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-
1951 Season Highlights
Harvey J. Harman enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 @ Lafayette
47
12
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Temple
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @ New York University
55
0
W
@ Randalls Island, NY
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Lehigh
6
21
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Fordham
13
7
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Brown
28
21
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Penn State
7
13
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs. Colgate
21
26
L
1951 Season Totals
Record 4-4
Points Scored 184
Scoring Average 23.0
Points Allowed 114
Defense Average 14.3
Opponents Record 11-8
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-3
Away Record 3-1
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1951 Middle Three- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Rutgers
4-4 184 114
Harvey J. Harman
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 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
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.