1965 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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1965 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Middle Three co-champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record3–6 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainPeter Savidge
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers + 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Lafayette + 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Lehigh + 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1965 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 3–6 record, were co-champions of the Middle Three Conference championship, and were outscored by their opponents 152 to 84.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jack Callaghan with 456 passing yards, Rich Capria with 242 rushing yards, and Charley Mudie with 243 receiving yards.[3]

The Scarlet Knights played their home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, across the river from the university's main campus in New Brunswick.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Princeton*
L 6–3240,000 [4]
October 2at Connecticut*
W 17–810,629 [5]
October 9Lehigh
W 6–012,800 [6]
October 16at Army*
L 6–2331,000 [7]
October 23Columbia*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 7–1218,000 [8]
October 30at Boston University*
L 0–3011,000 [9]
November 6at Lafayette
L 18–235,000 [10]
November 13Holy Cross*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 14–09,000 [11]
November 20Colgate*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 10–2413,300 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1965 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "1965 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Gogolak's 6 Field Goals Set Record as Princeton Smashes Rutgers, 32-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. United Press International. September 26, 1965. sec. 3, p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Lee, Bill (October 3, 1965). "UConn Bows to Rutgers". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rutgers Edges Lehigh on Last-Minute TD". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 10, 1965. sect. 3, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Trimble, Joe (October 17, 1965). "Cadets Topple Rutgers, 23-6". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 149 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 24, 1965). "Score by Columbia in Fourth Quarter Tops Rutgers, 12-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Rosa, Francis (October 31, 1965). "'New' B.U. Scores 1st Shutout Since 1960". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ May, Paul (November 7, 1965). "Lafayette Outpoints Rutgers, 23-18". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rutgers Defeats Holy Cross, 14-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 14, 1965. p. S5.
  12. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (November 21, 1965). "Good Game Not Good Enough as Scarlet-Faced Year Ends". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.


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