1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference Independent
1978 record 9–3
Head coach Frank R. Burns (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Bill Speranza (2nd at OC; 14th overall season)
Defensive coordinator Bob Naso (11th at DC; 18th overall season)
Home stadium Rutgers Stadium
1978 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Penn State   –  –   11 –1 –0
North Texas State   –  –   9 –2 –0
East Carolina   –  –   9 –3 –0
Navy   –  –   9 –3 –0
No. 7 Notre Dame   –  –   9 –3 –0
Rutgers   –  –   9 –3 –0
Florida State   –  –   8 –3 –0
Temple   –  –   7 –3 –1
Pittsburgh   –  –   8 –4 –0
Holy Cross   –  –   7 –4 –0
Louisville   –  –   7 –4 –0
UNLV   –  –   7 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   7 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  –   6 –4 –1
Georgia Tech   –  –   7 –5 –0
Hawaii   –  –   6 –5 –0
Miami   –  –   6 –5 –0
South Carolina   –  –   5 –5 –1
William & Mary   –  –   5 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  –   5 –6 –0
Villanova   –  –   5 –6 –0
Army   –  –   4 –6 –1
Memphis State   –  –   4 –7 –0
Tulane   –  –   4 –7 –0
Virginia Tech   –  –   4 –7 –0
Air Force   –  –   3 –8 –0
Colgate   –  –   3 –8 –0
Richmond   –  –   3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –  –   3 –8 –0
Illinois State   –  –   2 –9 –0
West Virginia   –  –   2 –9 –0
Boston College   –  –   0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 9–3 record while competing as an independent. The team outscored its opponents 284 to 165 and finished the season with a 34–18 loss to Arizona State in the Garden State Bowl.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Bob Hering with 1,193 passing yards, Glen Kehler with 883 rushing yards, and David Dorn with 535 receiving yards.[3]

Roster

1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 18 Deron Cherry
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Coaching staff

Source:[4]

  • Head coach: Frank R. Burns
  • Offensive coordinator: Bill Speranza
  • Offensive line coach: James Taigia
  • Wide receivers coach: Dick Curl
  • Defensive coordinator: Bob Naso
  • Defensive backs coach: Pete Savino
  • Defensive line coach: Ted Cottrell

Schedule

Sources for attendance:[5][6]

Source for times:[7]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 9 1:30 p.m. at No. 3 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 17–20   77,154
September 23 1:30 p.m. at Bucknell Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA W 27–13   9,500
September 30 1:30 p.m. Princeton Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Rivalry) W 24–0   25,307
October 7 1:30 p.m. at Yale Yale Bowl • West Haven, CT W 28–27   21,000
October 14 1:30 p.m. Connecticut Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ W 10–0   13,500
October 21 1:30 p.m. Villanovadagger Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ W 24–9   18,500
October 28 1:30 p.m. Columbia Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ W 69–0   7,665
November 4 1:00 p.m. at UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA W 21–11   9,800
November 11 1:00 p.m. Temple Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ W 13–10   22,000
November 18 1:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 31–21   14,829
November 25 1:00 p.m. Colgate Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ L 9–14   17,300
December 16 vs. Arizona State Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Garden State Bowl) L 18–34   33,402
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ "1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Scarlet Coaching Staff" (PDF), Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football 1978, Rutgers University, pp. 6–7, 1978, retrieved December 25, 2016
  5. ↑ "1978 Record" (PDF), Rutgers Football 1979, Rutgers University, p. 62, 1979, retrieved December 25, 2016
  6. ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 37. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Scarlet Schedules" (PDF), Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football 1978, Rutgers University, p. 0, 1978, retrieved December 25, 2016
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