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-
1997 Season Highlights
Terry Shea enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Virginia Tech
19
59
L
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Texas
14
48
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Navy
7
36
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Boston College
21
35
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
West Virginia
0
48
L
Thu., Oct. 9 vs.
Syracuse
3
50
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Army
35
37
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Pittsburgh
48
55
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Temple
7
49
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Wake Forest
14
28
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Miami (Florida)
23
51
L
1997 Season Totals
Record 0-11
Points Scored 191
Scoring Average 17.4
Points Allowed 496
Defense Average 45.1
Opponents Record 56-59
Conference Record 0-7
Home Record 0-5
Away Record 0-6
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 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
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).