American college football season
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]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source August 31 Villanova * W 38–2827,307 [ 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 0–3329,379 September 21 12:00 pm at No. 18 Virginia Tech ESPN Plus L 14–3047,204 [ 4] October 5 12:00 pm at Syracuse ESPN Plus L 0–4248,112 October 12 1:00 pm Army * L 21–4219,101 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 14–5521,024 [ 5] November 23 1:30 pm at No. 10 Notre Dame * NBC L 0–6259,075 November 30 12:00 pm at Pittsburgh L 9–2421,772
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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
^ "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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