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-
1963 Season Highlights
John F. Bateman enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
The Scarlet Knights won the Middle Three Conference Championship.
1963 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 @ Princeton
0
24
L
Sat., Oct. 5 @ Harvard
0
28
L
Sat., Oct. 12 @ Colgate
8
28
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Lehigh
30
6
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Pennsylvania
6
7
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Boston University
21
6
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Lafayette
49
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Delaware
3
14
L
Sat., Nov. 23 vs. Columbia
28
35
L
1963 Season Totals
Record 3-6
Points Scored 145
Scoring Average 16.1
Points Allowed 148
Defense Average 16.4
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 1-4
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1963 Middle Three- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Rutgers
3-6 145 148
John F. Bateman
1963 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1963 All Middle Three Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.