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Rutgers Stadium
Piscataway, NJ

After playing at the old Rutgers Stadium for more than a half a century it was time for a new stadium for the Scarlet Knights. By the early 1990�s a new stadium for the team was being discussed. In 1992, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority financed a new stadium for the team. The stadium was built soon after and was completed in time for the first game in 1994 when Rutgers played Kent State.

Rutgers Stadium has a seating capacity of 41,500 with the main lower grandstand in a horseshoe shape. Two 5,000 seat upper decks are located on the east and west sides of the stadium. A two tier press box is located on the west side of the stadium. On the open end, south side of the stadium is the main scoreboard. Two years after the stadium was completed, the field was shifted 25 feet to the west and the track was removed to add more seats that are closer to the field. This addition added 500 seats to the stadium. Originally Rutgers Stadium had a grass field but Fieldturf was recently installed to save on costs in the long term. Overall there have been few additions to the stadium within the past ten years. The Scarlet Knights hope to one day win the Big East.

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Facts & Figures

-Tenant: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
-Conference: Big East
-Capacity: 42,000
-Surface: Fieldturf
-Opened: 1994
-Cost: $91.2 million
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-Official Scarlet Knights Website
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RUTGERS STADIUM PICTURES

Players in the NFL: Mike McMahon, Gary Brackett
School Traditions: Scarlet Knight Mascot, Song "The Bells Must Ring"

-8/30 - BUFFALO
-9/7 - NAVY
-9/15 - NORFOLK STATE
-9/29 - MARYLAND
-10/6 - CINCINNATI
-10/13 - at Syracuse
-10/18 - SOUTH FLORIDA
-10/27 - WEST VIRGINIA
-11/3 - at Connecticut
-11/10 - at Army
-11/17 - PITTSBURGH
-11/24 - at Louisville

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