John F. Bateman

John F. Bateman

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	1914
Died	January 1, 1998 (aged 83) New London, New Hampshire
Playing career
1935–1937	Columbia
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
?–1956	Columbia (assistant)
1957–1959	Penn (line)
1960–1972	Rutgers
Head coaching record
Overall	73–51
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Middle Atlantic (1960–1961) 11 Middle Three (1960–1968, 1970, 1972)

John F. Bateman (1914 – 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.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#	AP^°
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Middle Atlantic Conference / Middle Three Conference) (1960–1961)
1960	Rutgers	8–1	4–0	1st (University)
1961	Rutgers	9–0	4–0	1st (University)			15
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Middle Three Conference) (1962–1972)
1962	Rutgers	5–5
1963	Rutgers	3–6
1964	Rutgers	6–3
1965	Rutgers	3–6
1966	Rutgers	5–4
1967	Rutgers	4–5
1968	Rutgers	8–2
1969	Rutgers	6–3
1970	Rutgers	5–5
1971	Rutgers	4–7
1972	Rutgers	7–4
Rutgers:		73–51
Total:		73–51
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

1. "JOHN BATEMAN COACH OF RUTGERS' 1ST PERFECT SEASON". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 4, 1998. Retrieved January 27, 2012.

External links

• John F. Bateman at the College Football Data Warehouse