1959 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1959 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Middle Three champion
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University Division
Record	6–3 (2–2 MAC University)
Head coach	John Stiegman (4th season)
Captain	Robert Simms
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ←  1958 1960  →

1959 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University
Delaware x	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Gettysburg	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Bucknell	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Rutgers	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Lehigh	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Temple	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
Muhlenberg *	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
College–Northern
Albright x	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Juniata	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Wagner	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Lebanon Valley	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Susquehanna	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Moravian	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Wilkes	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Lycoming	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Scranton *	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Western Maryland	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Ursinus	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Dickinson	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Haverford	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
Drexel	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall *	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Swarthmore *	1	–	3	–	0			?	–	?	–	?
West Chester *	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1959 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season.

In their fourth and final season under head coach John Stiegman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 6–3 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 132 to 121. ^{[1] [2]} Rutgers finished fifth in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, with a 2–2 record in conference play.

The team's statistical leaders included Sam Mudie with 339 passing yards, Jim Rogers with 161 rushing yards, and Bob Simms with 345 receiving yards. ^[3]

The Scarlet Knights played their home games in Rutgers Stadium, in Piscataway, New Jersey, across the river from Rutgers' New Brunswick main campus.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Princeton *	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 8–6	36,000	[4]
October 3	Connecticut *	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 20–8	7,500	[5]
October 10	Colgate *	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 15–12	14,000	[6]
October 17	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 8–15	10,000	[7]
October 24	Lehigh	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 23–0	11,000	[8]
October 31	Delaware	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 14–34	10,500	[9]
November 7	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 16–14	5,500	[10]
November 14	Villanova *	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 12–6	14,500	[11]
November 21	at Columbia *	Baker Field New York, NY	L 16–26	12,000	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1959 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. "1959 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
4. Werden, Lincoln A. (September 27, 1959). "Rutgers Defeats Princeton, 8 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Newell, Bill (October 4, 1959). "Rutgers Turns Back Connecticut 20-8". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
6. Teague, Robert L. (October 11, 1959). "Unbeaten Rutgers Triumphs After Checking Colgate's Second-Half Threat". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S5.
7. Fleming, Jimmie (October 18, 1959). "Bucknell Defeats Rutgers". The Sunday Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Fleming, Jimmie (October 25, 1959). "Rutgers Plays Its Best Game to Date, Beating Lehigh, 23-0". The Sunday Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Moody, Sid (November 1, 1959). "Delaware 34, Rutgers 14". Sunday News . Lancaster, Pa. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Fleming, Jimmie (November 8, 1959). "Scarlet Wins over Lafayette by 16-14 Score". The Sunday Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Dell, John (November 15, 1959). "Rutgers Downs Villanova, 12-6, in Ground Play". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 22, 1959). "Lions Turn Back Rutgers by 26-16". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.