1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Frank R. Burns (1st season)
Captains	Andrew Tighe John Witkowski
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 22	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 31–13	12,000	[4]
September 29	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 39–14	27,000	[5]
October 6	UMass	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	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	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 19–27	13,793	[10]
November 10	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 14–31	27,149	[11]
November 17	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 27–7	14,881	[12]
November 24	Colgate	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 0–42	12,000	[13]
December 1	at Tampa	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	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 Pos. # Name Class	Head coach John F. Bateman Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
2. "Rutgers Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
3. "1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
4. O'Brien, Ken (September 23, 1973). "Rutgers Captures Opener". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Rowe, John (September 30, 1973). "Rutgers Routs Princeton, 39-14". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Concannon, Joe (October 7, 1973). "UMass Hangs on to Win, 25-22". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
7. 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.
8. Oakley, Jack (October 21, 1973). "Rutgers Demolishes Delaware". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Rowe, John (October 28, 1973). "Victory May Cost Rutgers Two Stars". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Lee, Bill (November 4, 1973). "UConn Stuns Rutgers, 27-19". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. Harvin, Al (November 25, 1973). "Raiders 42-0 Victors". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
14. Tierney, Mike (December 2, 1973). "Solomon, Spartans Dazzle Rutgers 34-6". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Fla. p. 8C – via Newspapers.com.