1957 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record5–4 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainRichard Pfeiffer
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1957 NCAA University Division 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Princeton*
L 0–7 21,150 [4]
October 5Connecticut*
W 14–7 5,500 [5]
October 12at Colgate*
W 48–6 7,000 [6]
October 19Lehighdagger
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 7–13 16,000 [7]
October 26Richmond*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 26–13 5,000 [8]
November 2Delaware*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 19–23 5,500 [9]
November 9at Lafayette
W 34–19 8,000 [10]
November 16at William & Mary*
L 7–38 9,000 [11]
November 23at Columbia*
W 26–7 10,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1957 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "1957 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (September 29, 1957). "Princeton Sinks Rutgers on Late Touchdown, 7-01". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Kelly, Tom (October 20, 1957). "Engineers Hammer Rutgers 'Soft Spots,' 13-7". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (November 3, 1957). "Delaware Defeats Rutgers". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Maloney, Hank (November 18, 1957). "W&M Routs Rutgers, 38-7". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ 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.


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