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: Frank R. Burns Conference: Middle Three-
1973 Season Highlights
Frank R. Burns enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
The Scarlet Knights won the Middle Three Conference Championship.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 @ Lehigh
31
13
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @ Princeton
39
14
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Massachusetts
22
25
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Lafayette
35
6
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Delaware
24
7
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Columbia
28
2
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Connecticut
19
27
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Air Force
14
31
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @ Holy Cross
27
7
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs. Colgate
0
42
L
Sat., Dec. 1 @ Tampa
6
34
L
1973 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 245
Scoring Average 22.3
Points Allowed 208
Defense Average 18.9
Opponents Record 20-11
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 3-3
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1973 Middle Three- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Rutgers
6-5 245 208
Frank R. Burns
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 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
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