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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: Terry Shea
Conference: Big East-

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1869 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Terry Shea enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rutgers.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	vs. Villanova	38	28	W
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Navy	6	10	L
Thu., Sep. 12	vs. Miami (Florida)	0	33	L
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Virginia Tech	14	30	L
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Syracuse	0	42	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Army	21	42	L	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Boston College	13	37	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Temple	28	17	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. West Virginia	14	55	L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Notre Dame	0	62	L
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Pittsburgh	9	24	L

1996 Season Totals
Record	2-9
Points Scored	143
Scoring Average	13.0
Points Allowed	380
Defense Average	34.5
Opponents Record	64-41
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	0-5

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1996 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Virginia Tech	10-2	370	209		6-1	220	111	Frank Beamer
Miami	9-3	368	210	Won 31-21	6-1	233	111	Butch Davis
Syracuse	9-3	437	208	Won 30-17	6-1	291	105	Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia	8-4	271	156	Lost 13-20	4-3	181	112	Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh	4-7	214	430		3-4	121	242	Johnny Majors
Boston College	5-7	264	364		2-5	138	220	Dan Henning
Rutgers	2-9	143	380		1-6	78	238	Terry Shea
Temple	1-10	218	386		0-7	140	263	Ron Dickerson

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 All Big East Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.