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: George Foster Sanford Conference: Independent-
1923 Season Highlights
George Foster Sanford enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1923 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Pennsylvania Military
27
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Villanova
44
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Lehigh
10
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. New York University
7
3
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Lafayette
6
6
T
Tue., Nov. 6 vs.
West Virginia
7
27
L
@ New York, NY
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Richmond
56
0
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Boston University
61
0
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @ Fordham
42
0
W
@ East Orange, NJ
1923 Season Totals
Record 7-1
-1
Points Scored 260
Scoring Average 28.9
Points Allowed 36
Defense Average 4.0
Opponents Record 7-1
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 1-0
-1
1923 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1923 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1923 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 college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.