1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Captains
  • Andrew Tighe
  • John Witkowski
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Houston   –   11 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Tulane   –   9 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tampa   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 4 – 0
Utah State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 4 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 1
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 1
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   0 – 10 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 6–5 record. The team outscored their opponents 245 to 208.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included John Piccirillo with 415 passing yards, J. J. Jennings with 1,353 rushing yards, and Tom Sweeney with 479 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 at Lehigh
W 31–13 12,000 [4]
September 29 at Princeton
W 39–14 27,000 [5]
October 6 UMass
L 22–25 11,000 [6]
October 13 Lafayette
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 35–6 10,000 [7]
October 20 Delaware
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 24–7 21,000 [8]
October 27 Columbia
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 28–2 16,500 [9]
November 3 at Connecticut
L 19–27 13,793 [10]
November 10 at Air Force
L 14–31 27,149 [11]
November 17 at Holy Cross
W 27–7 14,881 [12]
November 24 Colgate
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 0–42 12,000 [13]
December 1 at Tampa
L 6–34 17,600 [14]

Roster

1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 88 Doug Davis Sr
TE 81 Kent Hall Sr
RB 36 Jim Jennings Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 21 Ed Jones Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ O'Brien, Ken (September 23, 1973). "Rutgers Captures Opener". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Rowe, John (September 30, 1973). "Rutgers Routs Princeton, 39-14". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 7, 1973). "UMass Hangs on to Win, 25-22". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Shannon, Bill (October 14, 1973). "Jennings Adds to Totals as Rutgers Romps, 35-6". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Oakley, Jack (October 21, 1973). "Rutgers Demolishes Delaware". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Rowe, John (October 28, 1973). "Victory May Cost Rutgers Two Stars". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Lee, Bill (November 4, 1973). "UConn Stuns Rutgers, 27-19". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Woodburn, Larry (November 11, 1973). "AFA Outguns Rutgers 31-14". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. Boston, Mass. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Falcons, 31-14". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Ariz. November 11, 1973. p. D4.
  12. ^ Shaughnessy, Dan (November 18, 1973). "Turnovers, J.J.'s Running Ruin Holy Cross for Rutgers, 27-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Harvin, Al (November 25, 1973). "Raiders 42-0 Victors". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  14. ^ Tierney, Mike (December 2, 1973). "Solomon, Spartans Dazzle Rutgers 34-6". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Fla. p. 8C – via Newspapers.com.


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