1968 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1968 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled an 8–2 record with their sole losses coming against Army and Cornell. The team won the Middle Three Conference championship and outscored their opponents 276 to 182 .[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Rich Policastro with 994 passing yards, Bryant Mitchell with 1,204 rushing yards, and Bob Stonebraker with 448 receiving yards.[3]

1968 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
1968 record8–2 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1968 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rutgers $ 2 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
Lehigh 1 –1 –0  3 –7 –0
Lafayette 0 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Lafayette
W 37–716,000[4]
September 28at Princeton*
W 20–1439,000[5]
October 5at Cornell*
L 16–1715,000[6]
October 12at Lehigh
W 29–269,300[7]
October 19Army*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 0–2428,000[8]
October 26at Columbia*
W 28–1710,968[9]
November 2Delaware*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 23–1418,000[10]
November 9Connecticut*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 27–1510,000[11]
November 16Holy Cross*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 41–1411,000[12]
November 23Colgate*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 55–3416,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References
  1. "1968 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. "Rutgers Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. "1968 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. Fleming, Jimmie (September 22, 1968). "Rutgers Passes Bomb Lafayette, 37-7". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Strauss, Michael (September 29, 1968). "Scarlet Downs Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 6, 1968). "Cornell Conquers Rutgers, 17 to 16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  7. Buss, Jim (October 13, 1968). "Rutgers Builds Up Big Lead, Holds on to Set Back Lehigh". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Young, Dick (October 20, 1968). "Army Interceptions Rout Rutgers, 24-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 147 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Fleming, Jimmie (October 27, 1968). "Knights Top Lions, 28-17". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Fleming, Jimmie (November 3, 1968). "Knights Slice Hens, 23-14". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Caruso, Mike (November 10, 1968). "Policastro, Mitchell Lead Rutgers Past Connecticut". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. McGowen, Deane (November 17, 1968). "Rutgers Trounces Holy Cross, 41-14, with 20-Point Surge in Third Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S9.
  13. "Rutgers Outpoints Colgate, 55 to 34". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. Associated Press. November 24, 1968. p. 6F – via Newspapers.com.
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