1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	Dick Anderson (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Dick Curl (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Otto Kneidinger (1st season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium; Giants Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dick Anderson, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 7–3 record while competing as an independent and outscored their opponents 213 to 155.^[1]^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Eric Hochberg with 1,909 passing yards, Albert Smith with 869 rushing yards, and Andrew Baker with 533 receiving yards.^[3]

1984 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
West Virginia	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Penn State	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 5 Boston College $	3	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Temple	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
Syracuse	1	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 South Carolina		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Florida State		–		–		7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–		8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at No. 11 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 12–15	84,409
September 15	Temple	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 10–9
September 22	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 19–0	41,810
September 29	Cincinnati	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 43–15
October 6	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 14–27	58,010	^[4]
October 13	Army	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	W 14–7
October 20	Louisville	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 38–21	25,764
October 27	at No. 11 Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 23–35	32,000
November 10	No. 19 West Virginia	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	W 23–19	25,140	^[5]
November 17	Colgate	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 17–7	22,217	^[6]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Eric Hochberg	Jr
OT		Harry Swayne	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S		Jacque LaPrarie	Sr
LB		Tyronne Stowe	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Dick Anderson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

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