1956 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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

1956 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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.