1966 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1966 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
1966 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Middle Three champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	5–4 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach	John F. Bateman (7th season);
Captain	Jack Emmer, Robert Schroeder
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
	Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Middle Three Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Rutgers $	2	–	0	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	1	–	1	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	2	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1966 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–4 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 184 to 177.^[1]^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Fred Eckert with 756 passing yards, Bryant Mitchell with 540 rushing yards, and Jack Emmer with 701 receiving yards.^[3] Co-captain, senior Bob Schroeder, was a rarity as the Scarlet Knights' "ironman" starting on offense as the team's center and on defense as a linebacker earning All-East recognition. Schroeder also handled the team's long snapping duties.^[4]

The Scarlet Knights played their home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, across the river from the university's main campus in New Brunswick.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 12–16	33,000	^[5]
October 1	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 17–14	16,764	^[6]
October 8	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 42–14	8,750	^[7]
October 15	Army*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 9–14	30,000	^[8]
October 22	Columbia*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 37–34	19,500	^[9]
October 29	Boston University*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 16–7	12,000	^[10]
November 5	Lafayette	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 32–28	10,500	^[11]
November 12	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 12–24	6,000	^[12]
November 19	Colgate*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 7–26	13,500	^[13]
*Non-conference game

References

^ "1966 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "1966 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ Nissenson, Herschell (November 9, 1966). "Rutgers' Bob Schroeder Is a Football Rarity." The Daily Register, Red Bank, NJ. The Associated Press. November 9, 1966. p. 25 - via Newspapers.com
^ Adams, Frank S. (September 25, 1966). "Princeton Is 16-12 Victor; Tigers Trim Rutgers". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Wallace, William N. (October 2, 1966). "Rutgers Stops Yale on Fumbles, 17-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Buss, Jim (October 9, 1966). "Rutgers Jars Lehigh for 9th Time in Row". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Fleming, Jimmie (October 16, 1966). "Army Ekes Out 14-9 Win over Valiant Rutgers". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Litsky, Frank (October 23, 1966). "Rutgers Defeats Columbia, 37-34". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Concannon, Joe (October 30, 1966). "Rutgers Sinks B.U. on Three Dulin FGs". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Rutgers Boots Boston U., 16-7". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. October 30, 1966. p. 5D.
^ Fleming, Jimmie (November 6, 1966). "Rutgers' Rally Nips Lafayette, 32-28". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lentz, Giardi Lift H.C. over Rutgers, 24-12". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. United Press International. November 13, 1966. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Litsky, Frank (November 20, 1966). "Colgate Defeats Rutgers Eleven, 26 to 7, as Hubbard Paces Ground Attack". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.

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[1] "1966 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.

[2] "Rutgers Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.

[3] "1966 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.

[4] Nissenson, Herschell (November 9, 1966). "Rutgers' Bob Schroeder Is a Football Rarity." The Daily Register, Red Bank, NJ. The Associated Press. November 9, 1966. p. 25 - via Newspapers.com

[5] Adams, Frank S. (September 25, 1966). "Princeton Is 16-12 Victor; Tigers Trim Rutgers". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

[6] Wallace, William N. (October 2, 1966). "Rutgers Stops Yale on Fumbles, 17-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

[7] Buss, Jim (October 9, 1966). "Rutgers Jars Lehigh for 9th Time in Row". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Fleming, Jimmie (October 16, 1966). "Army Ekes Out 14-9 Win over Valiant Rutgers". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] Litsky, Frank (October 23, 1966). "Rutgers Defeats Columbia, 37-34". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

[10] Concannon, Joe (October 30, 1966). "Rutgers Sinks B.U. on Three Dulin FGs". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Rutgers Boots Boston U., 16-7". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. October 30, 1966. p. 5D.

[11] Fleming, Jimmie (November 6, 1966). "Rutgers' Rally Nips Lafayette, 32-28". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Lentz, Giardi Lift H.C. over Rutgers, 24-12". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. United Press International. November 13, 1966. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] Litsky, Frank (November 20, 1966). "Colgate Defeats Rutgers Eleven, 26 to 7, as Hubbard Paces Ground Attack". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.

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