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Rutgers Football Team History

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Rutgers State University
New Brunswick, NJ
Founded: 1766
Stadium: Rutgers Stadium
Capacity: 42,000
Colors: Scarlet & White
Coach: Michael F. Daly
Conference: Independent-

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1869 <-- 1899 <- 1900 -> 1901 --> 2024

1900 Season Highlights

Michael F. Daly enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rutgers.

1900 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Wed., Sep. 26	vs. City College of New York	5	0	W
Wed., Oct. 3	vs. Columbia	0	11	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Haverford (PA)	11	0	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Lehigh	0	21	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Ursinus (PA)	17	0	W
Wed., Nov. 7	@ Army	0	23	L
Sat., Nov. 17	@ New York	11	0	W
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Union (NY)	6	11	L

1900 Season Totals
Record	4-4
Points Scored	50
Scoring Average	6.3
Points Allowed	66
Defense Average	8.3
Opponents Record	7-3
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	1-2

1900 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1900 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	4-3-1	104	45					T.D. Knowles
Iowa State	2-5-1	38	100					C.E. Woodruff
Kansas	2-5-2	75	118					Charles Boynton
Ohio State	8-1-1	213	26					Dr. John B.C. Eckstorm
Army	7-3-1	109	68					Herman J. Koehler
Stanford	7-2-1	154	20					Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Syracuse	7-2-1	208	60					Edwin R. Sweetland
Virginia	7-2-1	186	37					Arthur F. Archie Hoxton
Navy	6-3	106	51					Garrett Cochran
Nebraska	6-1-1	112	20					Walter C. Bummy Booth
Notre Dame	6-3-1	261	73					Pat ODea
Pittsburgh	5-4	110	33					Dr. M. Roy Jackson
Buffalo	4-2	38	145					No Coach
California	4-2-1	53	7					Addison W. Kelly
Missouri	4-4-1	72	81					Fred J. Murphy
Nevada	4-2-1	78	34					James Hopper
Penn State	4-6-1	84	144					William N. Pop Golden
Rutgers	4-4	50	66					Michael F. Daly
South Carolina	4-3	66	66					I.O. Hunt
Washington State	4-0-1	39	5					William A. Allen
West Virginia	4-3	53	104					Dr. John E. Hill
Arizona	3-1	131	6					William Skinner
Baylor	3-0	44	0					R.H. Hamilton
Cincinnati	3-4-1	51	156					Daniel A. Dan Reed
Maryland	3-4-1	68	67					F.H. Peters
New Mexico State	3-3-1	49	27					William A. Sutherland
Oklahoma	3-1-1	118	28					Vernon L. Parrington
Oregon	3-3-1	66	44					Lawrence Kaarsberg
San Jose State	3-3-1	23	64					J.E. Addicott, Coach Whitemeger, & Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Temple	3-4-1	95	69					John T. Rogers
Virginia Tech	3-3-1	67	42					Dr. Davis
Wyoming	3-3	105	59					William McMurray
Akron	2-3-1	55	66					No Coach
Arkansas	2-1-1	36	23					Colbert Searles
Kansas State	2-4	47	100					F.G. Moulton
Louisiana State	2-2	85	35					Edmond A. Chavanne
Northern Illinois	2-2-2	50	50					John L. Keith
Ohio	2-4-1	39	85					Karl Core
Texas A&M	2-2-1	61	22					W.A. Murray
Tulsa	2-1	44	23					Unknown
Utah	2-2	57	34					Harvey R. Holmes
Arizona State	1-1	5	5					Frederick M. Irish
Boston College	0-0	0	0					No Team
Central Michigan	1-0	20	5					Unknown
Marshall	1-0-2	20	0					No Coach
Southern California	1-1-1	5	11					No Coach
Washington	1-2-2	27	71					J.S. Dodge
Miami Ohio	0-2	12	49					Alonzo Edwin Branch
Utah State	0-2	0	26					Willard Langton

1900 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1900 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.