Rutgers University Stadium Hotel

Looking for a hotel near Rutgers Univerity Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey? Look no further than the Holiday Inn South Plainfield-Piscataway hotel - only about 10 minutes away.

After the big game, enjoy dining and drinks at our on-site Ruby Tuesday Restaurant!

Please contact our Director of Sales for special group rates and Rutgers discounts.

Rutgers Stadium is the home stadium for the football program at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. It is located in the Busch Campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey, USA, and overlooks the Raritan River. Rutgers Stadium was opened on 3 September 1994 when the Rutgers Scarlet Knights hosted the Kent State University Golden Flashes. Rutgers Stadium seats 41,500 spectators, although on a few occasions several thousand more spectators have been accommodated by the addition of temporary bleachers.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the athletic teams that represent 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.

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 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. (Wikipedia)