American college football season
1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football Conference Independent 1973 record 6–5 Head coach Captains
Andrew Tighe
John Witkowski
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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
W 31–13 12,000 [4]
September 29 at Princeton
W 39–14 27,000 [5]
October 6 Massachusetts
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
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
W 27–7 14,881 [12]
November 24 Colgate
Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 0–42 12,000 [13]
December 1 at Tampa
L 6–34 17,600 [14]
References [ ]
^ "1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1970-1974)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ "1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ O'Brien, Ken (September 23, 1973). "Rutgers Captures Opener" . The Home News Sunday . New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Rowe, John (September 30, 1973). "Rutgers Routs Princeton, 39-14" . The Sunday Record . Hackensack, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Concannon, Joe (October 7, 1973). "UMass Hangs on to Win, 25-22" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
^ Oakley, Jack (October 21, 1973). "Rutgers Demolishes Delaware" . The Home News Sunday . New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Rowe, John (October 28, 1973). "Victory May Cost Rutgers Two Stars" . The Sunday Record . Hackensack, N.J. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Lee, Bill (November 4, 1973). "UConn Stuns Rutgers, 27-19" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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.
^ 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 .
^ Harvin, Al (November 25, 1973). "Raiders 42-0 Victors". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S4.
^ Tierney, Mike (December 2, 1973). "Solomon, Spartans Dazzle Rutgers 34-6" . St. Petersburg Times . St. Petersburg, Fla. p. 8C – via Newspapers.com .
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