American college football season
1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Record | 6–5 |
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Head coach | - Frank R. Burns (1st season)
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Captains | - Andrew Tighe
- John Witkowski
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Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium |
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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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 | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ O'Brien, Ken (September 23, 1973). "Rutgers Captures Opener". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rowe, John (September 30, 1973). "Rutgers Routs Princeton, 39-14". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (October 7, 1973). "UMass Hangs on to Win, 25-22". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Oakley, Jack (October 21, 1973). "Rutgers Demolishes Delaware". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rowe, John (October 28, 1973). "Victory May Cost Rutgers Two Stars". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lee, Bill (November 4, 1973). "UConn Stuns Rutgers, 27-19". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Harvin, Al (November 25, 1973). "Raiders 42-0 Victors". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
- ^ 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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Venues | - College Field (1869–1890)
- Neilson Field (1891–1938)
- Old Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992)
- Giants Stadium (alternate, 1976–1996)
- SHI Stadium (1994–present)
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