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: John F. Bateman Conference: Middle Three-
1967 Season Highlights
John F. Bateman enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
The Scarlet Knights won the Middle Three Conference Championship.
1967 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 30 @ Princeton
21
22
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Lehigh
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Delaware
29
21
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Army
3
14
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Columbia
13
24
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @ Lafayette
27
3
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Massachusetts
7
30
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs. Holy Cross
10
21
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs. Colgate
31
28
W
1967 Season Totals
Record 4-5
Points Scored 155
Scoring Average 17.2
Points Allowed 170
Defense Average 18.9
Opponents Record 15-4
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 1-4
1967 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1967 Middle Three- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Rutgers
4-5 155 170
John F. Bateman
1967 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1967 All Middle Three Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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