1957 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1957 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	5–4 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach	John Stiegman (2nd season)
Captain	Richard Pfeiffer
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium

1957 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lehigh $	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1957 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1957 college football season. In their second season under head coach John Stiegman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–4 record and outscored their opponents 181 to 133.^[1] The team's statistical leaders included Billy Austin with 479 passing yards and 946 rushing yards and Bob Simms with 180 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 0–7	21,150	[3]
October 5	Connecticut*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 14–7	5,500	[4]
October 12	at Colgate*	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 48–6	7,000	[5]
October 19	Lehigh	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 7–13	16,000	[6]
October 26	Richmond*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 26–13	5,000	[7]
November 2	Delaware*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 19–23	5,500	[8]
November 9	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 34–19	8,000	[9]
November 16	at William & Mary*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 7–38	9,000	[10]
November 23	at Columbia*	Baker Field New York, NY	W 26–7	10,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1957 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
2. "1957 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
3. Werden, Lincoln A. (September 29, 1957). "Princeton Sinks Rutgers on Late Touchdown, 7-01". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Newell, Bill (October 6, 1957). "Rutgers Tallies on Long Runs to Tumble Connecticut 14-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rutgers Rips Colgate, 48-6, to Spoil Homecoming Day". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 13, 1957. p. 11B – via Newspapers.com.
6. Kelly, Tom (October 20, 1957). "Engineers Hammer Rutgers 'Soft Spots,' 13-7". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Guback, Steve (October 27, 1957). "Rutgers Trips Spiders, 26-13; D'Arrigo Rips 94 with Kickoff". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Va. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
8. Fleming, Jimmie (November 3, 1957). "Delaware Defeats Rutgers". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Fleming, Jimmie (November 10, 1957). "Rutgers Scores 34-19 Victory over Lafayette". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette Bows to Rutgers". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. November 10, 1957. sect. 6, p. 8.
10. Maloney, Hank (November 18, 1957). "W&M Routs Rutgers, 38-7". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Young, Dick (November 24, 1957). "Rutgers Deals 8th Loss in Row to Lions, 26-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 118 – via Newspapers.com.