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-
1952 Season Highlights
Harvey J. Harman enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
The Scarlet Knights won the Middle Three Conference Championship.
1952 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Muhlenberg
19
19
T
Sat., Oct. 4 @ Princeton
19
61
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @ Colgate
7
13
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @ Dartmouth
20
29
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @ Brown
19
7
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Temple
40
28
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs. Lafayette
21
6
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Penn State
6
7
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs. New York University
27
14
W
1952 Season Totals
Record 4-4
-1
Points Scored 178
Scoring Average 19.8
Points Allowed 184
Defense Average 20.4
Opponents Record 9-9
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-0
-1
Away Record 1-4
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1952 Middle Three- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Rutgers
4-4-1 178 184
Harvey J. Harman
1952 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1952 All Middle Three Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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