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Quick StatsAthletic Division
NCAA Division I
School Mascot
RU has two Scarlet Knights: one arriving to home games on horseback in actual knight armory and the other in a large “cartoon” Scarlet Knight costume.
Men Playing Varsity Sports
344 - 3 %
Women Playing Varsity Sports
309 - 3 %
College Prowler Take
Everybody at Rutgers can recite our fight song on cue, if asked. Sure, our teams may not win all the time (however, the Rutgers football team is continually winning more games), but Rutgers students have lots of pride in athletics. Since Rutgers is a Division I school, students from every campus will flock to Rutgers Football Stadium on shuttle buses to cheer on the team—some students go to such extremes as painting their bodies red. Even the school mascot, the Scarlet Knight, has its own fan club. Even if students aren’t always athletically inclined, sports on campus are a big deal. Students all receive free Rutgers T-shirts that they are encouraged to wear to games. All students attend the games, even if they never picked up a basketball in their life. The athletics at Rutgers is a way for students to show their school spirit and to appreciate the enormity of Rutgers. When you sit in the 41,500-seat football stadium or in the RAC for a basketball game, it is hard not to go crazy about Rutgers. You even get a free meal swipe at the stadium, where you receive $10 of food from the concession stand. In addition to the major sports on campus, namely basketball, soccer, and football, other sports do get recognition. Intramural sports are big deal on campus, and often become extremely competitive. Many students thrived in high school sports, but didn’t make the cut for Division I, which makes RU intramurals a tremendous part of student life. Students Speak Out
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Anonymous says:  |
I guess football is pretty big,...
I guess football is pretty big, and I really love women’s soccer, but that’s about all I know about Rutgers sports. |
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Colleges pride themselves on their...
Colleges pride themselves on their sports teams, so ours are pretty big, especially football and basketball. IM sports are quickly making a name for themselves, and as a member of the reigning IM flag football team, I can say that the leagues are highly competitive and highly fun. |
Anonymous says: |
Varsity sports are huge since we...
Varsity sports are huge since we are Division I. |
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Both are huge. In the fall, the...
Both are huge. In the fall, the football games are amazing and intense, and IM flag football and soccer are pretty big. In the winter, everyone heads to the RAC for basketball games, which are also amazing. IM basketball is pretty big, too. There is an IM league for many other sports as well. There are even club sports that play other school’s club teams. |
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Sports are a very big deal to...
Sports are a very big deal to Rutgers, sometimes too big; too much money goes to them. |
FactsMen's Varsity Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Crew (heavyweight)
- Crew (lightweight)
- Cross country
- Diving
- Fencing
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Wrestling
Women's Varsity Sports
- Basketball
- Crew
- Cross country
- Dance/cheerleading
- Diving
- Fencing
- Field hockey
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
Intramurals
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach volleyball
- Bowling
- Dodgeball
- Flag football
- Innertube water polo
- Kickball
- Racquetball
- Roller hockey
- Soccer (indoor, outdoor)
- Softball
- Team handball
- Tennis
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Volleyball
- Wallyball
Club Sports
- Aikido
- Badminton
- Ballroom dance
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
- Capoeira
- Crew
- Cricket
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Eskrima (Philippino martial arts)
- Fencing
- Field hockey
- Golf
- Ice hockey
- Jujitsu (Kodenkan)
- Kendo
- Lacrosse
- Martial arts
- Paintball
- Performing dance
- RoadRunners
- Roller hockey
- Rugby
- Sailing
- Salsa
- Ski/snowboard team
- Soccer
- Softball
- Surf
- Swim
- Table tennis
- Tae Kwon Do
- Tennis
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Volleyball
- Water polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
Gyms and Facilities
- Busch Tennis Center - The Busch Tennis bubble is among the hardest places to find at Rutgers. It is on Busch Campus located behind the BAMM freshman dorms, and is dedicated exclusively to tennis. The three tennis courts provide the tennis enthusiast with an opportunity to play and practice rain or shine.
- College Avenue Gym - Old college brochures for RU say that the College Avenue Gym is commonly called the Barn. However, most students wouldn’t know what you were talking about if you asked them where the Barn was on campus. Located on the College Avenue Campus, the gym is the oldest at Rutgers, and although it does have basketball courts, pools, volleyball courts, dance studios, and a fitness center, most College Avenue residents would travel to the nearby Busch Campus to work out. However, the College Avenue Gym has a rock-climbing gym.
- Cook/Douglass Recreation Center - The Cook/Douglass Rec Center on Cook/Douglass Campus has an eight-lane, 25-meter recreational swimming pool, a two-tier fitness/weight training area, a multi-purpose gymnasium, five racquetball/wallyball courts, and steam and sauna rooms.
- Livingston Recreational Center - The Livingston Recreational Center on Livingston Campus consists of a mirrored multi-purpose room, three indoor basketball courts, and a synthetic Mondo floor. The floor can be converted to one indoor soccer area, five volleyball courts, or a combination of basketball, floor hockey, and volleyball. Locker rooms for both men and women are equipped with saunas. Livingston gym also has a 3,000-square-foot fitness center offers a variety of cardiovascular equipment (bikes, rowers, treadmills), as well as assorted weight machines (Paramount and Nautilus) and free weights.
- Loree Recreational Complex - Loree Rec Complex on Cook/Douglass Campus has an aerobic studio and six manual bowling lanes.
- Louis Brown Athletic Center - Commonly referred to as the RAC, or Rutgers Athletic Center, the Louis Brown Athletic Center is home to the men’s and women’s basketball programs. It is also considered one of the great arenas in the nation to watch exciting college basketball. It’s on Livingston Campus.
- Outdoor Recreation - Cook/Douglass Outdoor Rec has several tennis courts, a roller hockey complex, two sand volleyball courts, two basketball courts, multi-purpose playing fields, and a championship Frisbee disc-golf course.
- Rutgers Fitness Center - The Rockoff Hall Gym and Spa is located inside the Rockoff Hall Apartment building. It is a modern club with two floors of weight and aerobic equipment, as well as a full line of equipment, free weights, stationary bicycles, Stairmasters, rowers, transports, and treadmills. This fitness facility sets itself apart from other facilities by featuring Technogym cardiovascular and resistive equipment, a water massage table, a fitness studio, and specialized programming.
- Rutgers Football Stadium - The Rutgers Stadium on Busch Campus was opened for the 1994 season. The completion of the stadium was expanded to accommodate 41,500 fans. Its opening coincided with the celebration of the 125th year of the game, which Rutgers and Princeton inaugurated in 1869.
- Softball Complex/The Class of 1953 Gruninger Complex - The fields have been chosen for many scholastic county and state playoff games, as well as the Garden State Games. The modern scoreboard in right center field was a gift from the Rutgers Class of 1953. It’s located on Busch Campus.
- Sonny Werblin Recreational Center - Werblin is the newest sports facility at Rutgers. Students have been known to ride the buses from other campuses to enjoy the facilities here on Busch Campus, and it has been unofficially rated the best gym at Rutgers. The center is a 150,000-square-foot facility with a full service fitness club that includes the latest in cardiovascular equipment, Cybex machines, and over 6,500 pounds of free weights. Inside is also a multi-sports room with basketball courts that can also be converted into volleyball or badminton courts. Students can also play racquetball or squash in the multi-sports room with a reservation. The facility also houses indoor golf ranges, a multi-purpose room, and studio cycling area.
- Stadium Complex - The Rutgers Stadium Complex is situated on Busch Campus adjacent to Rutgers Stadium. It is home to the field hockey team, Rutgers football practices, and occasionally hosts the men’s and women’s lacrosse team. With state-of-the-art astroturf and seating capabilities, the stadium complex complements the Rutgers Football Stadium.
- The Class of 1914 Boathouse - Located on the Raritan River, the boathouse separates the campuses of Cook, Douglass, and College Avenue on the New Brunswick half of campus from those of Livingston and Busch on the Piscataway half of campus. It houses 20 boats, each fitting eight Rutgers crew members. Inside the Boathouse is a separate men’s and women’s bay that features top-of-the-line equipment, with new boats and oars coming in every year. In addition to eights and fours, the crew utilizes small boats for training, including singles, doubles, and pairs.
- The Rutgers Aquatics Center - Located inside the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center on Busch Campus, the Aquatic Center features a 50-meter Olympic-sized pool, a 10-meter diving tower, and a recreational pool with a movable bottom that can be raised or lowered from a depth of one to six feet. Seating is also provided for 1,000 spectators.
- The Rutgers Indoor Practice and Conditioning Facility - The Rutgers Indoor Practice and Conditioning Facility, aka the “Bubble,” allows many Scarlet Knight athletic teams to train and conduct practice sessions in all weather conditions. It’s on Busch Campus.
Athletic Fields
Deiner Park, Rutgers Golf Course, Scarlet Knight Sport Club Field, Track and Field Complex, University Field, Yurcak Field
Getting Tickets
All Rutgers students can swipe themselves into any football game with one guest. Visitors can buy tickets through the athletic department’s Web site, www.scarletknights.com. It is crucial for students to buy their football tickets in advance, because these tickets go very fast. Usually students wait up until midnight when the next game’s tickets are available and purchase them then. Make sure you are certain you will be able to attend the game, because after two times of not attending a game after purchasing tickets, you will be ban from getting any more tickets for the season. If you miss five games and purchase tickets, you will be ban from ever getting tickets again during your stay at Rutgers.
Most Popular Sports
Football, men’s and women’s basketball, and men’s crew
Most Overlooked Teams
Fencing and women’s crew
Best Place to Take a Walk
Central campus and Reiman Gardens
Did You Know?The Louis Brown Athletic Center, commonly referred to as the RAC (Rutgers Athletic Center), is home to the Rutgers men’s and women’s basketball programs. The 8,000-seat area has been rated among the loudest and hardest to play stadiums in America due to its truncated pyramid shape. The term the “Ivy Leagues” originated from the first intercollegiate football games, (beginning at Rutgers), symbolizing old collegiate buildings immersed in ivy. The term later went to maintain the prestige of the oldest private universities in the country. RU sports clubs are student organized, student led, and student funded. The Rutgers Indoor Practice and Conditioning Facility, commonly referred to as “the Bubble,” is the nation’s largest air-supported, indoor structure. The New York Giants, after several years of using the Rutgers Bubble as their post-season practice facility, modeled their own indoor, air-supported structure after this facility.
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