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-
1953 Season Highlights
Harvey J. Harman enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
The Scarlet Knights won the Middle Three Conference Championship.
1953 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Virginia Tech
20
13
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Princeton
7
9
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Brown
20
27
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Fordham
13
40
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs. Colgate
13
33
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @ Lafayette
14
13
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Penn State
26
54
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @ Columbia
13
27
L
1953 Season Totals
Record 2-6
Points Scored 126
Scoring Average 15.8
Points Allowed 216
Defense Average 27.0
Opponents Record 11-8
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 1-2
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1953 Middle Three- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Rutgers
2-6 126 216
Harvey J. Harman
1953 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1953 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.