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1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football Conference Independent 1979 record 8–3 Head coach Home stadium Rutgers Stadium Seasons
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 Site Result Attendance Source September 8 Holy Cross W 28–018,350 [4]
September 15 at No. 7 Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA L 10–4577,309 [5]
September 22 Bucknell Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 16–1412,300 [6]
September 29 at Princeton W 38–1423,523 [7]
October 6 Temple Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 20–41
October 13 at Connecticut W 26–14
October 20 at William & Mary Cary Field Williamsburg, VA W 24–0
November 3 at No. 17 Tennessee Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 13–784,265 [8]
November 10 vs. Army Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ W 20–0
November 17 Villanova Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 17–32
November 25 at Louisville W 31–7
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
S
18
Deron Cherry
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References [ ]
^ "1979 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. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ "1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ Monahan, Bob (September 9, 1979). "Rutgers Too Powerful, Routs Holy Cross" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Penn State's young lion roars as Scarlet falls, 45-10" . The Home News . September 16, 1979. pp. B1, B4 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Smith, Paul (September 23, 1979). "Startzell and Blackwell Lead Rutgers' Victory" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via Newspapers.com .
^ Smith, Paul (September 30, 1979). "Rutgers Gets 24 in 2d Half, Tops Princeton, 38-14" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-D – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rutgers Shocks UT 13-7". The Tennessean . November 4, 1979. pp. C1, C7.
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