1997 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1997 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record0–11 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTerry Shea (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRod Sharpless (2nd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Syracuse $   6 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 23 Virginia Tech   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Pittsburgh   4 – 3     6 – 6  
West Virginia   4 – 3     7 – 5  
Miami (FL)   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Temple   3 – 4     3 – 8  
Boston College   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Rutgers   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Terry Shea, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 0–11 record, were outscored by opponents 496 to 191, and finished in last place in the Big East Conference.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Mike McMahon with 1,259 passing yards, Jacki Crooks with 758 rushing yards, and Walter King with 445 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3012:30 pmVirginia Tech
ESPNL 19–5926,713[4]
September 67:00 pmat No. 12 Texas*
FSNL 14–4870,882
September 13at Navy*
L 7–36
September 2012:00 pmBoston College
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPN PlusL 21–3521,117
October 412:00 pmat West Virginia
ESPN PlusL 0–48[5]
October 98:00 pmSyracuse
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPNL 3–5019,044
October 18at Army*
L 35–37
October 2512:00 pmPittsburgh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPN PlusL 48–55 2OT16,581
November 1at Temple
L 7–49
November 812:00 pmWake Forest*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPN PlusL 14–2811,717[6]
November 1512:00 pmat Miami (FL)
ESPN PlusL 23–5119,949
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ^ "1997 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "1997 Big East Conference". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "1997 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Rutgers crushed by Virginia Tech in home opener, 59–19". The Courier-News. August 31, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Knights simply dazed; Offense hits bottom vs. W. Virginia". Asbury Park Press. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Knights now 0-for-10". The Courier-News. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1997 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 23, 2017.


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