1964 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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

1964 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Middle Three champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	6–3 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach	John F. Bateman (5th season)
Captain	Robert Norton
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 7–10	38,000	[6]
October 3	Connecticut*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 9–3	15,000	[7]
October 10	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 20–7	7,500	[8]
October 17	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 10–7	7,178	[9]
October 24	at Columbia*	Baker Field New York, NY	W 38–35	10,237	[10]
October 31	Boston University*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 9–0	14,000	[11]
November 7	Lafayette	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 31–6	13,000	[12]
November 14	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 18–27	8,266	[13]
November 21	Colgate*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 7–20	17,000	[14]
*Non-conference game

References

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
6. Adams, Frank S. (September 27, 1964). "Princeton Capitalizes on Two Rutgers Misplays and Registers 10-7 Triumph". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
7. Newell, Bill (October 4, 1964). "Rutgers Wins by 9-3, Late UConn Bid Fails". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
8. Fleming, Jimmie (October 11, 1964). "Scarlet Smothers Engineers, 20-7". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Frost, Robert (October 18, 1964). "Rutgers Whips Penn, 10-7 on 4th-Period Score". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
10. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 25, 1964). "Roberts Riddles Rutgers, but Columbia Bows, 38-25". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Fleming, Jimmie (November 1, 1964). "Rutgers Tops Boston U., 9-0". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Fleming, Jimmie (November 8, 1964). "Ward Fires Scarlet Goal Line Push, Hits Paydirt 3 Times in 6 Carries". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Katzman, Izzy (November 16, 1964). "Hens, Now 4-4, Meet Bucknell in Finale". Evening Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Durso, Joseph (November 22, 1964). "Colgate Defeats Rutgers by 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.