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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  <-- 1924 <- 1925 -> 1926 --> 2024
1925 Season Highlights
 John H. Wallace enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
 
1925 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Alfred (NY)  19   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Villanova  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10   Maryland  0   16   L    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Cornell  0   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Lehigh  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Widener  12   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Lafayette  0   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Holy Cross  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. New York  7   6   W       
 
1925 Season Totals
  Record2-7
  Points Scored38
  Scoring Average4.2
  Points Allowed146
  Defense Average16.2
  Opponents Record3-5
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record0-3
1925 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1925 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 6-1-221065   Ewing Y. Freeland
Connecticut 3-5-13976   Summer Dole
New Mexico 2-4-15277   Roy W. Johnson
Pittsburgh 8-115134   Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Syracuse 8-1-120227   Charles W.P. Pete Reynolds
Army 7-218571   John J. McEwan
Notre Dame 7-2-120064   Knute Kenneth Rockne
Arizona State 6-215459   Aaron M. McCreary
Boston College 6-215253   Frank W. Cavanaugh
Massachusetts 6-216575   Harold Gore
Wake Forest 6-2-118540   Henry M. Hank Garrity
Western Michigan 6-2-112547   Earl Martineau
Navy 5-2-113481   John E. Jack Owsley
New Mexico State 5-3-115175   Robert R. Brown
San Diego State 5-3-19859   C.E. Peterson
Temple 5-2-210439   Henry J. Miller
Texas El Paso 5-0-111326   George B. Powell
Troy 5-376120   Otis Bynum
Arkansas State 4-3-165118   Herbert Schwartz
Central Michigan 4-1-39620   Lester Barnard
Duke 4-558142   James P. Pat Herron
Penn State 4-4-16766   Hugo F. Bezdek
Arizona 3-3-17088   James F. Pop McKale
Buffalo 3-4-118121   Russ Carrick
Michigan State 3-5105106   Ralph H. Young
Middle Tennessee State 3-4-2107128   Guy Stephenson
Western Kentucky 3-5-15291   E.A. Diddle
Ball State 2-558132   Paul Billy Williams
Rutgers 2-738146   John H. Wallace
San Jose State 2-566144   E.R. Knolln
Georgia Southern 1-2612   E. G. Cromartie
Jacksonville State 1-612162   Earl Wren
Kent State 1-1-31324   Merle E. Wagoner
Memphis 0-7-144239   Zach Curlin
Southern Mississippi 0-619195   William Herschel Bobo

1925 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1925 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.