Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| First season | 1869; 156 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Ryan Pisarri (interim) | ||
| Head coach | Greg Schiano 17th season, 94–101 (.482) | ||
| Stadium | SHI Stadium (capacity: 52,454) | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Piscataway, NJ | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
| All-time record | 678–700–42 (.492) | ||
| Bowl record | 7–6 (.538) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 1 (1869) | ||
| Conference titles | 1 (2012) | ||
| Division titles | 3 (1958, 1960, 1961) | ||
| Rivalries | Maryland (rivalry) Princeton (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 3 | ||
| Current uniform | |||
| Colors | Scarlet | ||
| Fight song | The Bells Must Ring | ||
| Mascot | Scarlet Knight | ||
| Marching band | Marching Scarlet Knights | ||
| Outfitter | Adidas | ||
| Website | scarletknights.com | ||
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program represents Rutgers University in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). Rutgers competes as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Prior to joining the Big Ten, the Scarlet Knights were a member of the American Athletic Conference (formerly the Big East Conference) from 1991 to 2013. Rutgers plays its home games at SHI Stadium, in Piscataway, New Jersey. The team is currently led by head coach Greg Schiano. The Scarlet Knights football team is also notable for playing in the first collegiate football game in 1869, in which the Scarlet Knights won 6–4.