1972 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1972 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Middle Three champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	7–4 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach	John F. Bateman (13th season)
Captain	Andrew Malekoff, David Rinehimer
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Houston			–					6	–	4	–	1
Tulane			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss			–					3	–	7	–	1
Xavier			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					2	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their 13th and final season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 7–4 record. The team won the Middle Three Conference championship and outscored their opponents 290 to 171. The team's statistical leaders included Leo Gasienica with 1,409 passing yards, J. J. Jennings with 1,262 rushing yards, and Tom Sweeney with 369 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 16	at Holy Cross		L 14–24
September 23	Lehigh		W 41–13
September 30	at Princeton		L 6–7
October 7	at Cornell		L 22–36
October 14	at Lafayette		W 21–7
October 21	Army		L 28–35
October 28	at Columbia		W 6–3
November 4	Connecticut		W 21–13
November 11	Boston University		W 51–7
November 18	Morgan State		W 37–14
November 25	Colgate		W 43–13

Roster

1972 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Leo Gasienica Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 74 Steve Allen Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Terry Shea Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt