John F. Bateman

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1913–1998)}}

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| 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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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| 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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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| 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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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1968

| name = Rutgers

| overall = 8–2

| conference = 2–0

| confstanding = 1st

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| championship =

| year = 1969

| name = Rutgers

| overall = 6–3

| conference = 1–1

| confstanding = 2nd

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| 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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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| 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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