1956 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

1956 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Conference| Middle Three Conference
Record| 3–7 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach|

* John Stiegman (1st season)

Captain| John Laverty, Arthur Robinson
Home stadium| Rutgers Stadium

Seasons

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1957 ->

1956 Middle Three Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Lehigh $  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Rutgers | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Lafayette | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1956 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1956 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Stiegman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored by their opponents 240 to 117.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included William Gatyas with 450 passing yards, Billy Austin 380 rushing yards and Jay Hunton with 408 receiving yards.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 22| Ohio Wesleyan*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| W 33–13|  6,000 |  [4]
September 29| at Princeton*|

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ (rivalry)

| L 6–28|  26,000 |  [5]
October 6| at Connecticut*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| L 7–27|  7,429 |  [6]
October 13| Colgate*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| L 6–48|  11,000 |  [7]
October 20| Boston College*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| L 0–32|  8,500 |  [8]
October 27| at Lehigh|

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| L 13–27|  5,000 |  [9]
November 3| Lafayette|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| W 20–19|  5,000 |  [10]
November 10| at Delaware*|

* Delaware Stadium
* Newark, DE

| L 0–22|  5,000 |  [11]
November 17| William & Mary*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| W 20–6|  3,000 |  [12]
November 24| Columbia*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| L 12–18|  9,000 |  [13]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1956 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. ^ "1956 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
4. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (September 23, 1956). "Rutgers by 33-13 in Opener". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (September 30, 1956). "Princeton Trims Rutgers, 28 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. ^ Newell, Bill (October 7, 1956). "Connecticut Thumps Rutgers by 27-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Briordy, William J. (October 14, 1956). "Fast Colgate Team Trips Rutgers, 48-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (October 21, 1956). "Rutgers Is Held Scoreless; 99-Game Streak Ends with 32-0 Boston Loss". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Aubrey, Coulter J. (October 28, 1956). "Lehigh Defeats Rutgers, 27-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 41 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (November 4, 1956). "Scarlet Knights Nip Maroon for Second Win of Season". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (November 11, 1956). "Former South River Star Helps Humble Rutgers 22-0". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ Gleason, Jim (November 18, 1956). "William and Mary Upended by Rutgers, 20-6". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 25, 1956). "Lions Down Rutgers, 18-12, on Benham's Scoring Pass". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Venues|

* College Field (1869–1890)
* Neilson Field (1891–1938)
* Old Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992)
* Giants Stadium (alternate, 1976–1992, 1994-96; primary, 1993)
* SHI Stadium (1994–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Princeton

Culture & lore|

* Marching band
* First American football game (painting)

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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