1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Rutgers athletics logo.png
ConferenceIndependent
1978 record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Speranza (2nd at OC; 14th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Naso (11th at DC; 18th overall season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   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 (FL)   –   –   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] It was the Scarlet Knights' first major bowl appearance.

Schedule[]

Sources for attendance:[4][5]

Source for times:[6]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 91:30 p.m.at No. 3 Penn State
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 17–2077,154
September 231:30 p.m.at Bucknell
W 27–139,500
September 301:30 p.m.Princeton
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)
W 24–025,307
October 71:30 p.m.at Yale
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 28–2721,000
October 141:30 p.m.Connecticut
W 10–013,500
October 211:30 p.m.Villanovadagger
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 24–918,500
October 281:30 p.m.Columbia
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 69–07,665
November 41:00 p.m.at UMass
W 21–119,800
November 111:00 p.m.Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 13–1022,000
November 181:30 p.m.at Holy Cross
W 31–2114,829
November 251:00 p.m.Colgate
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 9–1417,300
December 16vs. Arizona State
L 18–3433,402
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff[]

Source:[7]

  • 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

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. ^ "1978 Record" (PDF), Rutgers Football 1979, Rutgers University, p. 62, 1979, retrieved December 25, 2016
  5. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 37. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "Scarlet Schedules" (PDF), Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football 1978, Rutgers University, p. 0, 1978, retrieved December 25, 2016
  7. ^ "Scarlet Coaching Staff" (PDF), Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football 1978, Rutgers University, pp. 6–7, 1978, retrieved December 25, 2016
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