1967 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1967 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record4–5 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainThomas Vitolo, Robert Higgins
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers $ 2 0 0 4 5 0
Lafayette 1 1 0 4 5 0
Lehigh 0 2 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1967 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 4–5 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 212 to 150.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Bruce Van Ness with 504 passing yards, Bryant Mitchell with 542 rushing yards, and Jim Baker with 242 receiving yards.[3]

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. ^ "1967 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "1967 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.