1964 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1964 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record6–3 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Norton
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers $ 2 0 0 6 3 0
Lehigh 0 1 1 1 7 1
Lafayette 0 1 1 0 7 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1964 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.

In their fifth season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 6–3 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 149 to 115.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Roger Kalinger with 916 passing yards, Bob Brendel with 464 rushing yards, and Jack Emmer with 306 receiving yards.[3] Defensively, Rutgers was powered by its "Golden Nugget" defense led by defensive coordinator, Dewey King, which ranked 5th nationally in rushing defense allowing only 84.1 yards per-game. The defensive front seven was led by linebackers Tom Connelly, Dom Viggiano, Bob Schroeder and Bob Norton. Garth Weber, Werner Fentrop and Jerry Sertek anchored the defensive line. The Rutgers "Golden Nuggets" ended the 1964 season ranked 20th overall in total defense.[4][5]

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

  1. ^ "1964 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "1964 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Rutgers Is Second In Rushing Defense". The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, November 11, 1964. Retrieved from Newspapers.com
  5. ^ O'Rourke, Pete (December 20, 1964). The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, NJ, December 20, 1964, Page 34. Retrieved from Newspapers.com