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: J. Wilder Tasker Conference: Middle Three-
1931 Season Highlights
J. Wilder Tasker enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1931 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Providence
19
0
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Drexel Institute (PA)
27
6
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs. Springfield (MA)
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @ New York
7
27
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @ Holy Cross
0
27
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs. Delaware
6
6
T
Sat., Nov. 7 @ Lafayette
0
22
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Lehigh
26
12
W
1931 Season Totals
Record 4-3
-1
Points Scored 111
Scoring Average 13.9
Points Allowed 100
Defense Average 12.5
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
-1
Away Record 0-3
1931 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1931 Middle Three- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Rutgers
4-3-1 111 100
J. Wilder Tasker
1931 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1931 All Middle Three Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.