1963 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1963 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team was an American football team that represented Rutgers University in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Despite an overall losing record, Rutgers won the Middle Three Conference championship.

1963 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Middle Three champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	3–6 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach	John F. Bateman (4th season)
Captain	Anton Hoeflinger
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers $	2	–	0	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Lehigh	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Lafayette	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their fourth season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored by their opponents 148 to 145.^[1] The team's statistical leaders included Dave Stout with 634 passing yards, Don Viggiano with 404 rushing yards, and Paul Strelick with 242 receiving yards.^[2]

The Scarlet Knights played their home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, near the university's main New Brunswick campus.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 0–24	40,000	[3]
October 5	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–28	12,500	[4]
October 12	at Colgate*	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 8–28	9,000	[5]
October 19	Lehigh	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 30–6	16,000	[6]
October 26	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–7	9,846	[7]
November 2	Boston University*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 21–6	12,000	[8]
November 9	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 49–0	6,000	[9]
November 16	Delaware*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 3–14	16,000–17,000	[10][11]
November 28^	Columbia*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 28–35	5,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming ^Postponed from November 23 after the assassination of John F. Kennedy