1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth 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 291 to 181.[2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Bret Kosup with 1,445 passing yards, Glen Kehler with 866 rushing yards, and George Carter with 391 receiving yards.[4]

1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
1977 record8–3
Head coachFrank R. Burns (5th season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame        11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State        11 1 0
Colgate        10 1 0
North Texas State *        10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State        10 1 0
Tennessee State        8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State        10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh        9 2 1
East Carolina        8 3 0
Rutgers        8 3 0
Army        7 4 0
Louisville        7 4 1
Boston College        6 5 0
Cincinnati        5 4 2
Georgia Tech        6 5 0
Memphis State        6 5 0
Northwestern State        6 5 0
Syracuse        6 5 0
William & Mary        6 5 0
Southern Miss        6 5 0
Temple        5 5 1
Hawaii        5 6 0
Navy        5 6 0
West Virginia        5 6 0
South Carolina        5 7 0
Utah State        4 7 0
Villanova        4 7 0
Illinois State        3 7 1
Virginia Tech        3 7 1
Indiana State        3 7 0
Miami (FL)        3 8 0
Richmond        3 8 0
Tulane        3 8 0
Air Force        2 8 1
Holy Cross        2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana        2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Penn StateL 7–4564,790
September 10at Colgate
L 0–2312,500[5]
September 17BucknellW 36–14
September 24at PrincetonW 10–619,500[6]
October 1at CornellW 30–14
October 8at ConnecticutW 42–18
October 15Lehigh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 20–0
October 29at William & MaryW 22–21
November 5at TempleL 14–24
November 12Tulane
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 47–8
November 19Boston UniversityW 63–8

References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. "1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. "Rutgers Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. "1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  5. John Harper (September 11, 1977). "No Doubt Now: Colgate Clubs Rutgers, 23-0". Daily Record (Morristown, NJ). p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Rutgers topples Princeton". The Home News. September 25, 1977. pp. A1, B1 via Newspapers.com.
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