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: Howard Gargan Conference: Independent-
1912 Season Highlights
Howard Gargan enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1912 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Franklin & Marshall (PA)
0
20
L
Wed., Oct. 2 @ Princeton
6
41
L
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Army
0
19
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Hobart (NY)
16
7
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Union (NY)
0
3
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Hamilton (NY)
25
6
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Rensselaer Tech (NY)
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Haverford (PA)
18
0
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @ Stevens Tech (NJ)
26
6
W
1912 Season Totals
Record 5-4
Points Scored 112
Scoring Average 12.4
Points Allowed 102
Defense Average 11.3
Opponents Record 5-3
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 2-3
1912 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1912 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1912 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.