1957 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football | |
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Conference | Middle Three Conference |
Record | 5–4 (1–1 Middle Three) |
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Captain | Richard Pfeiffer |
Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1957 college football season. In their second season under head coach John Stiegman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–4 record and outscored their opponents 181 to 133.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Billy Austin with 479 passing yards and 946 rushing yards and Bob Simms with 180 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 28 | at Princeton* | L 0–7 | 21,150 | [4] | |||
October 5 | Connecticut* | W 14–7 | 5,500 | [5] | |||
October 12 | at Colgate* | W 48–6 | 7,000 | [6] | |||
October 19 | Lehigh![]() |
| L 7–13 | 16,000 | [7] | ||
October 26 | Richmond* |
| W 26–13 | 5,000 | [8] | ||
November 2 | Delaware* |
| L 19–23 | 5,500 | [9] | ||
November 9 | at Lafayette | W 34–19 | 8,000 | [10] | |||
November 16 | at William & Mary* | L 7–38 | 9,000 | [11] | |||
November 23 | at Columbia* | W 26–7 | 10,000 | [12] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1957 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "1957 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (September 29, 1957). "Princeton Sinks Rutgers on Late Touchdown, 7-01". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Newell, Bill (October 6, 1957). "Rutgers Tallies on Long Runs to Tumble Connecticut 14-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers Rips Colgate, 48-6, to Spoil Homecoming Day". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 13, 1957. p. 11B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kelly, Tom (October 20, 1957). "Engineers Hammer Rutgers 'Soft Spots,' 13-7". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Guback, Steve (October 27, 1957). "Rutgers Trips Spiders, 26-13; D'Arrigo Rips 94 with Kickoff". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Va. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fleming, Jimmie (November 3, 1957). "Delaware Defeats Rutgers". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fleming, Jimmie (November 10, 1957). "Rutgers Scores 34-19 Victory over Lafayette". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette Bows to Rutgers". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. November 10, 1957. sect. 6, p. 8.
- ^ Maloney, Hank (November 18, 1957). "W&M Routs Rutgers, 38-7". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Young, Dick (November 24, 1957). "Rutgers Deals 8th Loss in Row to Lions, 26-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 118 – via Newspapers.com.