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: Harvey J. Harman Conference: Middle Three-
1946 Season Highlights
Harvey J. Harman enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
The Scarlet Knights won the Middle Three Conference Championship.
1946 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 @ Columbia
7
13
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Johns Hopkins
53
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @ New York University
26
0
W
@ New York, NY
Sat., Oct. 19 @ Princeton
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. George Washington
25
13
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @ Harvard
13
0
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Lafayette
41
2
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Lehigh
55
6
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs. Bucknell
25
0
W
1946 Season Totals
Record 7-2
Points Scored 252
Scoring Average 28.0
Points Allowed 48
Defense Average 5.3
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 3-2
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1946 Middle Three- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Rutgers
7-2 252 48
Harvey J. Harman
1946 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1946 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
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