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The 1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their eighth season under head coach Frank R. Burns , the Scarlet Knights compiled a 7–4 record while competing as an independent and outscored their opponents 279 to 156.[1] [2] The team's statistical leaders included Ed McMichael with 1,761 passing yards, Albert Ray with 778 rushing yards, and Tim Odell with 718 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Source September 13 at Temple Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 21–3
September 20 Cincinnati W 24–7
September 27 Princeton Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 44–13[4]
October 4 at Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 44–3[5]
October 11 No. 1 Alabama Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ L 13–17[6]
October 18 William & Mary Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 18–21
October 25 at Syracuse L 9–17
November 1 at Army W 37–21
November 8 at Virginia W 19–17
November 15 West Virginia Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 15–24
November 22 Colgate Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 35–13[7]
Roster [ ]
1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References [ ]
^ "1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1980-1984)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ "1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ Robbins, Danny (September 28, 1980). "Rutgers Crushes Princeton in Fitting End to Series" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-F – via Newspapers.com .
^ Walsh, David (October 6, 1970). "Battered: Harvard Is Next for Bruised Red" . The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Alabama survives RU scare, 17–13" . The Daily Home News . October 12, 1980. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ O'Brien, Ken (November 23, 1980). "Rutgers Finishes in Style, 35-13" . The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com .
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