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Rutgers: a football coaching history
See Rutgers’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
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Nunzio Campanile
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Stature & coaches, 1946–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
Every coach
2019–2019
Nunzio Campanileshort tenure
1–7
2016–2019
Chris Ashcaretaker
Chris Ash slid Rutgers from National Program III to Regional Program I in 4 seasons.
−10.4
8–32
2012–2015
Kyle Floodcaretaker
Kyle Flood moved Rutgers from National Program III to National Program II in 4 seasons.
National Program II
27–24
2001–now
+23.7
99–108
1996–2000
Terry Sheacaretaker
Terry Shea slid Rutgers from Regional Program II to Regional Program III in 5 seasons.
−12.1
11–44
1990–1995
Regional Program II
29–36
1984–1989
Regional Program I
27–34
1973–1983
Frank Burnscaretaker
Frank Burns moved Rutgers from Regional Program II to National Program II in 11 seasons.
+11.4
78–43
1960–1972
John Batemancaretaker
John Bateman moved Rutgers from Regional Program III to Regional Program I in 13 seasons.
Regional Program I
73–51
1956–1959
John Stiegmancaretaker
John Stiegman moved Rutgers from Regional Program II to Regional Program III in 4 seasons.
Regional Program III
22–15
1946–1955
National Program II
48–37