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 F. Bateman Conference: Middle Three-
1969 Season Highlights
John F. Bateman enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1969 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 @ Lafayette
44
22
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Princeton
29
0
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Cornell
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Lehigh
7
17
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Navy
20
6
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Columbia
21
14
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @ Delaware
0
44
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Connecticut
22
28
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs. Colgate
48
12
W
1969 Season Totals
Record 6-3
Points Scored 212
Scoring Average 23.6
Points Allowed 150
Defense Average 16.7
Opponents Record 6-13
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 1-2
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1969 Middle Three- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Rutgers
6-3 212 150
John F. Bateman
1969 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1969 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
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.