1965 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1965

| team = Rutgers Scarlet Knights

| sport = football

| image= Rutgers athletics logo.png

| image_size = 125

| conference = Middle Three Conference

| short_conf = Middle Three

| record = 3–6

| conf_record = 1–1

| head_coach = John F. Bateman

| hc_year = 6th

| captain = Peter Savidge

| stadium = Rutgers Stadium

| champion = Middle Three co-champion

}}

The 1965 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 3–6 record, were co-champions of the Middle Three Conference championship, and were outscored by their opponents 152 to 84.{{cite web|title=1965 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=June 12, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rutgers/1965-schedule.html}} The team's statistical leaders included Jack Callaghan with 456 passing yards, Rich Capria with 242 rushing yards, and Charley Mudie with 243 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1965 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=June 12, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rutgers/1965.html}}

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

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|September 25|at|Princeton|Palmer Stadium | Princeton, NJ (rivalry)|L 6-32|40,000 | {{cite news |title=Gogolak's 6 Field Goals Set Record as Princeton Smashes Rutgers, 32-6 |agency=United Press International |date=September 26, 1965 |at=sec. 3, p. 2 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55693411/1965-princeton-rutgers}}

|October 2|at|Connecticut| Memorial Stadium | Storrs, CT|W 17-8|10,629 | {{cite news |title=UConn Bows to Rutgers |first=Bill |last=Lee |date=October 3, 1965 |page=1C |newspaper=The Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69044907/1965-rutgers-uconn/ }}

|October 9||Lehigh|Rutgers Stadium | Piscataway, NJ|W 6-0|12,800 | {{cite news |title=Rutgers Edges Lehigh on Last-Minute TD |agency=Associated Press |date=October 10, 1965 |at=sect. 3, p. 3 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69047625/1965-lehigh-rutgers/ }}

|October 16|at|Army|Michie Stadium | West Point, NY|L 6-23|31,000 | {{cite news |title=Cadets Topple Rutgers, 23-6 |first=Joe |last=Trimble |date=October 17, 1965 |page=149 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69048819/1965-rutgers-army/ }}

|October 23||Columbia|Rutgers Stadium|Piscataway, NJ|L 7-12|18,000 | {{cite news |title=Score by Columbia in Fourth Quarter Tops Rutgers, 12-7 |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=October 24, 1965 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}

|October 30|at|Boston University|Nickerson Field | Boston, MA|L 0-30|11,000 | {{cite news |title='New' B.U. Scores 1st Shutout Since 1960 |first=Francis |last=Rosa |date=October 31, 1965 |page=58 |newspaper=The Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69053504/1965-rutgers-bu/ }}

|November 6|at|Lafayette| Fisher Field | Easton, PA|L 18-23|5,000 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette Outpoints Rutgers, 23-18 |first=Paul |last=May |date=November 7, 1965 |page=D1 |newspaper=Sunday Call-Chronicle |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69055854/1965-lafayette-rutgers/ }}

|November 13||Holy Cross|Rutgers Stadium|Piscataway, NJ|W 14-0|9,000 | {{cite news |title=Rutgers Defeats Holy Cross, 14-0 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 14, 1965 |page=S5}}

|November 20||Colgate|Rutgers Stadium|Piscataway, NJ|L 10-24|13,300 | {{cite news |title=Good Game Not Good Enough as Scarlet-Faced Year Ends |first=Jimmie |last=Fleming |date=November 21, 1965 |page=33 |newspaper=The Sunday Home News |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69062408/1965-colgate-rutgers/ }}

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References

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