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 R. Steigman Conference: Middle Three-
1956 Season Highlights
John R. Steigman enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Ohio Wesleyan
33
13
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @ Princeton
6
28
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Connecticut
7
27
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Colgate
6
48
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Boston College
0
32
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Lehigh
13
27
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Lafayette
20
19
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Delaware
0
22
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. William & Mary
20
6
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs. Columbia
12
18
L
1956 Season Totals
Record 3-7
Points Scored 117
Scoring Average 11.7
Points Allowed 240
Defense Average 24.0
Opponents Record 11-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 0-4
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 Middle Three- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Rutgers
3-7 117 240
John R. Steigman
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 All Middle Three Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).