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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: Terry Shea
Conference: Big East-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1869  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Terry Shea enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Villanova  38   28   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Navy  6   10   L       
 Thu., Sep. 12  vs. Miami (Florida)  0   33   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Virginia Tech  14   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Syracuse  0   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Army  21   42   L    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Boston College  13   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Temple  28   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. West Virginia  14   55   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Notre Dame  0   62   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Pittsburgh  9   24   L       
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record2-9
  Points Scored143
  Scoring Average13.0
  Points Allowed380
  Defense Average34.5
  Opponents Record64-41
  Conference Record1-6
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record0-5
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Virginia Tech 10-2370209 6-1220111  Frank Beamer
Miami 9-3368210Won  31-216-1233111  Butch Davis
Syracuse 9-3437208Won  30-176-1291105  Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia 8-4271156Lost  13-204-3181112  Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh 4-7214430 3-4121242  Johnny Majors
Boston College 5-7264364 2-5138220  Dan Henning
Rutgers 2-9143380 1-678238  Terry Shea
Temple 1-10218386 0-7140263  Ron Dickerson

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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