This is a list of seasons completed by the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program since the team's conception in 1869. The program competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the Scarlet Knights have participated in more than 1,300 officially sanctioned games, including 11 bowl games. Rutgers originally competed as a football independent and competed in multiple conferences, most recently joining the Big Ten Conference in 2014.