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: Joseph Smith Conference: Independent-
1908 Season Highlights
Joseph Smith enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1908 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Navy
0
18
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Lehigh
0
12
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @ Haverford (PA)
5
9
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs. Hamilton (NY)
5
4
W
Tue., Nov. 3 vs. Franklin & Marshall (PA)
9
0
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs. Delaware
6
6
T
Tue., Nov. 10 vs. Ursinus (PA)
0
35
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Muhlenberg (PA)
15
5
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @ Stevens Tech (NJ)
13
15
L
1908 Season Totals
Record 3-5
-1
Points Scored 53
Scoring Average 5.9
Points Allowed 104
Defense Average 11.6
Opponents Record 9-2
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
-1
Away Record 0-4
1908 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1908 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1908 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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