Rutgers record by year
Since 1869
524-603-25
Win %
.466
Bowl trips
12
Winning seasons
50
Best year
11-0 (1976)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 150 | 161 | In progress |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 344 | 382 | No bowl |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 376 | 330 | Lost Rate Bowl |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 302 | 276 | Won Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 209 | 351 | No bowl |
| 2021 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 256 | 333 | Lost TaxSlayer Gator Bowl |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 240 | 289 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 159 | 440 | No bowl |
| 2018 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 162 | 377 | No bowl |
| 2017 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 216 | 340 | No bowl |
| 2016 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 188 | 450 | No bowl |
| 2015 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 325 | 419 | No bowl |
| 2014 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 347 | 392 | Won QUICK LANE BOWL |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 345 | 387 | Lost NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL |
| 2012 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 279 | 184 | Lost RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL |
| 2011 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 343 | 238 | Won NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL |
| 2010 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 250 | 318 | No bowl |
| 2009 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 375 | 233 | Won Bowl game |
| 2008 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 377 | 245 | Won Bowl game |
| 2007 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 426 | 292 | Won Bowl game |
| 2006 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 387 | 186 | Won Bowl game |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 344 | 307 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2004 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 269 | 343 | No bowl |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 329 | 354 | No bowl |
| 2002 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 167 | 397 | No bowl |
| 2001 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 119 | 397 | No bowl |
| 2000 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 233 | 399 | No bowl |
| 1999 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 155 | 427 | No bowl |
| 1998 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 206 | 376 | No bowl |
| 1997 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 191 | 496 | No bowl |
| 1996 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 143 | 380 | No bowl |
| 1995 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 304 | 412 | No bowl |
| 1994 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 241 | 261 | No bowl |
| 1993 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 351 | 334 | No bowl |
| 1992 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 341 | 245 | No bowl |
| 1991 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 217 | 217 | No bowl |
| 1990 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 173 | 302 | No bowl |
| 1989 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .273 | 245 | 319 | No bowl |
| 1988 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 273 | 255 | No bowl |
| 1987 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 168 | 213 | No bowl |
| 1986 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 221 | 189 | No bowl |
| 1985 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 149 | 266 | No bowl |
| 1984 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 213 | 155 | No bowl |
| 1983 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 195 | 258 | No bowl |
| 1982 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 180 | 278 | No bowl |
| 1981 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 139 | 208 | No bowl |
| 1980 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 279 | 156 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 243 | 174 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 284 | 165 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1977 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 291 | 181 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 287 | 81 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 347 | 91 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 244 | 146 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 245 | 208 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 290 | 172 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 193 | 243 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 193 | 215 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 212 | 150 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 276 | 182 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 155 | 170 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 184 | 177 | No bowl |
| 1965 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 84 | 152 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 149 | 115 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 145 | 148 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 164 | 169 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 246 | 102 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 225 | 69 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 132 | 121 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 301 | 77 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 181 | 133 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 117 | 240 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 95 | 163 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 140 | 145 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 126 | 216 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 178 | 184 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 184 | 114 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 186 | 154 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 266 | 138 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 224 | 130 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 262 | 99 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 252 | 48 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 51 | 35 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 39 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 40 | 56 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 42 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 31 | 31 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 58 | 43 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 13 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 94 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 124 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 41 | 48 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | 47 | 88 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 7 | 27 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 27 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 60 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 20 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 48 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 116 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 19 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 64 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 260 | 36 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 134 | 117 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 99 | 168 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 32 | 132 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 115 | 79 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 192 | 78 | No bowl |
| 1917 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 295 | 28 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .571 | 106 | 52 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 208 | 73 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 43 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 60 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 55 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 21 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 30 | No bowl |
| 1907 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 45 | No bowl |
| 1906 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 17 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 39 | No bowl |
| 1902 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 77 | No bowl |
| 1901 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 27 | No bowl |
| 1900 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 55 | No bowl |
| 1899 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 93 | No bowl |
| 1898 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 71 | No bowl |
| 1897 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 53 | No bowl |
| 1896 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 128 | No bowl |
| 1895 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 99 | No bowl |
| 1894 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 12 | 82 | No bowl |
| 1892 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 108 | 160 | No bowl |
| 1891 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 265 | 138 | No bowl |
| 1890 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 222 | 147 | No bowl |
| 1889 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 22 | 92 | No bowl |
| 1888 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 36 | 327 | No bowl |
| 1887 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 47 | 187 | No bowl |
| 1886 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 70 | 119 | No bowl |
| 1885 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 10 | No bowl |
| 1884 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 137 | 170 | No bowl |
| 1883 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 54 | 255 | No bowl |
| 1882 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 21 | 22 | No bowl |
| 1881 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 12 | 7 | No bowl |
| 1880 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 6 | 12 | No bowl |
| 1879 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .417 | 5 | 11 | No bowl |
| 1878 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .375 | 1 | 6 | No bowl |
| 1877 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 6 | 5 | No bowl |
| 1876 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | No bowl |
| 1875 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8 | 5 | No bowl |
| 1874 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 7 | 17 | No bowl |
| 1873 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 9 | 11 | No bowl |
| 1872 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8 | 9 | No bowl |
| 1870 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 8 | 9 | No bowl |
| 1869 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 6 | 12 | National champions |
About this table
These are the Rutgers records for every season since 1869, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Rutgers team page and the History Vault.
Rutgers all-time record against every opponent
- Princeton17-53-1
- Lafayette35-16-1
- Lehigh24-27
- Columbia23-21-5
- Syracuse13-30-1
- Colgate27-15
- Army22-18
- Temple23-16
- West Virginia4-33-2
- Penn State2-33
- UConn20-11
- Pittsburgh8-22
- Boston College7-21-1
- New York University15-9-1
- Navy13-10-1
- Maryland9-12
- Stevens11-6-4
- Cincinnati9-9-1
- Delaware7-10
- Virginia Tech5-12
- Michigan State6-10
- Pennsylvania6-10
- Bucknell11-3
- Louisville7-6
- Villanova7-6
- Yale2-11
- Miami1-11
- Brown6-5
- Cornell6-5
- Holy Cross8-3
- Indiana5-6
- Ohio State0-11
- Boston University9-1
- Fordham7-3
- Illinois3-7
- Michigan1-9
- William & Mary6-4
- South Florida7-2
- Buffalo5-2
- Howard7-0
- Nebraska0-7
- Richmond6-0-1
- Tulane5-2
- Massachusetts3-3
- North Carolina3-3
- Northwestern4-2
- Wisconsin0-6
- Harvard3-2
- Iowa0-5
- Kentucky2-2-1
- Minnesota1-4
- Norfolk State5-0
- Notre Dame0-5
- Ursinus4-1
- Wesleyan (CT)0-5
- City College of New York4-0
- Duke2-2
- Morgan State4-0
- Tennessee1-3
- Virginia2-2
- Washington1-3
- Kent State2-1
- Manhattan A.C.3-0
- Muhlenberg2-0-1
- New York A.C.2-1
- Ohio3-0
- Orange A.C.1-2
- Purdue3-0
- Vanderbilt1-2
- Wake Forest0-3
- Washington & Jefferson0-3
- Air Force1-1
- Akron2-0
- Alabama0-2
- Arizona State0-2
- Arkansas2-0
- Ball State1-0-1
- California0-2
- Columbia A.C.1-0-1
- Eastern Michigan1-1
- Florida0-1-1
- Florida International2-0
- Fresno State0-2
- Hawai'i1-1
- Kansas1-1
- Kansas State1-1
- Pennsylvania Military2-0
- Ridgefield A.C.2-0
- Texas0-2
- UCF1-1
- USC0-2
- Wagner2-0
- Washington and Lee1-0-1
- Washington State1-1
- Williams0-2
- Auburn0-1
- Bethany (WV)0-1
- Camp Wadsworth1-0
- Crescent A.C.1-0
- Dartmouth0-1
- Detroit Mercy0-1
- Dickinson1-0
- George Washington1-0
- Georgia Tech0-1
- Great Lakes Navy0-1
- Hampden Sydney1-0
- Hoboken Navy1-0
- Houston0-1
- Iowa State1-0
- Johns Hopkins1-0
- League Island Navy1-0
- Liberty1-0
- LSU1-0
- Maine1-0
- Merchant Marine1-0
- Miami (OH)1-0
- NC State1-0
- New Hampshire0-1
- New Mexico1-0
- New York Law1-0
- New York State1-0
- Newport Navy1-0
- North Carolina Central1-0
- Ohio Wesleyan1-0
- Oregon0-1
- Pelham Bay Navy1-0
- Quantico Marines0-1
- Rensselaer1-0
- Schuylkill Navy1-0
- SMU1-0
- Springfield1-0
- Swarthmore0-1
- Tampa0-1
- Texas Southern1-0
- Texas State1-0
- Tufts1-0
- UCLA0-1
- Vineland1-0
- Western Reserve1-0
139 opponents on record. Each links to the full series, every meeting listed.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Rutgers record since 1869?
Rutgers is 524-603-25 since 1869, a .466 win percentage, with 12 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Rutgers season since 1869?
Rutgers went 11-0 in 1976, the best record since 1869.
How many bowl games has Rutgers played since 1869?
Rutgers has played in the postseason 12 times since 1869, with 1 national championship.