American college football season
1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
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Record | 2–9 (1–6 Big East) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Terry Shea (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Rod Sharpless (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium Giants Stadium |
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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 | Source |
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August 31 | | Villanova* | | | W 38–28 | 27,307 | [3] |
September 7 | | Navy* | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| | L 6–10 | | |
September 12 | 8:00 pm | No. 10 Miami (FL) | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| ESPN | L 0–33 | 29,379 | |
September 21 | 12:00 pm | at No. 18 Virginia Tech | | ESPN Plus | L 14–30 | 47,204 | [4] |
October 5 | 12:00 pm | at Syracuse | | ESPN Plus | L 0–42 | 48,112 | |
October 12 | 1:00 pm | Army* | | | L 21–42 | 19,101 | |
October 19 | | at Boston College | | | L 37–13 | | |
October 26 | | Temple | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| | W 28–17 | | |
November 9 | 12:00 pm | West Virginia | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| | L 14–55 | 21,024 | [5] |
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 |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 18 | Darrell Buffington | Sr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | 10 | Kevin Williams | Jr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1996 Big East Conference". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "A Knight for defense; Chadwick saves Rutgers, 38–28". The Courier-News. September 1, 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech-nical knockout". Asbury Park Press. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia blasts Rutgers". The Record. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
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Venues | - College Field (1869–1890)
- Neilson Field (1891–1938)
- Old Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992)
- Giants Stadium (alternate, 1976–1996)
- SHI Stadium (1994–present)
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