1966 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1966 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–4 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 184 to 177.^[1] The team's statistical leaders included Fred Eckert with 756 passing yards, Bryant Mitchell with 540 rushing yards, and Jack Emmer with 701 receiving yards.^[2] Co-captain, senior Bob Schroeder, was a rarity as the Scarlet Knights' "ironman" starting on offense as the team's center and on defense as a linebacker earning All-East recognition. Schroeder also handled the team's long snapping duties.^[3]

1966 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Middle Three champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	5–4 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach	John F. Bateman (7th season)
Captains	Jack Emmer Robert Schroeder
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers $	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 12–16	33,000	[4]
October 1	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 17–14	16,764	[5]
October 8	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 42–14	8,750	[6]
October 15	Army*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 9–14	30,000	[7]
October 22	Columbia*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 37–34	19,500	[8]
October 29	Boston University*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 16–7	12,000	[9]
November 5	Lafayette	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 32–28	10,500	[10]
November 12	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 12–24	6,000	[11]
November 19	Colgate*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 7–26	13,500	[12]
*Non-conference game