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: Harvey J. Harman Conference: Middle Three-
1948 Season Highlights
Harvey J. Harman enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
The Scarlet Knights won the Middle Three Conference Championship.
1948 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 25 @ Columbia
6
27
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Colgate
34
19
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Temple
34
20
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Princeton
22
6
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Lehigh
20
6
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs. Brown
6
20
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Lafayette
34
13
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @ New York University
40
0
W
@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Nov. 20 vs. Fordham
28
19
W
1948 Season Totals
Record 7-2
Points Scored 224
Scoring Average 24.9
Points Allowed 130
Defense Average 14.4
Opponents Record 2-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-1
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1948 Middle Three- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Rutgers
7-2 224 130
Harvey J. Harman
1948 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1948 All Middle Three Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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