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Rutgers Football Team History


Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Rutgers State University
 New Brunswick, NJ
Founded: 1766
Stadium: Rutgers Stadium
Capacity: 42,000
Colors: Scarlet & White
Coach: John H. Wallace
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1869  <-- 1923 <- 1924 -> 1925 --> 2024
1924 Season Highlights
 John H. Wallace enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
 
1924 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Villanova  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Lebanon Valley (PA)  56   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Saint Bonaventure (NY)  36   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Cornell  10   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Lehigh  13   13   T       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Franklin & Marshall (PA)  30   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Lafayette  43   7   W    @ Princeton, NJ   
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ New York  41   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Bucknell  7   12   L       
 
1924 Season Totals
  Record7-1 -1
  Points Scored250
  Scoring Average27.8
  Points Allowed48
  Defense Average5.3
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record3-1 -1
1924 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1924 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 6-0-29013   Summer Dole
New Mexico 5-110312   Roy W. Johnson
Notre Dame 10-028554Won  27-10  Knute Kenneth Rockne
Syracuse 8-2-115458   John F. Chick Meehan
West Virginia 8-128247   Clarence W. Doc Spears
Central Michigan 7-115819   Lester Barnard
New Mexico State 7-324130   Robert R. Brown
Rutgers 7-1-125048   John H. Wallace
San Diego State 7-1-224953   C.E. Peterson
Wake Forest 7-220762   Henry M. Hank Garrity
Arizona State 6-1-116085   Aaron M. McCreary
Boston College 6-319874   Frank W. Cavanaugh
Jacksonville State 6-3158128   C.C. Bush
Massachusetts 6-1-118561   Harold Gore
Penn State 6-3-120265   Hugo F. Bezdek
Army 5-1-211141   John J. McEwan
Michigan State 5-321048   Ralph H. Young
North Texas 5-3-16764   Theron J. Fouts
Pittsburgh 5-3-19843   Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Western Michigan 5-1-110146   Earl Martineau
Arkansas State 4-49556   Bill Stanley
Duke 4-512999Lost  3-21  Howard H. Jones
Marshall 4-448113   Russel Meredith
Western Kentucky 4-5224119   E.A. Diddle
Nevada 3-4-1101125   Charles F. Erb
Southern Mississippi 3-3-294152   William Herschel Bobo
Texas El Paso 3-3-17582   George B. Powell
Arizona 2-44093   James F. Pop McKale
Navy 2-69179   Robert C. Bob Folwell
Troy 2-1-45920   Ross V. Flivver Ford
Ball State 1-31187   Paul Billy Williams
Buffalo 1-727139   Russ Carrick
Georgia Southern 1-060   E. G. Cromartie
Memphis 1-7-140239   Zach Curlin
Middle Tennessee State 1-514123   Guy Stephenson
Temple 1-415106   Albert Barron
Kent State 0-4089   Frank Harsh

1924 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1924 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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