About Rutgers Stadium
Rutgers Stadium was a College Football stadium in Piscataway Township, New Jersey. It opened in 1938 and closed in 1993. Its last recorded capacity was 31,219. Its only tenant was Rutgers Scarlet Knights (College Football, 1938–1992). On our ranked lists it ranks 182nd shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
9 m above sea level
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
The site today
- SHI Stadium (opened 1994) now stands on or beside the site.
Later venues are matched by the recorded coordinates in our own venue records.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights While based here: 53 seasons · 271-204-7 regular season · 1 postseason trip
College Football · 1938–1992
Big East Conference 1991–1992 · Independent 1962–1990 · Middle Atlantic Conferences 1958–1961 · 3 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1938–1992 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Rutgers Stadium?
The capacity of Rutgers Stadium is 31,219.
When was Rutgers Stadium built?
Rutgers Stadium opened in 1938.
What is on the site of Rutgers Stadium today?
SHI Stadium (opened 1994) now stands on or beside the site.
Where did the Rutgers Scarlet Knights play after Rutgers Stadium?
After leaving Rutgers Stadium in 1992, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights moved to Giants Stadium in 1993. They played there until 1993.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats: What stands on the site today.
- VenueStats compilation: Coordinates (compiled by VenueStats; no outside source was kept for this point), Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| SHI Stadium | 1994– | Same site |
| Jersey Mike's Arena | 1977– | 1.5 mi |
| University Field | 1876–1960 | 15 mi |
| Princeton Stadium | 1998– | 15 mi |
| Palmer Stadium | 1914–1996 | 15 mi |
| Waverly Fairgrounds | 18 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.