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 Erich Hochberg with 1,909 passing yards, Albert Smith with 869 rushing yards, and Andrew Baker with 533 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
Date
Opponent
Site
Result
Source
September 8
at No. 11 Penn State
L 12–15
September 15
Temple
W 10–9
September 22
at Syracuse
W 19–0
September 29
Cincinnati
W 43–15
October 6
at Kentucky
L 14–27
October 13
Army
W 14–7
October 20
Louisville
W 38–21
October 27
at No. 11 Boston College
L 23–35
November 10
No. 19 West Virginia
W 23–19
November 17
Colgate
W 17–7
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game