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-
1971 Season Highlights
John F. Bateman enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 @ Lafayette
7
13
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @ Princeton
33
18
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Cornell
17
31
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Lehigh
14
35
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Delaware
7
48
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs. Columbia
16
17
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @ Bucknell
13
14
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Army
17
30
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Holy Cross
14
13
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs. Colgate
28
16
W
Sat., Nov. 27 vs. Morgan State
27
8
W
1971 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 193
Scoring Average 17.5
Points Allowed 243
Defense Average 22.1
Opponents Record 6-4
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-4
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 Middle Three- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Rutgers
4-7 193 243
John F. Bateman
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Middle Three Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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