American college football season
1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football Conference Independent 1977 record 8–3 Head coach Home stadium Rutgers Stadium Seasons
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]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 2 Penn State Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ L 7–4564,790 [5]
September 10 at Colgate L 0–2312,500 [6]
September 17 Bucknell W 36–1414,500 [7]
September 24 at Princeton W 10–619,500 [8]
October 1 at Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 30–143,500 [9]
October 8 at Connecticut W 42–186,589 [10]
October 15 Lehigh Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 20–021,000 [11]
October 29 at William & Mary W 22–2114,800 [12]
November 5 at Temple Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 14–2410,091 [13]
November 12 Tulane Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 47–816,000 [14]
November 19 Boston University W 63–814,400 [15]
Homecoming
References [ ]
^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
^ "1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1975-1979)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ "1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ "Lions Open Big, Demolish Rutgers" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, Pa. September 3, 1977. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Harper, John (September 11, 1977). "No Doubt Now: Colgate Clubs Rutgers, 23-0" . Daily Record . Morristown, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Plumlee, Wendell (September 18, 1977). "Rutgers' Shakeup Pays Off with a 36-14 Win" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 18E, 4E – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bruns, John (September 25, 1977). "Rutgers Topples Princeton" . The Home News Sunday . New Brunswick, N.J. pp. A1, B1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ O'Brien, Ken (October 2, 1977). "Cornell Eleven Left Seeing Red; Rutgers Romps, 30-14" . The Home News Sunday . New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hine, Tommy (October 9, 1977). "Rutgers Rolls over UConn" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com .
^ O'Brien, Ken (October 16, 1977). "Rutgers Blitzes Past Lehigh, 20-0" . The Home News Sunday . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Richards, Ed (October 30, 1977). "Rutgers' Late Score Scuttles W&M 22-21" . Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Lyon, Bill (November 6, 1977). "Temple Baffles the Purists and Rutgers, 24 to 14" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 8D, 4D – via Newspapers.com .
^ McLaughlin, Marty (November 13, 1977). "Rutgers Grounds Tulane, 47-8" . Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 107 – via Newspapers.com .
^ O'Brien, Ken (November 20, 1977). "Rutgers Scores" . The Home News Sunday . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com .
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