1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
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1996 record | 2–9 (1–6 Big East) |
Head coach | Terry Shea (1st season) |
Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium (Capacity: 41,500) |
Seasons |
1996 Big East football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#13 Virginia Tech § | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#14 Miami § | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#21 Syracuse § | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Terry Shea, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 2–9 record, were outscored by opponents 380 to 143, and finished in seventh place in the Big East Conference.[1] The team's statistical leaders included Mike Stephans with 918 passing yards, Chad Bosch with 523 rushing yards, and Steven Harper with 321 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | Villanova* | W 38–28 | - | |||
September 7 | Navy* | L 6–10 | - | |||
September 12 | 8:00 PM | No. 10 Miami (FL) | ESPN | L 0–33 | 29,379 | |
September 21 | 12:00 PM | at No. 18 Virginia Tech | ESPN+ | L 14–30 | 47,204 | |
October 5 | 12:00 PM | at Syracuse | ESPN+ | L 0-42 | 48,112 | |
October 12 | 1:00 PM | vs. Army* | L 21-42 | 19,101 | ||
October 19 | at Boston College | L 37-13 | - | |||
October 26 | Temple | W 28-17 | - | |||
November 9 | 12:00 PM | West Virginia | L 14-55 | 21,024 | ||
November 23 | 1:30 PM | at No. 10 Notre Dame* | NBC | L 0-62 | 59,075 | |
November 30 | 12:00 PM | at Pittsburgh | L 9-24 | 21,772 | ||
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Roster[]
1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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References[]
- ↑ "1996 Big East Conference". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/big-east/1996.html. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ↑ "1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rutgers/1996.html. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ↑ "1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rutgers/1996-schedule.html. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
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