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1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–5–1 (2–4–1 Big East)
Head coach	Doug Graber (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Stan Parrish (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	John Gutekunst (1st season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium; Giants Stadium
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Big East Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Miami (FL) $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Virginia Tech	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Syracuse	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	6	–	0
No. 23 Boston College	3	–	3	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Rutgers	2	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Pittsburgh	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Temple	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Doug Graber, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–5–1 record, were outscored by opponents 261 to 241, and finished in sixth place in the Big East Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3] The team's statistical leaders included Ray Lucas with 1,869 passing yards, Terrell Willis with 1,080 rushing yards, and Marco Battaglia with 779 receiving yards.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3		Kent State*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 28–9	33,279
September 10	12:00 pm	West Virginia	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BEN	W 17–12	31,624	^[5]
September 17	7:30 pm	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		L 36–37	44,925
September 24	12:00 pm	at No. 5 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN2	L 27–55	95,379
October 1	12:00 pm	No. 13 Miami (FL)	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BEN	L 3–24	39,719
October 8		Army*	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ		W 16–14	20,511
October 15		Cincinnati*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 14–9	37,220
October 22		at No. 22 Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	BEN	T 7–7	44,500
November 5		Temple	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 38–21	26,468
November 12	1:00 pm	at No. 16 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 34–41	44,171	^[6]
November 19	1:30 pm	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 21–35	28,463
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`81`	Marco Battaglia	Jr
QB	`1`	Ray Lucas	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Doug Graber

Coordinators/assistant coaches

John Gutekunst
(Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "1994 Big East Conference". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "Knights find better half". The Herald-News. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rutgers: too little, too late". Asbury Park Press. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.