1956 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1956 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record3–7 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Laverty, Arthur Robinson
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh $ 2 0 0 7 2 0
Rutgers 1 1 0 3 7 0
Lafayette 0 2 0 6 3 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1956 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Stiegman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored by their opponents 240 to 117.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included William Gatyas with 450 passing yards, Billy Austin 380 rushing yards and Jay Hunton with 408 receiving yards.[3]

  1. ^ "1956 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. ^ "1956 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.