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1956 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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1956Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	3–7 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach	John Stiegman (1st season)
Captains	John Laverty Arthur Robinson
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Middle Three Conference football standings
v t e	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

The1956 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team representedRutgers University in the1956 college football season. In their first season under head coachJohn Stiegman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored by their opponents 240 to 117.^[1] The team's statistical leaders included William Gatyas with 450 passing yards, Billy Austin 380 rushing yards and Jay Hunton with 408 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Ohio Wesleyan*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 33–13	6,000	^[3]
September 29	atPrinceton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 6–28	26,000	^[4]
October 6	atConnecticut*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 7–27	7,429	^[5]
October 13	Colgate*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 6–48	11,000	^[6]
October 20	Boston College*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 0–32	8,500	^[7]
October 27	atLehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 13–27	5,000	^[8]
November 3	Lafayette	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 20–19	5,000	^[9]
November 10	atDelaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 0–22	5,000	^[10]
November 17	William & Mary*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 20–6	3,000	^[11]
November 24	Columbia*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 12–18	9,000	^[12]
*Non-conference game

References

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^"1956 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedJune 12, 2016.
^"1956 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedJune 12, 2016.
^Fleming, Jimmie (September 23, 1956)."Rutgers by 33-13 in Opener".The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Werden, Lincoln A. (September 30, 1956). "Princeton Trims Rutgers, 28 to 6".The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^Newell, Bill (October 7, 1956)."Connecticut Thumps Rutgers by 27-7".The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – viaNewspapers.com.
^Briordy, William J. (October 14, 1956). "Fast Colgate Team Trips Rutgers, 48-6".The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^Fleming, Jimmie (October 21, 1956)."Rutgers Is Held Scoreless; 99-Game Streak Ends with 32-0 Boston Loss".The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Aubrey, Coulter J. (October 28, 1956)."Lehigh Defeats Rutgers, 27-13".Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 41 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Fleming, Jimmie (November 4, 1956)."Scarlet Knights Nip Maroon for Second Win of Season".The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Fleming, Jimmie (November 11, 1956)."Former South River Star Helps Humble Rutgers 22-0".The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Gleason, Jim (November 18, 1956)."William and Mary Upended by Rutgers, 20-6".Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Werden, Lincoln A. (November 25, 1956). "Lions Down Rutgers, 18-12, on Benham's Scoring Pass".The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

v t e Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Venues	College Field (1869–1890) Neilson Field (1891–1938) Old Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992) Giants Stadium (alternate, 1976–1992, 1994-96; primary, 1993) SHI Stadium (1994–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Maryland Princeton
Culture & lore	Marching band First American football game (painting)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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