John F. Bateman
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1913–1998)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = John F. Bateman
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| birth_date = 1913
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| death_date = {{Death date|1998|1|1}} (aged 84)
| death_place = New London, New Hampshire, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1935–1937
| player_team1 = Columbia
| player_positions = Guard
| coach_years1 = 1946–1956
| coach_team1 = Columbia (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1957–1959
| coach_team2 = Penn (line)
| coach_years3 = 1960–1972
| coach_team3 = Rutgers
| overall_record = 73–51
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| championships = 2 Middle Atlantic (1960–1961)
11 Middle Three (1960–1968, 1970, 1972)
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John F. Bateman (1913 – January 1, 1998) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Rutgers University from 1960 to 1972, compiling a record of 73–51. Bateman played college football at Columbia University, from which he graduated in 1938. He was voted co-captain of the Columbia Lions football team in 1937. Bateman died at the age of 83 on January 1, 1998 in New London, New Hampshire.{{cite news |author= |title=John Bateman, 84, led Rutgers football to undefeated season |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90801118/obituary-for-john-bateman-aged-84/ |newspaper=Asbury Park Press |location=Asbury Park, New Jersey |date=January 3, 1998 |page=A9 |access-date=December 18, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Rutgers Scarlet Knights
| conf = Middle Atlantic Conference / Middle Three Conference
| startyear = 1960
| endyear = 1961
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1960
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 8–1
| conference = 4–0 / 2–0
| confstanding = 1st (University) / 1st
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| championship = conference
| year = 1961
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 9–0
| conference = 4–0 / 2–0
| confstanding = 1st (University) / 1st
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| ranking2 = 15
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| name = Rutgers Scarlet Knights
| conf = Middle Three Conference
| startyear = 1962
| endyear = 1972
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1962
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1963
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1964
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1965
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 1–1
| confstanding = T–1st
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1966
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1967
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
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| championship = conference
| year = 1968
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 8–2
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
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| year = 1969
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 1–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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| championship = conference
| year = 1970
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 1–1
| confstanding = T–1st
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| year = 1971
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 4–7
| conference = 0–2
| confstanding = 3rd
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| championship = conference
| year = 1972
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 73–51
| confrecord = 25–5
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 73–51
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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References
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