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 C.B. Pendleton Conference: Independent-
1896 Season Highlights
John C.B. Pendleton enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1896 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 3 @ Princeton
0
44
L
Wed., Oct. 7 vs. Ursinus (PA)
20
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Elizabeth AC (NJ)
0
28
L
Wed., Oct. 14 @ Lehigh
0
44
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Haverford (PA)
6
2
W
Wed., Oct. 21 vs. Stevens Tech (NJ)
10
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @ Swarthmore (PA)
16
10
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Navy
6
40
L
Tue., Nov. 3 @ Irvington AC (NJ)
0
20
L
@ Irvington, NJ
Sat., Nov. 7 @ Union (NY)
0
10
L
Wed., Nov. 11 @ Stevens Tech (NJ)
12
0
W
@ Hoboken, NJ
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Newark AC (NJ)
4
0
W
1896 Season Totals
Record 6-6
Points Scored 74
Scoring Average 6.2
Points Allowed 198
Defense Average 16.5
Opponents Record 5-3
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 2-6
1896 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1896 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1896 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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