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1970 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
1970 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	John F. Bateman (11th season);
Captain	Michael Yancheff, Michael Pellowski
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
	Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame		–		10	–	1	–	0
Villanova		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Air Force		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech		–		9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Houston		–		8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tulane		–		8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Penn State		–		7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		6	–	4	–	0
Dayton		–		5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		5	–	5	–	0
Utah State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss		–		5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		3	–	7	–	0
Marshall		–		3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo		–		2	–	9	–	0
Navy		–		2	–	9	–	0
Army		–		1	–	9	–	1
Xavier		–		1	–	9	–	0
Holy Cross		–		0	–	10	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their 11th season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored by their opponents 215 to 193.^[1]^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Mike Yancheff with 974 passing yards, Larry Robertson with 397 rushing yards, and Al Fenstemacher with 254 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Lafayette	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ (Middle Three)	W 41–16	13,000	^[4]
September 26	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 14–41	32,000	^[5]
October 3	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 9–39	12,000	^[6]
October 10	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (Middle Three)	L 0–7	12,000	^[7]
October 17	No. 7 Delaware	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 21–51	16,500	^[8]
October 24	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 14–30	16,713	^[9]
October 31	Bucknell	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 21–7	7,500	^[10]
November 7	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 6–3	7,514	^[11]
November 14	Holy Cross	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 37–7	10,500	^[12]
November 21	Colgate	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 30–14	11,500	^[13]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`75`	John Bauer	Sr
OT	`66`	Doug Campbell	Sr
FB	`22`	Bill Donaldson	Jr
QB	`10`	Leo Gasienica	So
QB	`15`	Mike Yancheff	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`26`	Sam Chapman	Sr
DT	`70`	Kevin O'Connor	Sr
DE	`81`	Mike Pellowski	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

John F. Bateman

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "1970 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.
^ "1970 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ Reinhard, Paul (September 20, 1970). "Lafayette Bows 41-16 to Rugged Rutgers". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ McGowen, Deane (September 27, 1970). "Tigers Trounce Rutgers as Plummer Stars, 41-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ McGowen, Deane (October 4, 1970). "Harvard Trounces Rutgers, 39-9, with a 26-Point Outburst in Last Quarter". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
^ Larimer, Terry (October 11, 1970). "Lehigh Upsets Rutgers 7-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ O'Brien, Ken (October 18, 1970). "Delaware Blasts Rutgers, 54-21". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Columbia Trounces Rutgers by 30-14 as Jackson Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 25, 1970. p. S1.
^ O'Brien, Ken (November 1, 1970). "Rutgers Snaps Streak, Bops Bucknell". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Monahan, Bob (November 8, 1970). "Rutgers Surprises BU, 6-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Agron, Larry (November 15, 1970). "Rutgers Wins Third Straight". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ O'Brien, Ken (November 22, 1970). "Rutgers Raids Colgate, 30-14". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.