The Scarlet Knights are the athletic teams for Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University). In sports, Rutgers is chiefly known for being the "Birthplace of College Football," hosting the first ever intercollegiate football game on 6 November 1869 in which Rutgers defeated a team from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) with a score of 6 runs to 4.^[1][2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “Rutgers” redirects here. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ... Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Robert E. Mulcahy III is the director of athletics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. ... Nickname: Location of New Brunswick in Middlesex County Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Established December 30, 1730 Incorporated September 1, 1784 Government  - Type Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)  - Mayor James Cahill Area  - City  5. ... Piscataway Township is a township located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. ... “NJ” redirects here. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Rutgers Stadium is the venue for the football program at Rutgers University. ... The Louis Brown Athletic Center, also known as the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC), is a 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Piscataway, New Jersey on the Universitys Livingston Campus. ... Scarlet or Scarlett (often used interchangeably) may refer to a number of things or people: Things Scarlet (color), a bright shade of beauty boldness individuality or red Scarlet (cloth), a type of woollen cloth common in mediaeval England Scarlet (magazine), a womens magazine in the UK. Scarlett (novel), a... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ...

Among the first American schools to participate in intercollegiate athletics, Rutgers' main campus in New Brunswick-Piscataway currently fields 27 teams in the Big East Conference which participates in Division I-A competition as sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the following sports: baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, swimming and diving, wrestling, and volleyball.^[3] The athletic programs compete under the name Scarlet Knights, after the Rutgers University mascot which was chosen in 1955 by the student body.^[2] Rutgers campuses in Newark and Camden field fewer teams and participate in intercollegiate competition sanctioned by the NCAA's Division III under the name Scarlet Raiders and Scarlet Raptors, respectively.^[4][5] Nickname: Location of New Brunswick in Middlesex County Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Established December 30, 1730 Incorporated September 1, 1784 Government  - Type Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)  - Mayor James Cahill Area  - City  5. ... Piscataway Township is a township located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ... Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the sport. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... The Minnesota State Highschool Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ... Fencing advertisement for the 1900 Summer Olympic Games This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... This article is about the sport. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance, endurance, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, split leaps, aerials and cartwheels. ... The Dive Shot. Lacrosse is a team sport that is played with ten players (mens field), six players (mens box), or twelve players (womens field), each of whom uses a netted stick (the crosse) in order to pass and catch a hard rubber ball with the aim... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Soft ball is also a sugar stage Softball is a team sport, in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... For other uses, see Dive. ... Ancient Greek wrestlers (Pankratiasts) Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two unarmed persons, in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over or control of their opponent. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... Nickname: Map of Newark in Essex County County Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 Government  - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006–2010 Area [1]  - City 67. ... The City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. ...

Athletic heritage

Main article: History of Rutgers University

Rutgers was among the first American institutions to engage in intercollegiate athletics, and participated in a small circle of schools that included Yale University, Columbia University and long-time rival, Princeton University (then called The College of New Jersey). The four schools met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in Manhattan on 19 October 1873 to establish a set of rules governing their intercollegiate competition, and particularly to codify the new game of football. Though invited, Harvard chose not to attend.^[6] In the early years of intercollegiate athletics, the circle of schools that participated in these athletic events were located solely in the American Northeast. However, by the turn of the century, colleges and universities across the United States began to participate. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is an institution of higher learning with campuses across the State of New Jersey its main flagship campus in New Brunswick and Piscataway, and two other campuses in the cities of Newark and Camden, New Jersey. ... “Yale” redirects here. ... Alma Mater Columbia University in the City of New York is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ...

The first intercollegiate athletic event at Rutgers was a baseball game on 2 May 1866 against Princeton in which they suffered a 40-2 loss.^[1] Rutgers University is often referred to as The Birthplace of College Football as the first intercollegiate football game was held on College Field between Rutgers and Princeton on 6 November 1869 in New Brunswick, New Jersey on a plot of ground where the present-day College Avenue Gymnasium now stands (although the game was based more on soccer than on rugby, unlike the current version of American football, which takes its rules from a rugby-based framework. [4]). Rutgers won the game, with a score of 6 runs to Princeton's 4.^[1][7][2] According to Parke Davis, the 1869 Rutgers football team shared the national title with Princeton.^[8] May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Nickname: Location of New Brunswick in Middlesex County Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Established December 30, 1730 Incorporated September 1, 1784 Government  - Type Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)  - Mayor James Cahill Area  - City  5. ... The College Avenue Gymnasium is an athletic facility on the campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ...

Since 1866, Rutgers remained unaffiliated with any formal athletic conference and was classified as "independent". From 1946 to 1951, the university was a member of the Middle Three Conference, and from 1958 to 1961, was a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference.^[9] Because of its age, being one of the nine colonial colleges, Rutgers was invited to join the Ivy League at the formation of that conference in 1954. However, the university declined.^[10] For a time Rutgers was a member of the Atlantic 10 conference for most sports while being an Eastern Independent in football. Rutgers remained independent until 1991 when it joined the Big East Conference for football. All sports programs at Rutgers subsequently became affiliated with the Big East in 1995.^[11] ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 752 KB) Summary Rutgers football game, September 11, 2004, as photographed by User:Rickyrab. ... The Middle Atlantic Corporation (formerly the Middle Atlantic Conference) is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAAs Division III. Member teams are located in the Eastern United States. ... The colonial colleges are nine institutions of higher education chartered in the American Colonies before the American Revolution (1775–1783). ... For other uses, see Ivy League (disambiguation). ... The Atlantic 10 Conference (A10) is a college athletic conference which operates mostly in the eastern United States; it also has two member schools in Ohio. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ...

Since joining the Big East, the Scarlet Knights have won four conference tournament titles: men's soccer (1997), baseball (2000, 2007), and women's basketball (2007). Several other teams have won regular season titles but failed to win the conference's championship tournament.^[12] Recently, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights' football team has achieved success on the gridiron after several years of losing seasons. They were invited to the Insight Bowl on 27 December 2005 but lost 45 to 40 against Arizona State University's Sun Devils.^[13] This was Rutgers' first bowl appearance since the 16 December 1978 loss against Arizona State, 34 to 18, at the Garden State Bowl, which was the first bowl game in which Rutgers was a participant. In 2006, the Scarlet Knights were invited to the inaugural Texas Bowl, in Houston, Texas in which they defeated the Kansas State Wildcats 37 to 10. Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Insight Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season American college football bowl game played in Arizona since 1989. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arizona State University (ASU) is a public research institution of higher education and research with campuses located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... The Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, from 1978-1981. ... The Texas Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been held for the first time in 2006 in Houston, Texas. ... “Houston” redirects here. ... Kansas State University, officially called Kansas State University of Fashion and Design [2] but commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States. ... Kansas State Universitys athletic teams are called the Wildcats, and their official color is royal purple; white and silver are generally used as complementary colors. ...

The first intercollegiate competition in Ultimate Frisbee (now called simply "Ultimate") was held between students from Rutgers and Princeton on November 6, 1972 to mark the one hundred third anniversary of the first intercollegiate football game. Rutgers won 29-27.^[14] Ultimate (commonly called Ultimate Frisbee) is a non-contact competitive team sport played with a 175 gram flying disc. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

School spirit

Rutgers Scarlet Knights fullback No. 23 Brian Leonard (class of 2007), pumping the crowd at Senior Day events during the Rutgers vs. Syracuse football game, 25 November 2006.

Main article: Traditions at Rutgers University

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Colors and mascots

Rutgers University's school color is scarlet. Initially, students sought to make orange the school color, citing Rutgers' Dutch heritage and in reference to the Prince of Orange. The Daily Targum first proposed that scarlet be adopted in May 1869, claiming that it was a striking color and because scarlet ribbon was easily obtained. During the first intercollegiate football game with Princeton on 6 November 1869, the players from Rutgers wore scarlet-colored turbans and handkerchiefs to distinguish them as a team from the Princeton players.^[2] The Board of Trustees officially made scarlet the school color in 1900.^[2] Scarlet or Scarlett (often used interchangeably) may refer to a number of things or people: Things Scarlet (color), a bright shade of beauty boldness individuality or red Scarlet (cloth), a type of woollen cloth common in mediaeval England Scarlet (magazine), a womens magazine in the UK. Scarlett (novel), a... The orange, a fruit from which the modern name of the orange colour comes. ... Prince of Orange is a title of nobility, originally associated with the principality of Orange in southern France. ... Scarlet or Scarlett (often used interchangeably) may refer to a number of things or people: Things Scarlet (color), a bright shade of beauty boldness individuality or red Scarlet (cloth), a type of woollen cloth common in mediaeval England Scarlet (magazine), a womens magazine in the UK. Scarlett (novel), a... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... A Sikh man wearing a turban The turban (from the Persian , dulband via the Turkish ) is a headdress consisting of a long scarf-like single piece of cloth wound round the head or an inner hat. ... Linen handkerchief A handkerchief or hanky is a square of fabric, usually carried in the pocket, for personal hygiene purposes such as wiping ones hands or blowing ones nose, but also used as a decorative accessory in a suit pocket. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ...

In its early days, Rutgers athletes were known informally as "The Scarlet" in reference to the school color, or as "Queensmen" in reference to the institution's first name, Queen's College.^[2] In 1925, the mascot was changed to Chanticleer, a fighting rooster from the medieval fable Reynard the Fox (Le Roman de Renart) which was used by Geoffrey Chaucer's in the Canterbury Tales.^[2] At the time, the student humour magazine at Rutgers was called Chanticleer, and one of its early arts editors, Ozzie Nelson (later of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet fame) was quarterback of the Rutgers team from 1924 to 1926.^[15] The Chanticleer mascot was unveiled at a football game against Lafayette College, in which Lafayette was also introducing a new mascot, a leopard.^[16] However, the choice of Chanticleer as a mascot was often the subject of ridicule because of its association with "being chicken."^[17] In 1955, the mascot was changed to the Scarlet Knight after a campus-wide election, beating out other contenders such as "Queensmen", the "Scarlet", the "Red Lions", the "Redmen" and the "Flying Dutchmen."^[2][18] Earlier proposed nicknames included "Pioneers" and "Cannoneers". When Harvey Harman, then coach of the football team, was asked why he supported changing the Rutgers mascot, he was quoted as saying, "You can call it the Chanticleer, you can call it a fighting cock, you can call it any damn thing you want, but everybody knows it's a chicken."^[19] Harman later is said to have bought the first "Scarlet Knight" mascot costume for the 1955 season, which was to be his final season as football coach at Rutgers.^[20] Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Chanticleer can refer to: Chanticleer, a rooster appearing in fables surrounding the fables of Reynard the Fox. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... For a comparison of fable with other kinds of stories, see Myth, legend, fairy tale, and fable. ... Reynard the Fox, also known as Renard, Renart, Reinard, Reinecke, Reinhardus, and by many other spelling variations, is a trickster figure whose tale is told in a number of anthropomorphic fables from medieval Europe. ... Geoffrey Chaucer (c. ... Canterbury Tales Woodcut 1484 The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). ... The Nelson family The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, an American radio and television series, was once the longest-running, live-action situation comedy on American television, having aired on ABC from 1952 to 1966 after a ten-year run on radio. ... Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832. ... For other uses, see Leopard (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Harvey J. Harman (November 5, 1900 to December 17, 1969) was a college football coach at Penn, and Rutgers. ...

School songs and chants

Several school songs are connected with the school's athletic heritage. The alma mater of Rutgers University is On the Banks of the Old Raritan with words written by Howard Fullerton (Rutgers Class of 1874) and adapted to an old Scottish melody On the Banks of the Old Dundee.^[21][22] It is typically performed at the close of athletic events by the university's marching band, the Marching Scarlet Knights (also called "The Pride of New Jersey"), at Rutgers University Glee Club concerts, commencement and other important school events. The university's fight song, The Bells Must Ring, is performed often during athletic events especially in recognition of notable scores. Written in 1931 for entry in a student song contest, pianist Richard M. Hadden (Rutgers Class of 1932) composed the song with W. E. Sanford (Rutgers Class of 1930). Between the verses of the fight song, the spirit chant is rhythmically shouted.^[23] Alma mater is Latin for nourishing mother. It was used in ancient Rome as a title for the mother goddess, and in Medieval Christianity for the Virgin Mary. ... On the Banks of the Old Raritan is the alma mater of Rutgers University. ... Founded in 1872, the Rutgers University Glee Club (RUGC) is the eighth oldest Glee Club in United States of America, as well as a world-renowned mens chorus based at Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. ... A fight song is primarily a sports term, referring to a song associated with a team. ... The Bells Must Ring is the fight song (or spirit song) of the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights. ...

R-U Rah Rah!

R-U Rah Rah!

Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah!

Rutgers Rah!

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Rah! Rah! Rutgers Rah!^[24][23]

This chant is one of many recited during Rutgers athletic events. Another popular chant, where one side of the crowd yells out "R" and the other "U" antiphonally, is often performed. The original spirit chant used at Rutgers was "Rah! Rah! Rah! Bow-wow-wow! Rutgers!" however, it has not been performed in the modern era. ^[25][1] This article is about the musical term. ...

Other notable songs include Nobody ever died for Dear Old Rutgers composed by Jule Styne to lyrics by Sammy Cahn from the 1947 musical High Button Shoes parodies an 1892 game in which Frank "Pop" Grant, a Rutgers football player, was being taken from the field because of injuries and stated that he would "die for dear old Rutgers." Other's sources state that the player stated "I will die if somebody does not give me a cigarette."^[26] The song Loyal Sons which exhorts Rutgers athletes (particularly football players) to "hit the line and run the ends boys...Score once more. Oh score once more." Jule Styne (December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was a British-born American songwriter, especially famous for a series of Broadway Musicals, which included several very well known and frequently revived shows. ... Sammy Cahn (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993) was an award-winning American lyricist, songwriter and musician, best known for his romantic lyrics to tin pan alley and Broadway songs, as recorded by Frank Sinatra, Doris Day and many others. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... High Button Shoes is a musical theater production, first staged at the New Century Theatre on Broadway on October 9, 1947. ...

Athletic rivalry

Rutgers maintains athletic rivalries with other collegiate institutions. The university has a historic rivalry with Princeton University and Columbia University (formerly King's College) originating from the early days of college football. While they maintain this rivalry in other sports, neither of them have met in football since 1980. Rutgers has a Baskeball rivalry with Seton Hall University,^[27] and has developed a growing rivalry with the University of Connecticut and Syracuse University. Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... Alma Mater Columbia University in the City of New York is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ... “Seton Hall” redirects here. ... The University of Connecticut is the State of Connecticuts land-grant university. ... Syracuse University (SU) is a private nonsectarian research university located in Syracuse, New York. ...

Football

Rutgers' Scarlet Knights' tight end Clark Harris catches a pass from Quarterback Ryan Hart in a game against the Navy Midshipmen (United States Naval Academy), on November 20, 2004.

Despite being the "Birthplace of College Football" and sharing the 1869 national championship with Princeton University in the first year of intercollegiate play, Rutgers has not had an overly successful heritage in the sport through the years.^[28] Especially in the last three decades, Rutgers was regarded as one of the worst teams in Division I-A, posting several losing seasons in a row and raising discussion of possibly reducing the team to Division I-AA competition.^[29][30] For most of its existence, the football team was not associated with any formal football conference and remained independent even when the first football leagues were forming.^[28][9] At present, Rutgers participates in Division I-A and is a member of the Big East Conference (since 1991).^[9] The current coach of the football team is Greg Schiano. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 489 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1712 × 2100 pixel, file size: 967 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Clark Harris Rutgers... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 489 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1712 × 2100 pixel, file size: 967 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Clark Harris Rutgers... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ... Gregory Edward Schiano (b. ...

2006: Rutgers' "Cinderella Season"

In 2006, Rutgers boasted its best season in three decades, beginning its first nine games undefeated. Sports commentators and writers began referring to the 2006 season as Rutgers' "Cinderella season" as each week passed in victory, and Rutgers gained nationwide attention and raised discussion of a possible national championship appearance.^[31][32] Rutgers ascended the major college football polls from starting the season unranked to achieving its highest ranking ever after the Scarlet Knights' 9 November 2006 victory over the third-ranked, undefeated Louisville Cardinals. The 28-25 contest was won by kicker Jeremy Ito, who hit the game-winning field goal at the end of the game. After this game, Rutgers jumped to seventh in the AP Poll, eighth in the USA Today/Coaches poll, seventh in the Harris Interactive Poll, and sixth in the Bowl Championship Series rankings.^[33][34] Finishing the regular season with a record of 10-2, with losses against only University of Cincinnati's Bearcats and West Virginia University's Mountaineers. With a 37–10 victory over the Kansas State Wildcats in the inaugural Texas Bowl, Rutgers finished the 2006 season with a record of 11–2 and were ranked twelfth in the nation in final season polls.^[35] This was Rutgers' highest rankings in the football polls since they were ranked fifteenth in 1961.^[36][37] is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public, state-supported university located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... The Associated Press (AP) Poll, along with the USA Today Coaches Poll, ranks the top 25 NCAA Division I college football and basketball teams, weekly. ... The USA Today Coaches Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A college football and Division I college basketball teams. ... The Harris Interactive College Football Poll is a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A college football teams. ... BCS Logo 2006-Present with logo of Television Rightsholder Fox Broadcasting Company The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is designed to pair the top two teams in college football against each other in the BCS National Championship Game, with the winner being the BCS national champion. ... The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... The Cincinnati Bearcats are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Cincinnati. ... West Virginia University is an institution of higher learning based in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser; and a clinical campus for the Universitys... The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams of West Virginia University. ... Kansas State University, officially called Kansas State University of Fashion and Design [2] but commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States. ... Kansas State Universitys athletic teams are called the Wildcats, and their official color is royal purple; white and silver are generally used as complementary colors. ... The Texas Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been held for the first time in 2006 in Houston, Texas. ...

The 2006 team featured players such as Maxwell Award finalist, All-American halfback Ray Rice, quarterback Mike Teel, fullback Brian Leonard, tight end Clark Harris, wide receiver Tiquan Underwood, All-American defensive tackle Eric Foster, safety Courtney Greene, kicker Jeremy Ito, and punter Joe Radigan, who holds the longest-punt record (78 yards) in Rutgers history. Rice, who during the season broke several Rutgers football records, and with 1,794 rushing yards set the Big East's single-season record, came in seventh in elections for the 2006 Heisman Trophy.^[36] Head Coach Greg Schiano was awarded the 2006 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award, the Home Depot Coach of the Year Award and the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award from the Football Writers Association of America.^[36] Results for the 2006 season are, as follows:^[38] The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. ... Raymell Ray Rice (born January 22, 1987) from New Rochelle, New York is an American college football junior running back who plays for Rutgers University. ... Brian Leonard (born February 3, 1984 from Gouverneur, New York) is an American football player for the St. ... Clark Harris catches a touchdown on November 20, 2004 in a game against Navy. ... “Heisman” redirects here. ... Gregory Edward Schiano (b. ... The Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award is given annually to college footballs top head coach. ... The Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award is given annually to a college football coach by the Football Writers Association of America. ... Football Writers Association logo The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA. The organization also selects the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner, the Outland Trophy winner, the Grantland Rice...

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Championships and bowl games

The Rutgers College football team in 1882.

In 1869, when Rutgers and Princeton met for the inaugural intercollegiate football game, they were the only two teams playing. Rutgers won the first game with a score of six runs to Princeton's four, on 6 November 1869.^[28] However, Princeton was victorious in the next game, played the following week, with a score of eight to zero.^[28] A planned third game, scheduled 29 November 1869, did not occur as the faculties of both schools presumably thought that the game would interfere with the studies of the respective school's student bodies.^[39] Other sources claim that it may have been cancelled due to disagreement over what set of rules to play under.^[40] While some might consider the awarding of a championship in the 1869 "season" to be disingenuous—as there were only two teams playing "football" at the time, both showing 1-1 records—Princeton and Rutgers have been regarded as having shared the 1869 national championship.^[2][41] picture of 1882 Rutgers College Football team File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... picture of 1882 Rutgers College Football team File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

From 1946 to 1951, Rutgers was a member of the Middle Three Conference, winning that conference's championship in the first four years as a member, in 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1949. Rutgers became an independent team again in 1952.^[9] Rutgers was a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference from 1958 to 1961. The college won the conference championship in three of those four years (1958, 1960, and 1961). The 1961 season was particularly remarkable as it was the Scarlet Knights' first undefeated season (9-0)—with Alabama, one of only two undefeated teams in the nation—and the team was captained by future college football hall-of-famer Alex Kroll.^[42] In 1961, Rutgers was considered a contender for the Rose Bowl, but was not selected because university president Mason Welch Gross did not express interest with the Rose Bowl's organizers.^[43][44] The following year, Rutgers once again went independent, and remained so until it joined the Big East Conference in 1991^[9] In 1976, Rutgers declined an invitation to play an unranked McNeese State University at the Independence Bowl, feeling snubbed by more prestigious bowls despite its undefeated 11–0 season.^[45] Rutgers has gone to three bowl games in its 137-year history in college football of which it has won one. The results are, as follows:^[28] The Middle Atlantic Corporation (formerly the Middle Atlantic Conference) is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAAs Division III. Member teams are located in the Eastern United States. ... Alex Kroll (born November 23, 1937 in Leechburg, Pennsylvania) was an American football player and a now-retired major advertising agency executive. ... The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 (New Years Day) at the stadium of the same name in Pasadena, California. ... Mason Welch Gross (1911-1977) Mason Welch Gross (11 June 1911 – 11 October 1977) was an American television quiz show personality and academic who served as the sixteenth President of Rutgers University, serving from 1959 to 1971. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ... McNeese State University, founded in 1939, is a university located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. ... The PetroSun Independence Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that is played annually at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, so named because it was inaugurated in the United States bicentennial year, 1976. ...

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Head Coaches

Twenty-five men have served as head coach of the Rutgers football team since 1891, when the first coach was hired. From 1869 to 1890, and 1892 to 1894, there was no coach.^[9]

George Sanford was a college football coach at Columbia, Virginia, and Rutgers. ... Wilder Tasker was a college football coach at Connecticut, William & Mary, and Rutgers. ... Harvey J. Harman (November 5, 1900 to December 17, 1969) was a college football coach at Penn, and Rutgers. ... Terry Shea is the quarterbacks coach for the Kansas City Chiefs. ... Gregory Edward Schiano (b. ...

Men's basketball

Interior of the Louis Brown Athletic Center, known also as the "RAC", during a game between Rutgers and Villanova, 11 January 2006

The Rutgers Men's Basketball Team was among the "Final Four" in the Division I NCAA Tournament and ended the 1976 season ranked fourth in the United States, after an 86-70 loss against the University of Michigan in the semifinal round, and a 106-92 loss against UCLA in the tournament's third-place consolation game.^[46] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 671 KB) Description Villanova @ Rutgers (1/11/06) Source Image by sheilnaik of flikr [1] Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 671 KB) Description Villanova @ Rutgers (1/11/06) Source Image by sheilnaik of flikr [1] Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The 1976 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, UM or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan, and one of the foremost universities in the United States. ... Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the...

Also, this was the last men's Division I tournament to date to feature two unbeaten teams, as both Indiana and Rutgers entered the tournament unbeaten. Both advanced to the Final Four, with Indiana winning the title and Rutgers losing to Michigan in the semifinals and UCLA in the third-place game. Rutgers went 31-0 before losing in both the semifinals (to Michigan) and the third-place game (to UCLA).

Women's basketball

The Scarlet Knights Women's Basketball of late has been one of the more successful programs in the school. A notable season would be the 2005-2006 season, when Rutgers at one point was ranked 4th in the nation and reached the Elite Eight behind the shooting of Cappie Pondexter. In the 2006-07 season, Rutgers finished 2nd in the regular season behind UConn, but went on to defeat the Huskies in the Big East Championship game. The playoff term Elite Eight has been popularized to refer to the final eight teams in the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, who play in the final game of each of the tournaments four regional brackets. ... Cappie Pondexter (born January 7, 1983) is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Phoenix Mercury. ... The University of Connecticut is the State of Connecticuts land-grant university. ...

Rutgers beat 1st seeded Duke 53-52 in the 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, and advanced to the 2007 Women's Final Four. In the National Semifinals, they would defeat LSU, 59-35 and advance to their first ever National Championship game. In that game, however, they lost to the Lady Vols of Tennessee by the score of 59-46. The 2007 NCAA Womens Division I Basketball Championships will commence March 17, 2007 and conclude April 3 of that same year. ...

In June 2007, the Rutgers women's basketball team earned the Irv Grossman Award of Merit as providing service and unique achievement to increase appreciation for and elevate the status of women’s collegiate sports on a national level. The award is named after Irv Grossman, the founder of the Honda Awards Program.

Other sports

Championships

• Women's Basketball, AIAW National Champions (1982)
• Men's Basketball, Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Champions (1989)
• Cheerleading, Dance Team, UCA National Champions (1996)
• Soccer, Big East Conference Champions (1997)
• Baseball, Big East Conference Champions (2000)
• Women's Basketball, Big East Tournament Champions (2007)
• Baseball, Big East Tournament Champions (2007)

Controversy and debate

Regarding "bigger time" athletics

Rutgers University's seventeenth president, Edward J. Bloustein (1925–1989) envisioned a drive for success at Rutgers that involved participation in "bigger-time" athletics. Several of the nation's colleges became associated with Division I-AA when that designation was established in the late 1970s, including many of Rutgers' historic rivals like Princeton, Columbia, Lehigh and Lafayette College. Bloustein decided that Rutgers ought to pursue developments that woud place the university on par with comparable state universities both academically and athletically. This led to Rutgers opting for inclusion among Division I, and later, under president Francis L. Lawrence, to join the Big East Conference in 1991. Edward J. Bloustein (1925-1989) Edward J. Bloustein (born 1925, in New York City New York—9 December 1989 in the Bahamas) was the seventeenth President of Rutgers University) serving from 1971 to 1989. ... Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. ... Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832. ... A state university system in the United States is a group of universities supported by an individual state or a similar entity such as the District of Columbia. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Francis L. Lawrence (1937-present) Francis L. Lawrence (born 1937, in Rhode Island) was the eighteenth President of Rutgers University) serving from 1990 to 2002. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ...

William C. Dowling, a University Professor in the Department of English, and a few other like-minded faculty, students and alumni organized a group known as "Rutgers 1000"^[47] in 1993, favoring downgrading the school's football team to Division I-AA. This group disbanded in 2003 after Professor Dowling expressed dismay at President Richard McCormick's decision to continue supporting the athletic program. Professor Dowling again came under fire from athletic director Bob Mulcahy in 2007 regarding remarks perceived insulting to some minority athletes.^[48] Most agree these remarks were taken out of context ^[49] and the race card was pulled without merit.^[50] William C. Dowling (born April 1944 in Warner, New Hampshire) is the University Distinguished Professor of English and American Literature at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, specialising in Eighteenth-century literature, colonial American literature and literature of the early American Republic, Semantic theory, philosophy of language, and Critical... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Levis McCormick (born 26 December 1947 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) is a historian, professor and university administrator currently serving as the nineteenth president of Rutgers University. ... blah blah Modern athletic directors are often in a coaching misconduct being proven, often the athletic director will be terminated along with the offending coach. ... Playing the race card is an idiomatic phrase, referring to an allegation often raised against a person who the accuser feels has unnecessarily brought the issue of race or racism into a debate so as to obfuscate a matter of debate. ...

Rutgers efforts to upgrade the quality of its football program have raised criticism of several alumni, faculty and students regarding the size of athletic department's budget, wishing to divert its funds elsewhere. The athletic department's budget is $35.5 million^[51] compared to a $1.6 billion budget for the entire university.^[52] A large portion of the athletics budget comes from mandatory student fees enacted in recent years. The rest comes from self-generating revenue (ticket sales, merchandise, broadcast rights) and from the general university budget. In addition, many argue that having a very visible football program increases the connection of alumni and members of the community at large, thus increasing donations to the athletic department and even the university as a whole. For this reason it is difficult to quantify the positive impact that a strong football program has on the university in a variety of areas.

Critics claim that the focus on Division I-A athletics lowers admissions and academic standards. However, at 980, Rutgers team had the third-highest Academic Performance Rate (APR) score of any Division I-A football team in 2005.^[53] Critics also claim that off-the-field criminal incidents will damage the university's reputation, believing that big-time athletics inevitably fosters corruption. These concerns have not been empirically tested, and incidents have been less frequent at Rutgers than at other major state universities. A final complaint was that the upgraded football schedule would prevent competing against long standing rivals Princeton, Columbia, Lehigh, and Lafayette. However, supporters of the move claim it would make Rutgers more comparable to large, prestigious state universities such as the University of Michigan and University of California and private institutions such as Stanford University which have been touted for balancing their academic reputation with athletic success. Pairs of schools, colleges and universities, especially when they are close to each other either geographically or in their areas of specialization, often establish a college rivalry with each other over the years. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. ... Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, UM or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan, and one of the foremost universities in the United States. ... Berkeley Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced San Diego Santa Barbara Santa Cruz UC Office of the President in Oakland The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the state of California. ... “Stanford” redirects here. ...

Budget cuts and lean times

In the writing of New Jersey's 2006 state budget, the state legislature cut $66 million from the government's appropriations to Rutgers. The university responded by reducing several classes, laying off staff and junior faculty, and closing several programs. The athletic department announced that it would be ending six athletic programs beginning in the 2007-2008 academic year. These athletic programs affected are the lightweight and heavyweight Crew, the swimming and diving team, mens' tennis teams and the mens' and womens' fencing.

However, it has been revealed that the state's budget crisis was not the true reason for the cuts. This is evidenced by the exhorbitant increases in the football and basketball budgets, and the $500,000 bonus awarded to Rutgers President Richard McCormick for his tenure.

Venues

New Brunswick/Piscataway

Main articles: Rutgers Stadium, Louis Brown Athletic Center, and College Avenue Gymnasium

Rutgers University fields 27 sports teams from their New Brunswick-Piscataway Campus for NCAA Division I-A competition. Most of the university's 14 athletic venues and facilities are currently located in Piscataway on the Busch and Livingston campuses, with two facilities in New Brunswick (the College Avenue Gymnasium and the Class of 1914 Boathouse). Though the College Avenue Gymnasium has hosted a large variety of athletic events—including memorable games in the 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in which Rutgers advanced to the "Final Four", subsequently ending the season fourth in the nation—it was also the site of conventions to revise the New Jersey State Constitution in 1947 and 1966.^[54] Rutgers Stadium is the venue for the football program at Rutgers University. ... The Louis Brown Athletic Center, also known as the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC), is a 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Piscataway, New Jersey on the Universitys Livingston Campus. ... The College Avenue Gymnasium is an athletic facility on the campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. ... The 1976 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... A constitutional convention is a gathering of delegates for the purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution. ... The Constitution of the State of New Jersey is the basic governing document of the State of New Jersey. ...

One hundred and twenty-five years after Rutgers and Princeton first inaugurated the tradition of American football, Rutgers Stadium, a 42,000 seat facility, was opened during the 1994 football season. The field at Rutgers Stadium is large enough to host national and international soccer matches.^[55] The Louis Brown Athletic Center, commonly known as the RAC (for its original name of Rutgers Athletic Center), is home to the Rutgers men’s and women’s basketball programs and has a capacity of 8,000 seats. The RAC is often considered one of the toughest places to play by opponents because of the shape of the facility and the volume and intensity of the crowd.^[56] Rutgers Stadium is the venue for the football program at Rutgers University. ... The Louis Brown Athletic Center, also known as the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC), is a 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Piscataway, New Jersey on the Universitys Livingston Campus. ...

Soccer and Lacrosse are both played at Yurcak Field, which accommodates over 5,000 fans. Built in 1994, this site, recognized as one of the premiere collegiate venues for these two sports in the United States, was named in honor of Rutgers alumnus Ronald N. Yurcak, a 1965 All-American Lacrosse player.^[57] Rutgers also operates an 18-hole 6,000-yard, par 71 golf course, designed by Hal Purdy and awarded four stars in 2004 by Golf Magazine and ranked by Golf Digest as "Best Place to Play".^[58] All-American, a Broadway musical with book by Mel Brooks, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Lee Adams, opened in New York on March 19, 1962, and played 80 performances. ...

Newark

Rutgers-Newark fields teams for NCAA Division III competition in Men's and Women's Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Volleyball (women), Baseball (men) and Softball (women). The Men's Volleyball team is the only NCAA Division I sport on the campus. Their teams are known as the "Scarlet Raiders."^[59] Built in 1977, the Golden Dome Athletic Center is the hub of Rutgers-Newark athletics, seating 2,000. Soccer and softball games are held on Alumni Field, while the Rutgers-Newark baseball team plays at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium, a 6,200-seat ballpark that is home to the Newark Bears, a minor-league professional baseball franchise.^[60] Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... This article is about the sport. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... This article is about the sport. ... Soft ball is also a sugar stage Softball is a team sport, in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium is a 6,200-seat baseball-only stadium in Newark, New Jersey that opened in July 16, 1999, with a win against the Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds. ... League affiliations Atlantic League of Professional Baseball North Division  Name Newark Bears (1998-present) Team Colors red, black Ballpark Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium Championships League titles: (1) 2002 Division titles: (1) 2001  Owner(s)/Operated By: Marc Berson General Manager: John Brandt Manager: Wayne Krenchicki Media: The Star-Ledger Website...

Camden

Rutgers-Camden fields teams for NCAA Division III competition in Men's and Women's Crew, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Indoor Track, Baseball (men), Softball (women), and Track and Field. In 2006, Rutgers-Camden won the NCAA Division III Softball championship, defeating two-time defending champion St. Thomas, 3-2 to capture the school's first national title.^[61] Rutgers-Camden basketball also holds the unfortunate distinction of the longest losing streak in college basketball, set in 1997. The team was disbanded, but student outcry lead to a re-instatement. Then Athletic Director "Pony" Wilson coached the team to its first win in 117 games over Iona College. Though yet to post a winning season, the team has returned somewhat to respectability. A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... The Minnesota State Highschool Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ... This article is about the sport. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... This article is about the sport. ... Indoor Track is a sport very similar to track and field, except that it takes place indoors. ... This article is about the sport. ... Soft ball is also a sugar stage Softball is a team sport, in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Notable athletes from Rutgers University

Main article: List of Rutgers University people

Several alumni who participated in athletic programs during their undergraduate years at Rutgers University have continued their athletic careers professionally. A few became coaches, managers or owners of professional teams, including Alexi Lalas, Class of 1991, a former U.S. Soccer National Team member who is the current President & General Manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Eddie Jordan, Class of 1977, who was Head Coach of the Washington Wizards, Sonny Werblin, Class of 1932, who was founder of the New York Jets in the National Football League, and Jeff Torborg, Class of 1963, a Major League Baseball Catcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels who went on to manage several teams in Major League Baseball^[62] and coaches of college athletic teams, including Jim Valvano, Class of 1967, who while coach at North Carolina State University won 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Also notable, David Stern, a member of the Class of 1963, who is the current commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA)—a post he has occupied since 1984. This is an enumeration of notable people affiliated with Rutgers University, including graduates of the undergraduate and graduate and professional programs, former students who did not graduate or receive their degree, presidents of the university, current and former professors, as well as members of the board of trustees and board... An alumn (with a silent n), alum, alumnus, or alumna is a former student of a college, university, or school. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... “Rutgers” redirects here. ... Panayotis Alexander (Alexi) Lalas (b. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname The Galaxy, The Gs, Stadium Home Depot Center (HDC) Coach Frank Yallop Owner Philip Anschutz (AEG) First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Dallas Burn 1–8 Los Angeles Galaxy (Cotton Bowl; June... Eddie Jordan - NBA head basketball coach of the Washington Wizards - courtesy of Mitchell Layton/NBAE/Getty Images Edward Montgomery Eddie Jordan (born January 29, 1955 in Washington, D.C.) is the current head coach of the Washington Wizards of the NBA. // Collegiate and pro career Jordan attended Rutgers University in... The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... David A. Sonny Werblin (March 17, 1907 - November 21, 1991) was an owner of the New York Jets. ... City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Gang Green, the Green and White, Jersey Jets Team colors Hunter green and white Head Coach Eric Mangini Owner Woody Johnson General manager Mike Tannenbaum League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Eastern Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American... NFL redirects here. ... Jeffrey Allen Torborg (born November 26, 1941 in Plainfield, New Jersey) is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1913) Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899... Major league affiliations American League (1961–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 11, 26, 29, 30, 42, 50 Name Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005–present) Anaheim Angels (1997-2004) California Angels (1965-1996) Los Angeles Angels (1961-1965) Other nicknames The Halos, The Wings, The Seraphs... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ... James Thomas Anthony Valvano (March 10, 1946–April 28, 1993), nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball coach. ... North Carolina State University is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. ... The 1983 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... For other persons named David Stern, see David Stern (disambiguation). ... “NBA” redirects here. ...

John Conway, Class of 1999, is the current goalkeeper for Red Bull New York and Josh Gros, Class of 2003 is a midfielder for D.C. United in American Major League Soccer. Players that went on to the National Football League include: Deron Cherry, Class of 1980, (Kansas City Chiefs) member of the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, Quarterback Ray Lucas, class of 1996, (New York Jets, Miami Dolphins 1996-2002), Quarterback Mike McMahon, Class of 2001 (Minnesota Vikings),^[63] Center Shaun O'Hara, Class of 2000, (New York Giants),^[63] Tight End L.J. Smith, Class of 2003, (Philadelphia Eagles)^[63] and Tight End Marco Battaglia, Class of 1996, (Pittsburgh Steelers)^[63] Current Rutgers football players Brian Leonard (Class of 2007, drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 2nd of the 2007 NFL Draft), and Heisman Trophy candidate Ray Rice (Class of 2009) have been regarded by sportswriters as being potential in-demand by teams in the National Football League. David DeJesus is currently a center-fielder for Kansas City Royals.^[62] Rutgers' successeful Women's Basketball program have sent several women to the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), including Sue Wicks, Class of 1988, who played for the New York Liberty from 1997 to 2002, and was a member of the American team in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and most recently Cappie Pondexter, Class of 2006, of the Phoenix Mercury and Tammy Sutton-Brown, Class of 2001, with the Charlotte Sting. Among Rutgers Men's Basketball, Roy Hinson, class of 1982, has been a long-time player in the league, and recent student Quincy Douby is currently a Guard for the Sacramento Kings. John Horton Conway (born December 26, 1937, Liverpool, England) is a prolific mathematician active in the theory of finite groups, knot theory, number theory, combinatorial game theory and coding theory. ... Year founded 1995 (as NY/NJ MetroStars) League Major League Soccer Nickname Red Bulls, Metro, RBNY Stadium Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Coach Bruce Arena (2006—) Owner Red Bull First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 NY/NJ MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Red Bull New York... Joshua Gros (born June 25, 1982 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player, who currently plays midfielder for D.C. United of Major League Soccer. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname United, Black-and-Red, The Men in Black Stadium RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. Coach Tom Soehn, 2006— Owner D.C. United Holdings First Game San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win D.C... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... Deron Leigh Cherry (born September 12, 1959) is a former professional American football strong safety who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1981 to 1991. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... City Kansas City, Missouri Team colors Red, white and yellow Head Coach Herman Edwards Owner The Hunt Family (Clark Hunt, chairman)[1] General manager Carl Peterson Mascot K.C. Wolf (1989-present) Warpaint (1963-1988) League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960-1969) National Football League... // Offense Defense Special teams See also National Football League ... Ray Lucas(born August 6, 1972 in Harrison, New Jersey) is a former American Football quarterback who played for three teams, the New England Patriots, the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins in his seven year National Football League career from 1996 to 2002. ... City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Gang Green, the Green and White, Jersey Jets Team colors Hunter green and white Head Coach Eric Mangini Owner Woody Johnson General manager Mike Tannenbaum League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Eastern Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American... City Miami Gardens, Florida Other nicknames The Fins Team colors Aqua, Coral, White and Navy Head Coach Cam Cameron Owner H. Wayne Huizenga General manager Randy Mueller Mascot T.D. League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1966-1969) Eastern Division (1966-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference... Michael Edward McMahon (born February 8, 1979 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football quarterback for Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. He was drafted in 2001 by the Detroit Lions, and accounted for the most memorable moments of the year for the Lions, including a close loss to the Green... City Minneapolis, Minnesota Other nicknames The Vikes, The Purple People Eaters Team colors Purple, Gold, and White Head Coach Brad Childress Owner Zygi Wilf General manager Rob Brzezinski Fight song Skol, Vikings Mascot Ragnar League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1961–present) Western Conference (1961-1969) Central Division (1967-1969... Shaun OHara is a Center in the NFL who plays for the New York Giants. ... This article is about the current National Football League team. ... John Smith III (commonly known as L.J., which stands for Little John) is an American football tight end who currently plays for the Philadelphia Eagles. ... City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Team colors Midnight Green, Black, White, and Silver Head Coach Andy Reid Owner Jeffrey Lurie General manager Tom Heckert (official) Andy Reid (de facto) Fight song Fly, Eagles Fly Mascot Swoop League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1933–present) Eastern Division (1933-1949) American Conference (1950-1952... Marco Battaglia is a tight end in the NFL who plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers. ... “Steelers” redirects here. ... Brian Leonard (born February 3, 1984 from Gouverneur, New York) is an American football player for the St. ... Raymell Ray Rice (born January 22, 1987) from New Rochelle, New York is an American college football junior running back who plays for Rutgers University. ... David Christopher DeJesus (born December 20, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York) is a center fielder currently with the Kansas City Royals. ... Major league affiliations American League (1969–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 10, 20, 42 Name Kansas City Royals (1969–present) Other nicknames The Boys in Blue Ballpark Kauffman Stadium (1973–present) a. ... The Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. ... Sue Wicks (born Susan Joy Wicks on November 26, 1966 in Center Moriches, New York) is a former WNBA basketball player, who played with the New York Liberty from 1997 to 2002. ... The New York Liberty is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in New York City. ... Johnson winning the 100 m final The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ... This article is about the Korean peninsula and civilization. ... Cappie Pondexter (born January 7, 1983) is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Phoenix Mercury. ... The Phoenix Mercury is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Phoenix, Arizona and the current WNBA champions. ... Tammy Sutton-Brown (Born January 27, 1978) is a Basketball player in the WNBA She finished the 2004 season ranked second in the WNBA in blocks (2. ... Charlotte Sting logo 1997-2003 The Charlotte Sting was once a Womens National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the leagues eight original teams. ... Roy Hinson (born May 2, 1961 in Trenton, New Jersey), is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 1983 NBA Draft. ... Quincy Douby (born May 16, 1984 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American professional basketball player. ... The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. ...

See also

• Rutgers University
• Rutgers-Newark
• Rutgers-Camden
• College athletics
• Colonial colleges
• Public Ivy
• Big East Conference

“Rutgers” redirects here. ... The Newark campus of Rutgers University was formerly known as the University of Newark, which was merged with Rutgers in 1946 by an act of the New Jersey legislature. ... The Camden campus of Rutgers University is located in Camden, New Jersey, and was formerly known as the South Jersey Law School and the College of South Jersey (founded 1926 and 1927, respectively) which were merged with Rutgers in 1950 by an act of the New Jersey Legislature. ... Refers to a set of physical activities comprising sports and games. ... The colonial colleges are nine institutions of higher education chartered in the American Colonies before the American Revolution (1775–1783). ... Public Ivy is a term first used by American author Richard Moll to mean a public institution that provide[s] an Ivy League collegiate experience at a public school price. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ...

Notes and References

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Books and printed materials

• Demarest, William Henry Steele. History of Rutgers College: 1776-1924. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers College, 1924). (No ISBN)
• Leitch, A Princeton Companion (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1978).
• Lukac, George J. (ed.), Aloud to Alma Mater. (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1966), 70-73. (No ISBN)
• McCormick, Richard P. Rutgers: a Bicentennial History. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1966). ISBN 0-8135-0521-6
• Schmidt, George P. Princeton and Rutgers: The Two Colonial Colleges of New Jersey. (Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand, 1964). (No ISBN)

Online resources

• Division I-A Historical Scores Index by James Howell.

External links

• Rutgers University
• ScarletKnights.com: Official Site of Rutgers University athletics
• Rutgers Touchdown Club
• www.scarletnation.com