Rutgers Football

by Pellowski, Michael J.

• ISBN13: 9780813542836
• ISBN10: 0813542839
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-31
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr

Summary

The story of Rutgers football is the story of college football. Athletes from Rutgers and Princeton University met in the first collegiate gridiron clash in 1869. For 137 years thereafter, Rutgers players have continued that football tradition with varying degrees of success. For the past five years, Coach Greg Schiano has worked to turn around a team with a dismal losing record to a star-studded group who have posted just two losses thus far in the 2006 season. RUTGERS FOOTBALL traces the rollercoaster ride of the Scarlet Knight squad highlighting gridiron moments, seasons, teams and players who have contributed over the decades. The book is divided into four parts and arranged chronlogically beginning with the first game in 1869 and ending with the 2006 season.

Table of Contents

1869-1949
The Birth of College Football 1869-1914	p. 1
Robsy Rules the Gridiron 1915-1922	p. 17
Here Comes Homer 1925-1933	p. 27
Flinging Frankie's Burns 1934-1949	p. 37
1950-1972
The First Heisman Candidate 1950-1958	p. 51
Undefeated 1959-1961	p. 61
Speed Bumps 1962-1968	p. 75
One Hundred Years of Football 1959-1972	p. 89
1973-2000
A Winning Formula 1978-1983	p. 111
Roller-Coaster Football 1984-1989	p. 139
A Group of Star Players 1990-1995	p. 151
Big Plays and Fumbles 1996-2000	p. 165
A Jersey Guy 2001-2004	p. 177
"Just Keep Chopping!" 2005	p. 189
Chop...Chop...Timber! 2006	p. 209
Stars, Bowls, and Beyond	p. 239
Afterword	p. 247
Rutgers Football Letterwinners	p. 251
Bibliography	p. 264
Index	p. 265
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