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: Frank R. Burns Conference: Middle Three-
1974 Season Highlights
Frank R. Burns enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
The Scarlet Knights won the Middle Three Conference Championship.
1974 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 @ Bucknell
16
14
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @ Princeton
6
6
T
Sat., Oct. 5 @ Harvard
24
21
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Lehigh
37
16
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @ William & Mary
15
28
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Air Force
20
3
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Connecticut
7
9
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Lafayette
35
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Boston University
6
0
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs. Colgate
62
21
W
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Hawaii
16
28
L
1974 Season Totals
Record 7-3
-1
Points Scored 244
Scoring Average 22.2
Points Allowed 146
Defense Average 13.3
Opponents Record 12-20
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-2
-1
1974 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1974 Middle Three- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Rutgers
7-3-1 244 146
Frank R. Burns
1974 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1974 All Middle Three Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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