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]

1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTerry Shea (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRod Sharpless (1st season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
(Capacity: 41,500)
Giants Stadium
(Capacity: 78,148)
1996 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31Villanova*
W 38–2827,307[3]
September 7Navy*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 6–10
September 128:00 pmNo. 10 Miami (FL)
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPNL 0–3329,379
September 2112:00 pmat No. 18 Virginia Tech
ESPN+L 14–3047,204
October 512:00 pmat Syracuse
ESPN+L 0–4248,112
October 121:00 pmArmy*
L 21–4219,101
October 19at Boston College
L 37–13
October 26Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 28–17
November 912:00 pmWest Virginia
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 14–5521,024
November 231:30 pmat No. 10 Notre Dame*
NBCL 0–6259,075
November 3012:00 pmat Pittsburgh
L 9–2421,772

[4]

Roster
1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 18 Darrell Buffington Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 10 Kevin Williams Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References
  1. "1996 Big East Conference". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. "1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. "A Knight for defense; Chadwick saves Rutgers, 38–28". The Courier-News. September 1, 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2019.


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