1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
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]
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| Conference | Big East Conference |
| 1996 record | 2–9 (1–6 Big East) |
| Head coach | Terry Shea (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium (Capacity: 41,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Virginia Tech + | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Miami (FL) + | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Syracuse + | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | Villanova* |
| W 38–28 | - | ||
| September 7 | Navy* |
| L 6–10 | - | ||
| September 12 | 8:00 PM | No. 10 Miami (FL) |
| ESPN | L 0–33 | 29,379 |
| September 21 | 12:00 PM | at No. 18 Virginia Tech | ESPN+ | L 14–30 | 47,204 | |
| October 5 | 12:00 PM | at Syracuse | ESPN+ | L 0-42 | 48,112 | |
| October 12 | 1:00 PM | vs. Army* | L 21-42 | 19,101 | ||
| October 19 | at Boston College | L 37-13 | - | |||
| October 26 | Temple |
| W 28-17 | - | ||
| November 9 | 12:00 PM | West Virginia |
| L 14-55 | 21,024 | |
| 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
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| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
- "1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
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