1971 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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| rankyear = 1971

| rankdivision = small college

| poll = AP

| attend = y

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| September 18 | @ | Lafayette

| Fisher Field | Easton, PA | L 7-13

| 6,000–7,500 | {{cite news |title=Rutgers Drops Opener to Lafayette, 13-7 |first=Ken |last=O'Brien |date=September 19, 1971 |page=A1 |newspaper=The Sunday Home News |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70810307/1971-lafayette-rutgers/ }} Attendance figure in "Writer Returns to Victory" by John Bruns on p. B15.{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/342/stats/12713 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 16, 2024 }}

| September 25 | @ | Princeton

| Palmer Stadium | Princeton, NJ (rivalry) | W 33-18

| 27,000 | {{cite news |title=Rutgers Upsets Princeton, 33 to 18, in College Football's Oldest Rivalry |first=Al |last=Harvin |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=September 26, 1971 |page=S5}}

| October 2 | | Cornell

| Rutgers Stadium | Piscataway, NJ | L 17-31

| 15,000 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Grinds Out Win over Rutgers |first=Kenny |last=Van Sickle |date=October 4, 1971 |page=22 |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70821854/1971-cornell-rutgers/ }}

| October 9 | | Lehigh

| Rutgers Stadium | Piscataway, NJ | L 14-35

| 12,000 | {{cite news |title=Lehigh Continues Hex over Rutgers, 35-14 |first=Bob |last=Kurland |date=October 10, 1971 |page=C7 |newspaper=The Sunday Record |location=Hackensack, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70827625/1971-lehigh-rutgers/ }}

| October 16 | @ | No. 1 Delaware

| Delaware Stadium | Newark, DE | L 7-48

| 16,709 | {{cite news |title=Delaware Henpecks Scarlet Knights, 48-7 |first=John |last=Bruns |date=October 17, 1971 |page=A1 |newspaper=The Sunday Home News |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70832374/1971-delaware-rutgers/ }}

| October 23 | | Columbia

| Rutgers Stadium | Piscataway, NJ | L 16-17

| 12,000 | {{cite news |title=Linebacker Saves Lions, 17-16 |first=Larry |last=Fox |date=October 24, 1971 |page=152 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55895527/1971-columbia-rutgers}}

| October 30 | @ | Bucknell

| Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | L 13-14

| 10,400 | {{cite news |title=Bisons Bull Past Rutgers |first=John |last=Bruns |date=October 31, 1971 |page=A1 |newspaper=The Sunday Home News |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70837754/1971-bucknell-rutgers/ }}

| November 6 | @ | Army

| Michie Stadium | West Point, NY | L 17-30

| 39,841 | {{cite news |title=Cadets Crumble Rutgers, 30-17 |first=Norm |last=Miller |date=November 7, 1971 |page=171 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70840766/1971-rutgers-army/ }}

| November 13 | | Holy Cross

| Rutgers Stadium | Piscataway, NJ | W 14-13

| 8,500 | {{cite news |title=Holy Cross! Rutgers Finally Nails a Win |first=Ken |last=O'Brien |date=November 14, 1971 |page=A1 |newspaper=The Sunday Home News |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70842181/1971-rutgers-hc/ }}

| November 20 | | Colgate

| Rutgers Stadium | Piscataway, NJ | W 28-16

| 10,500 | {{cite news |title=Jennings Hero in Rutgers Win |first=Bill |last=Shannon |date=November 21, 1971 |page=C5 |newspaper=The Sunday Record |location=Hackensack, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70843512/1971-colgate-rutgers/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Rutgers, 28-16 |date=November 21, 1971 |page=D9 |newspaper=The Arizona Republic |location=Phoenix, Ariz.}}

|November 27 | | Morgan State

| Rutgers Stadium | Piscataway, NJ | W 27-8

| 9,000–10,000 | {{cite news |title=First Urban Classic: Rutgers Bests Morgan |first=Ken |last=O'Brien |date=November 28, 1971 |page=A1 |newspaper=The Sunday Home News |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70846172/1971-rutgers-morgan/ }}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/446/stats/12713 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=March 17, 2024 }}

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