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1959 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1959 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1959 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach John Stiegman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 6–3 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 132 to 121.[1][2] Rutgers finished fifth in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, with a 2–2 record in conference play.

1959 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record6–3 (2–2 MAC University)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Simms
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Delaware x 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Gettysburg 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Lafayette 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Bucknell 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Rutgers 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Lehigh 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Temple 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
Muhlenberg * 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Northern College Division
Albright x 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Juniata 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Wagner 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Lebanon Valley 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Susquehanna 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Moravian 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Wilkes 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Lycoming 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Scranton * 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Pennsylvania Military 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Western Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Ursinus 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Dickinson 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Haverford 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Drexel 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Franklin & Marshall * 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Swarthmore * 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
West Chester * 0 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The team's statistical leaders included Sam Mudie with 339 passing yards, Jim Rogers with 161 rushing yards, and Bob Simms with 345 receiving yards.[3]

The Scarlet Knights played their home games in Rutgers Stadium, in Piscataway, New Jersey, across the river from Rutgers' New Brunswick main campus.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Princeton*
W 8–6 36,000 [4]
October 3Connecticut*
W 20–8 7,500 [5]
October 10Colgate*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 15–12 14,000 [6]
October 17at Bucknell
L 8–15 10,000 [7]
October 24Lehigh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 23–0 11,000 [8]
October 31Delaware
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 14–34 10,500 [9]
November 7at Lafayette
W 16–14 5,500 [10]
November 14Villanova*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 12–6 14,500 [11]
November 21at Columbia*
L 16–26 12,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1959 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "1959 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (September 27, 1959). "Rutgers Defeats Princeton, 8 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Newell, Bill (October 4, 1959). "Rutgers Turns Back Connecticut 20-8". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Teague, Robert L. (October 11, 1959). "Unbeaten Rutgers Triumphs After Checking Colgate's Second-Half Threat". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  7. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (October 18, 1959). "Bucknell Defeats Rutgers". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (October 25, 1959). "Rutgers Plays Its Best Game to Date, Beating Lehigh, 23-0". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Moody, Sid (November 1, 1959). "Delaware 34, Rutgers 14". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (November 8, 1959). "Scarlet Wins over Lafayette by 16-14 Score". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Dell, John (November 15, 1959). "Rutgers Downs Villanova, 12-6, in Ground Play". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 22, 1959). "Lions Turn Back Rutgers by 26-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.


 

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