The 155th Season of Rutgers Football Is About To Begin

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Rutgers all time record on opening day from 1869-2023: 83-61-10.
Rutgers all time record for their first home game: 109-35-10.

This opener is tied for second as the earliest start to a Rutgers football season:
8-28-2014 Rutgers 41 Washington State 38 Seattle, WA CenturyLink Field
8-29-2013 Fresno State 52 Rutgers 51 Fresno, CA Bulldog Stadium
8-29-2024 Rutgers vs. Howard Piscataway, NJ SHI Stadium

Rutgers plays at USC on October 25, 2024 at 11:00 pm eastern time. The only other games to start that late are:
11-30-1974 Hawaii 28 Rutgers 16 Honolulu, HI Honolulu Stadium - it was 12:15 am in New Brunswick when the kick-off occurred at 7:15 pm in Hawaii
11-30-1899 Knickerbocker Athletic Club 11 Rutgers 0 New York, NY Madison Square Garden ( II ) Kick-off was 11:00 pm on Thanksgiving night.

UCLA and USC will become the 175th and 176th different opponent Rutgers has played since the first (Princeton) in 1869.
Through 2023, Rutgers lifetime record against new opponents is 106-61-7.

The oldest played Rutgers opponents on the 2024 schedule coached by Greg Schiano are Virginia Tech, Nebraska and Maryland - they were all on the Rutgers football schedule of 1920 coached by Foster Sanford.

The undefeated (26-0) 1975-76 Rutgers mens basketball team eventually advanced to the Final Four against Michigan, Indiana and UCLA. Those four teams now play in the B1G - a first for any Final Four basketball tournament members.

 

[WasatRutgers]

156th? Or did we not play one?

 

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156th? Or did we not play one?

Rutgers declined a Princeton challenge and no intercollegiate football games were played in 1871.

 

[WasatRutgers]

Rutgers declined a Princeton challenge and no intercollegiate football games were played in 1871.

Cool. Thanks.

 

[angmo]

Rutgers declined a Princeton challenge and no intercollegiate football games were played in 1871.

Pussies.

 

[WasatRutgers]

Rutgers declined a Princeton challenge and no intercollegiate football games were played in 1871.

Did we at least steal the cannon?

 

[Source]

Did we at least steal the cannon?

Almost. Got it out of the Princeton ground, dragged it a couple hundred feet before they got spooked and left it there.

 

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Finally, the last time Rutgers played on a Thursday was December 28, 2023 when the Scarlet Knights defeated the Miami Hurricanes 31-24 in the Pinstripe Bowl. It's the first time Rutgers has played "back-to-back" Thursday games in its history.

 

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Update to this post:

Rutgers all time record on opening day from 1869-2024: 84-61-10.
Rutgers all time record for their first home game: 110-35-10.

 

[beaced]

Rutgers all time record on opening day from 1869-2023: 83-61-10.
Rutgers all time record for their first home game: 109-35-10.

This opener is tied for second as the earliest start to a Rutgers football season:
8-28-2014 Rutgers 41 Washington State 38 Seattle, WA CenturyLink Field
8-29-2013 Fresno State 52 Rutgers 51 Fresno, CA Bulldog Stadium
8-29-2024 Rutgers vs. Howard Piscataway, NJ SHI Stadium

Rutgers plays at USC on October 25, 2024 at 11:00 pm eastern time. The only other games to start that late are:
11-30-1974 Hawaii 28 Rutgers 16 Honolulu, HI Honolulu Stadium - it was 12:15 am in New Brunswick when the kick-off occurred at 7:15 pm in Hawaii
11-30-1899 Knickerbocker Athletic Club 11 Rutgers 0 New York, NY Madison Square Garden ( II ) Kick-off was 11:00 pm on Thanksgiving night.

UCLA and USC will become the 175th and 176th different opponent Rutgers has played since the first (Princeton) in 1869.
Through 2023, Rutgers lifetime record against new opponents is 106-61-7.

The oldest played Rutgers opponents on the 2024 schedule coached by Greg Schiano are Virginia Tech, Nebraska and Maryland - they were all on the Rutgers football schedule of 1920 coached by Foster Sanford.

The undefeated (26-0) 1975-76 Rutgers mens basketball team eventually advanced to the Final Four against Michigan, Indiana and UCLA. Those four teams now play in the B1G - a first for any Final Four basketball tournament members.

No. Beaced was Not at the opener

 

[ashokan]

1869 is a long time ago.
Lincoln's grave wasn't even ready until 1874

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

I do not know how I missed this post until now.. but this is 24K gold...

"The undefeated (26-0) 1975-76 Rutgers mens basketball team eventually advanced to the Final Four against Michigan, Indiana and UCLA. Those four teams now play in the B1G - a first for any Final Four basketball tournament members."

 

[beaced]

I do not know how I missed this post until now.. but this is 24K gold...

"The undefeated (26-0) 1975-76 Rutgers mens basketball team eventually advanced to the Final Four against Michigan, Indiana and UCLA. Those four teams now play in the B1G - a first for any Final Four basketball tournament members."

Shyest.I recall that first game very well.I figured I would beat someone to it.

 

[beaced]

Rutgers all time record on opening day from 1869-2023: 83-61-10.
Rutgers all time record for their first home game: 109-35-10.

This opener is tied for second as the earliest start to a Rutgers football season:
8-28-2014 Rutgers 41 Washington State 38 Seattle, WA CenturyLink Field
8-29-2013 Fresno State 52 Rutgers 51 Fresno, CA Bulldog Stadium
8-29-2024 Rutgers vs. Howard Piscataway, NJ SHI Stadium

Rutgers plays at USC on October 25, 2024 at 11:00 pm eastern time. The only other games to start that late are:
11-30-1974 Hawaii 28 Rutgers 16 Honolulu, HI Honolulu Stadium - it was 12:15 am in New Brunswick when the kick-off occurred at 7:15 pm in Hawaii
11-30-1899 Knickerbocker Athletic Club 11 Rutgers 0 New York, NY Madison Square Garden ( II ) Kick-off was 11:00 pm on Thanksgiving night.

UCLA and USC will become the 175th and 176th different opponent Rutgers has played since the first (Princeton) in 1869.
Through 2023, Rutgers lifetime record against new opponents is 106-61-7.

The oldest played Rutgers opponents on the 2024 schedule coached by Greg Schiano are Virginia Tech, Nebraska and Maryland - they were all on the Rutgers football schedule of 1920 coached by Foster Sanford.

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any Final Four basketball tournament members.

Nice history for RrU. f. B. It