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1987 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
1987 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Dick Anderson (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Dick Curl (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Otto Kneidinger (4th season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium; Giants Stadium
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Syracuse $	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	1
Penn State	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Rutgers	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Temple	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Syracuse		–		–		11	–	0	–	1
No. 2 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Temple		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Navy		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Dick Anderson, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 6–5 record while competing as an independent and were outscored by their opponents 213 to 168.^[1]^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Scott Erney with 1,369 passing yards, Henry Henderson with 846 rushing yards, and Eric Young with 364 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 10–7
September 12	Syracuse	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 3–20	23,726
September 26	Kentucky	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	W 19–18	21,232	^[4]
October 3	Duke	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 7–0	13,247	^[5]
October 10	at No. 14 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 21–35	85,376
October 17	Boston College	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 38–24	30,253
October 24	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 27–14
October 31	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 13–27	35,347	^[6]
November 7	Pittsburgh	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 0–17	25,444
November 14	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 13–37	44,717	^[7]
November 21	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 17–14
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1987 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`89`	Bruce Campbell	Sr
WR	`20`	Brian Cobb	Sr
G	`56`	Dan Cykewick	So
TE	`82`	James Jenkins	So
QB	`11`	Matt Johnson	So
WR	`80`	Doug Johnson	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`26`	Jean Austin	Sr
DB	`9`	Eric Deering	So
DE	`46`	Tom Duffy	Sr
LB	`45`	Chris Evans	Jr
LB		Russ Nelson	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`9`	Matt O'Connell	Jr

Head coach

Dick Anderson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "1987 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "1987 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "Knight offense comes to life, tops Kentucky". The Central New Jersey Home News. September 27, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rutgers splashes past Duke, 7–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vandy shocks Rutgers". Asbury Park Press. November 1, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "W. Virginia rips Rutgers, 37–13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.