1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference Independent
1979 record 8–3
Head coach Frank R. Burns (7th season)
Home stadium Rutgers Stadium
1979 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Florida State   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 7 Pittsburgh   –  –   11 –1 –0
UNLV   –  –   9 –1 –2
No. 17 Temple   –  –   10 –2 –0
Tulane   –  –   9 –3 –0
Rutgers   –  –   8 –3 –0
East Carolina   –  –   7 –3 –1
No. 20 Penn State   –  –   8 –4 –0
South Carolina   –  –   8 –4 –0
Navy   –  –   7 –4 –0
Notre Dame   –  –   7 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   6 –4 –1
Syracuse   –  –   7 –5 –0
Colgate   –  –   5 –4 –1
Boston College   –  –   5 –6 –0
Holy Cross   –  –   5 –6 –0
Memphis   –  –   5 –6 –0
Miami   –  –   5 –6 –0
North Texas State   –  –   5 –6 –0
Villanova   –  –   5 –6 –0
Virginia Tech   –  –   5 –6 –0
West Virginia   –  –   5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech   –  –   4 –6 –1
Louisville   –  –   4 –6 –1
Connecticut   –  –   3 –6 –2
William & Mary   –  –   4 –7 –0
Illinois State   –  –   3 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  –   3 –8 –0
Army   –  –   2 –8 –1
Air Force   –  –   2 –9 –0
Cincinnati   –  –   2 –9 –0
Richmond   –  –   0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled an 8-3 record while competing as an independent. The team outscored its opponents 243 to 174. Against ranked opponents, the team lost, 45-10, to #7 Penn State and defeated #17 Tennessee, 13-7.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Ed McMichael with 1,529 passing yards, Albert Ray with 567 rushing yards, and David Dorn with 468 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 Holy Cross Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ W 28–0   -
September 15 No. 7 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 10–45   77,309
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

1979 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


References

  1. ↑ "1979 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. ↑ "1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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