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Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Rutgers State University
New Brunswick, NJ
Founded: 1766
Stadium: Rutgers Stadium
Capacity: 42,000
Colors: Scarlet & White
Coach: John C.B. Pendleton
Conference: Independent-

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1869 <-- 1896 <- 1897 -> 1898 --> 2024

1897 Season Highlights

John C.B. Pendleton enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rutgers.

1897 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Newark AC (NJ)	12	6	W
Wed., Oct. 6	@ Princeton	0	53	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Swarthmore (PA)	6	8	L
Wed., Oct. 27	@ Haverford (PA)	0	26	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Union (NY)	0	10	L
Wed., Nov. 3	vs. Stevens Tech (NJ)	0	14	L
	vs. Navy	0	1	#Lost
	@ Stevens Tech (NJ)	16	0	W

1897 Season Totals
Record	2-6
Points Scored	34
Scoring Average	4.3
Points Allowed	118
Defense Average	14.8
Opponents Record	7-1
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	1-3

1897 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1897 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Indiana	6-1-1	150	32					Madison G. Gonterman
Connecticut	5-2	92	68					No Coach
Iowa State	3-1	40	22					Bert German
Cincinnati	8-1-1	124	22					Thomas F. Tom Fennell
Navy	7-1	110	34					Richard Bill Armstrong
Army	6-1-1	194	41					Herman J. Koehler
Ohio	6-2	114	20					Warwick Ford
Virginia	6-2-1	111	54					Martin V. Bergen
Oregon State	5-0	164	8					Bill Bloss
Southern California	5-1	100	18					Lewis R. Freeman
Syracuse	5-3-1	160	48					Frank E. Wade
Virginia Tech	5-2	155	36					Charles Firth
West Virginia	5-4-1	92	46					George R. Krebs
Boston College	4-3	54	40					John Dunlop
Buffalo	4-1	100	37					C.W. Dibble
Notre Dame	4-1-1	165	40					Frank E. Hering
Stanford	4-1	54	26					George H. Brooke
Penn State	3-6	69	141					Dr. Samuel B. Newton
Temple	3-3	100	85					Charles M. Williams
Texas Christian	3-1	78	24					Joe J. Field
Arkansas	2-0-1	42	6					B.N. Wilson
Central Michigan	2-1	25	28					Carl Pray
Maryland	2-4	44	68					Grenville Lewis
Miami Ohio	2-4-1	32	56					Herbert McIntyre
Oklahoma	2-0	33	8					Vernon L. Parrington
Rutgers	2-6	34	118					John C.B. Pendleton
Tulsa	2-1	0	0					Norman Leard
Washington State	2-0	32	12					Robert R. Galley
Wyoming	2-0	20	0					Justus F. Soule
Kansas State	1-2-1	4	40					A.W. Jub Ehrsam
Louisiana State	1-1	28	32					Allen W. Jeardeau
New Mexico State	1-0-1	10	0					Charles M. Barber
North Carolina State	1-2	19	58					Perrin Busbee
Ohio State	1-7-1	18	168					David F. Edwards
Oregon	1-1	18	26					Joe Smith
Pittsburgh	1-3	13	91					Thomas Gawthrop Doggie Trenchard
Texas A&M	1-2	10	40					C.W. Taylor
Utah	1-5	12	66					Mr. Cummings
Washington	1-2	16	26					Carl L. Clemans
California	0-3-2	8	58					Charles P. Nott
Marshall	0-3	16	32					No Coach
Nevada	0-1	6	20					No Coach
South Carolina	0-3	6	28					W.P. Murphy

1897 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1897 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

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