1962 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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

1962 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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.