1962 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

1962 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Middle Three champion

Conference| Middle Three Conference
Record| 5–5 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach|

* John F. Bateman (3rd season)

Captain| Tom Tappen, Tony Simonelli
Home stadium| Rutgers Stadium

Seasons

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1963 ->

1962 Middle Three Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Rutgers $  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Lehigh | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Lafayette | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1962 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–5 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and were outscored by their opponents 169 to 164.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Bob Yaksick with 502 passing yards, Bill Thompson with 405 rushing yards, and Bill Craft with 426 receiving yards.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 29| at Princeton*|

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ (rivalry)

| L 7–15|  40,000 |  [4]
October 6| at Connecticut*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| L 9–15|  6,852 |  [5]
October 13| Colgate*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| W 27–15|  19,300 |  [6]
October 20| at Lehigh |

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| W 29–12|  8,000–12,000 |  [7][8]
October 27| at Penn* |

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 12–7|  10,466 |  [9]
November 3| Lafayette|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| W 40–0|  6,000 |  [10]
November 10| at Delaware*|

* Delaware Stadium
* Newark, DE

| L 6–23|  7,500–7,800 |  [11][12]
November 17| Villanova*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| L 12–34|  19,500 |  [13]
November 24| at Columbia* |

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| W 22–6|  15,225 |  [14]
December 1| Virginia*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| L 0–41|  16,500 |  [15]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1962 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
2. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
3. ^ "1962 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
4. ^ Adams, Frank S. (September 30, 1962). "Princeton Stops Rutgers, 15 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. ^ Newell, Bill (October 7, 1962). "UConn Rally Upsets Rutgers by 15-9". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 14, 1962). "Rutgers Defeats Colgate by 27-15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S9.
7. ^ Buss, Jim (October 21, 1962). "Rutgers Capitalizes on Breaks to Turn Back Engineers, 29-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
9. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (October 28, 1962). "Rutgers Conquers Penn, 12 to 7, on a 94-Yard Kickoff Return by Thompson". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
10. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (November 4, 1962). "Rain Helps Rutgers to 40-0 Win". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (November 11, 1962). "Delaware Trounces Rutgers". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Delaware)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
13. ^ Dell, John (November 18, 1962). "Villanova Routs Rutgers; Hopes for Bid to Bowl". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ Teague, Robert L. (November 25, 1962). "Rutgers Checks Roberts in Trouncing Lions Here". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
15. ^ Maloney, Hank (December 2, 1962). "Virginia Rolls, 41-0, Notches Win No. 5". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 - via Newspapers.com.

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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)

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