The top five bowl wins in Rutgers’ history

Rutgers football captured their seventh bowl championship in program history with their victory over Miami in the 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl.

The Scarlet Knights appeared in 12 bowl games throughout program history, recording a 7-5 record. Rutgers’ first bowl game appearance was on December 10, 1978, when the Scarlet Knights lost to Arizona State, 34-18, in the Garden State Bowl at Giant Stadium (New Jersey).

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Rutgers’ Bowl History

1978 Garden State Bowl: Arizona State 34, Rutgers 18

2005 Insight Bowl: Arizona State 45, Rutgers 40

2006 Texas Bowl: Rutgers 37, Kansas State 10

2008 International Bowl: Rutgers 52, Ball State 30

2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl: Rutgers 29, NC State 23

2009 St. Petersburg Bowl: Rutgers 45, UCF 24

2011 New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Rutgers 27, Iowa State 13

2012 Russell Athletic Bowl: Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10 (OT)

2013 New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16

2014 Quick Lane Bowl: Rutgers 40, North Carolina 21

2021 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl: Wake Forest 38, Rutgers 10

2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Rutgers 31, Miami 24

After the 1978 season, the Scarlet Knights didn’t appear in a bowl game for 27 years until current head coach Greg Schiano took over. From 2001 to 2011 and from 2020 to the present, Schiano has guided the Scarlet Knights to eight bowl games with a record of 6-2.

Below are Rutgers football’s top five bowl victories in program history. 

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl – Miami v Rutgers

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Publish date : 2024-01-01 05:25:24

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