Athletics at Rutgers University
University	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Conference	Big East Conference
NCAA	Division I-A
Athletics director	Robert E. Mulcahy III
Location	New Brunswick and Piscataway New Jersey U.S.
Varsity Teams	27
Stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center
Other Arenas	College Avenue Gymnasium
Mascot	Scarlet Knights
Nickname	Scarlet Knights
Colors	Scarlet
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The Scarlet Knights are the athletic teams for Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University). In sports, Rutgers is chiefly known for being the "Birthplace of College Football," hosting the first ever intercollegiate football game on 6 November 1869 in which Rutgers defeated a team from the _College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) with a score of 6 runs to 4. blank">Rutgers Through the Years (timeline), published by Rutgers University (no further authorship information available), accessed 12 January 2007. Tradition at www.scarletknights.com. Published by Rutgers University Athletic Department (no further authorship information available), accessed 10 September 2006.

Among the first American schools to participate in intercollegiate athletics, Rutgers' main campus in _New Brunswick-Piscataway currently fields 27 teams in the Big East Conference which participates in Division I-A competition as sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the following sports: baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, swimming and diving, wrestling, and volleyball. The athletic programs compete under the name Scarlet Knights, after the Rutgers University mascot which was chosen in 1955 by the student body. Rutgers campuses in Newark and Camden field fewer teams and participate in intercollegiate competition sanctioned by the NCAA's Division III under the name Scarlet Raiders and Scarlet Raptors, respectively.