | 3–5–1 | | | | | |
| 1893 | No coach | 0–4 | | | | | |
| 1894 | No coach | 4–6 | | | | | |
| H. W. Ambruster (Independent) (1895) ||||||||
| 1895 | H. W. Ambruster | 3–4 | | | | | |
| John C. B. Pendleton (Independent) (1896–1897) ||||||||
| 1896 | John C. B. Pendleton | 5–7 | | | | | |
| 1897 | John C. B. Pendleton | 2–7 | | | | | |
| William V. B. Van Dyck (Independent) (1898–1899) ||||||||
| 1898 | William V. B. Van Dyck | 1–6–1 | | | | | |
| 1899 | William V. B. Van Dyck | 2–9 | | | | | |
| Michael F. Daly (Independent) (1900) ||||||||
| 1900 | Michael F. Daly | 4–4 | | | | | |
| Arthur P. Robinson (Independent) (1901) ||||||||
| 1901 | Arthur P. Robinson | 0–7 | | | | | |
| Henry Van Hoevenberg (Independent) (1902) ||||||||
| 1902 | Henry Van Hoevenberg | 3–7 | | | | | |
| Oliver D. Mann (Independent) (1903) ||||||||
| 1903 | Oliver D. Mann | 4–4–1 | | | | | |
| Alfred Ellet Hitchner (Independent) (1904) ||||||||
| 1904 | Alfred Ellet Hitchner | 1–6–2 | | | | | |
| Oliver D. Mann (Independent) (1905) ||||||||
| 1905 | Oliver D. Mann | 3–6 | | | | | |
| Frank Gorton (Independent) (1906–1907) ||||||||
| 1906 | Frank Gorton | 5–2–2 | | | | | |
| 1907 | Frank Gorton | 3–5–1 | | | | | |
| Joseph Smith (Independent) (1908) ||||||||
| 1908 | Joseph Smith | 3–5–1 | | | | | |
| Herman Pritchard (Independent) (1901) ||||||||
| 1909 | Herman Pritchard | 3–5–1 | | | | | |
| Howard Gargan (Independent) (1910–1912) ||||||||
| 1910 | Howard Gargan | 3–2–3 | | | | | |
| 1911 | Howard Gargan | 4–4–1 | | | | | |
| 1912 | Howard Gargan | 5–4 | | | | | |
| George Sanford (Independent) (1913–1922) ||||||||
| 1913 | George Sanford | 6–3 | | | | | |
| 1914 | George Sanford | 5–3–1 | | | | | |
| 1915 | George Sanford | 7–1 | | | | | |
| 1916 | George Sanford | 3–2–2 | | | | | |
| 1917 | George Sanford | 7–1–1 | | | | | |
| 1918 | George Sanford | 5–2 | | | | | |
| 1919 | George Sanford | 5–3 | | | | | |
| 1920 | George Sanford | 2–7 | | | | | |
| 1921 | George Sanford | 4–5 | | | | | |
| 1922 | George Sanford | 5–4 | | | | | |
| 1923 | George Sanford | 7–1–1 | | | | | |
| John Wallace (Independent) (1924–1926) ||||||||
| 1924 | John Wallace | 7–1–1 | | | | | |
| 1925 | John Wallace | 2–7 | | | | | |
| 1926 | John Wallace | 3–6 | | | | | |
| Harry Rockafeller (Independent) (1927–1930) ||||||||
| 1927 | Harry Rockafeller | 4–4 | | | | | |
| 1928 | Harry Rockafeller | 6–3 | | | | | |
| 1929 | Harry Rockafeller | 5–4 | | | | | |
| 1930 | Harry Rockafeller | 4–5 | | | | | |
| J. Wilder Tasker (Independent) (1931–1937) ||||||||
| 1931 | J. Wilder Tasker | 4–3–1 | | | | | |
| 1932 | J. Wilder Tasker | 6–3–1 | | | | | |
| 1933 | J. Wilder Tasker | 6–3–1 | | | | | |
| 1934 | J. Wilder Tasker | 5–3–1 | | | | | |
| 1935 | J. Wilder Tasker | 4–5 | | | | | |
| 1936 | J. Wilder Tasker | 1–6–1 | | | | | |
| 1937 | J. Wilder Tasker | 5–4 | | | | | |
| Harvey Harman (Independent) (1938–1941) ||||||||
| 1938 | Harvey Harman | 7–1 | | | | | |
| 1939 | Harvey Harman | 7–1–1 | | | | | |
| 1940 | Harvey Harman | 5–4 | | | | | |
| 1941 | Harvey Harman | 7–2 | | | | | |
| Harry Rockafeller (Independent) (1942–1945) ||||||||
| 1942 | Harry Rockafeller | 3–4–1 | | | | | |
| 1943 | Harry Rockafeller | 3–2 | | | | | |
| 1944 | Harry Rockafeller | 3–2 | | | | | |
| 1945 | Harry Rockafeller | 5–2 | | | | | |
| Harvey Harman (Independent) (1946–1955) ||||||||
| 1946 | Harvey Harman | 7–2 | | | | | |
| 1947 | Harvey Harman | 8–1 | | | | | |
| 1948 | Harvey Harman | 7–2 | | | | | |
| 1949 | Harvey Harman | 6–3 | | | | | |
| 1950 | Harvey Harman | 4–4 | | | | | |
| 1951 | Harvey Harman | 4–4 | | | | | |
| 1952 | Harvey Harman | 4–4–1 | | | | | |
| 1953 | Harvey Harman | 2–6 | | | | | |
| 1954 | Harvey Harman | 3–6 | | | | | |
| 1955 | Harvey Harman | 3–5 | | | | | |
| John Stiegman (Independent) (1956–1957) ||||||||
| 1956 | John Stiegman | 3–7 | | | | | |
| 1957 | John Stiegman | 5–4 | | | | | |
| John Stiegman (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1958–1959) ||||||||
| 1958 | John Stiegman | 8–1 | 4–0 | 1st (University) | | | 20 |
| 1959 | John Stiegman | 6–3 | 2–2 | T–4th (University) | | | |
| John F. Bateman (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1960–1961) ||||||||
| 1960 | John F. Bateman | 8–1 | 4–0 | 1st (University) | | | |
| 1961 | John F. Bateman | 9–0 | 4–0 | 1st (University) | | | 15 |
| John F. Bateman (Independent) (1962–1972) ||||||||
| 1962 | John F. Bateman | 5–5 | | | | | |
| 1963 | John F. Bateman | 3–6 | | | | | |
| 1964 | John F. Bateman | 6–3 | | | | | |
| 1965 | John F. Bateman | 3–6 | | | | | |
| 1966 | John F. Bateman | 5–4 | | | | | |
| 1967 | John F. Bateman | 4–5 | | | | | |
| 1968 | John F. Bateman | 8–2 | | | | | |
| 1969 | John F. Bateman | 6–3 | | | | | |
| 1970 | John F. Bateman | 5–5 | | | | | |
| 1971 | John F. Bateman | 4–7 | | | | | |
| 1972 | John F. Bateman | 7–4 | | | | | |
| Frank R. Burns (Independent) (1973–1983) ||||||||
| 1973 | Frank R. Burns | 6–5 | | | | | |
| 1974 | Frank R. Burns | 7–3–1 | | | | | |
| 1975 | Frank R. Burns | 9–2 | | | | | |
| 1976 | Frank R. Burns | 11–0 | | | | 17 | 17 |
| 1977 | Frank R. Burns | 8–3 | | | | | |
| 1978 | Frank R. Burns | 9–3 | | | L Garden State | | |
| 1979 | Frank R. Burns | 8–3 | | | | | |
| 1980 | Frank R. Burns | 7–4 | | | | | |
| 1981 | Frank R. Burns | 5–6 | | | | | |
| 1982 | Frank R. Burns | 5–6 | | | | | |
| 1983 | Frank R. Burns | 3–8 | | | | | |
| Dick Anderson (Independent) (1984–1989) ||||||||
| 1984 | Dick Anderson | 7–3 | | | | | |
| 1985 | Dick Anderson | 2–8–1 | | | | | |
| 1986 | Dick Anderson | 6–4–1 | | | | | |
| 1987 | Dick Anderson | 6–5 | | | | | |
| 1988 | Dick Anderson | 5–6 | | | | | |
| 1989 | Dick Anderson | 2–7–2 | | | | | |
| Doug Graber (Independent) (1990) ||||||||
| 1990 | Doug Graber | 3–8 | | | | | |
| Doug Graber (Big East Conference) (1991–1995) ||||||||
| 1991 | Doug Graber | 6–5 | 2–3 | | | | |
| 1992 | Doug Graber | 7–4 | 4–2 | | | | |
| 1993 | Doug Graber | 4–7 | 1–6 | 7th | | | |
| 1994 | Doug Graber | 5–5–1 | 2–4–1 | 6th | | | |
| 1995 | Doug Graber | 4–7 | 2–5 | 6th | | | |
| Terry Shea (Big East Conference) (1996–2000) ||||||||
| 1996 | Terry Shea | 2–9 | 1–6 | 7th | | | |
| 1997 | Terry Shea | 0–11 | 0–7 | 8th | | | |
| 1998 | Terry Shea | 5–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | | | |
| 1999 | Terry Shea | 1–10 | 1–6 | 8th | | | |
| 2000 | Terry Shea | 3–8 | 0–7 | 8th | | | |
| Greg Schiano (Big East Conference) (2001–2011) ||||||||
| 2001 | Greg Schiano | 2–9 | 0–7 | 8th | | | |
| 2002 | Greg Schiano | 1–11 | 0–7 | 8th | | | |
| 2003 | Greg Schiano | 5–7 | 2–5 | 7th | | | |
| 2004 | Greg Schiano | 4–7 | 1–5 | 6th | | | |
| 2005 | Greg Schiano | 7–5 | 4–3 | 3rd | L Insight | | |
| 2006 | Greg Schiano | 11–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | W Texas | 12 | 12 |
| 2007 | Greg Schiano | 8–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | W International | | |
| 2008 | Greg Schiano | 8–5 | 5–2 | T–2nd | W Papajohns.com | | |
| 2009 | Greg Schiano | 9–4 | 3–4 | T–4th | W St. Petersburg | | |
| 2010 | Greg Schiano | 4–8 | 1–6 | 8th | | | |
| 2011 | Greg Schiano | 9–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | W Pinstripe | | |
| Kyle Flood (Big East Conference) (2012) ||||||||
| 2012 | Kyle Flood | 9–4 | 5–2 | T–1st | L Russell Athletic | | |
| Kyle Flood (American Athletic Conference) (2013) ||||||||
| 2013 | Kyle Flood | 6–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | L Pinstripe | | |
| Kyle Flood (Big Ten Conference) (2014–2015) ||||||||
| 2014 | Kyle Flood | 8–5 | 3–5 | T–4th (East) | W Quick Lane | | |
| 2015 | Kyle Flood | 4–8 | 1–7 | T–6th (East) | | | |
| Chris Ash (Big Ten Conference) (2016–2019) ||||||||
| 2016 | Chris Ash | 2–10 | 0–9 | 7th (East) | | | |
| 2017 | Chris Ash | 4–8 | 3–6 | 5th (East) | | | |
| 2018 | Chris Ash | 1–11 | 0–9 | 7th (East) | | | |
| 2019 | Chris Ash | 2–10 | 0–9 | 7th (East) | | | |
| Greg Schiano (Big Ten Conference) (2020–present) ||||||||
| 2020 | Greg Schiano | 3–6 | 3–6 | 5th (East) | | | |
| 2021 | Greg Schiano | 5–8 | 2–7 | 6th (East) | L Gator | | |
| 2022 | Greg Schiano | 4–8 | 1–8 | 7th (East) | | | |
| 2023 | Greg Schiano | 7–6 | 3–6 | 5th (East) | W Pinstripe | | |
| 2024 | Greg Schiano | 7–6 | 4–5 | T–9th | L Rate | | |
| Total: | Total: | 679–702–42 | | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^†$Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ||||||||