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Rutgers Scarlet Knights

NCAAF · Big Ten

Team information

Abbr: RUTG
Sport: Football
League: NCAAF
Conference: Big Ten
Founded: 1869
Mascot: Scarlet Knight
Fan nickname: Knight Nation
City nickname: Rutgers
Home market: Piscataway, NJ, USA
Championships: 1
Followers: 0

Rutgers football fanbase tied to the birthplace of college football and strong New Jersey pride.

Mascot: Scarlet Knight

Championship years

1869

Home venue

SHI Stadium · Piscataway

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Franchise stats

All-time record: 0 W · 0 L · 0 T
Winning %: 0.000
Playoff appearances: 2
2026 season: 0 W · 0 L · 0 T (0.000)

Venue timeline

Scarlet Warriors

Retired numbers

52 Eric LeGrand Retired 2013

Signature songs

On the Banks

On the banks of the old Raritan, My boys, where Rutgers' sons have ever stood, And where, before their footsteps fell, The ivy twined about the college hall.

“On the Banks of the Old Raritan”

On the banks of the old Raritan, My boys, where Rutgers' sons have ever stood.

Signature chants

R-U Rah Rah!

(Call and response) R-U! Rah Rah! R-U! Rah Rah! R-U Rah Rah! R-U Rah Rah!

“R-U!”

(SHI Stadium) R! U! R! U!

Former names

Queensmen

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