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1981 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football Conference Independent 1981 record 5–6 Head coach Home stadium Rutgers Stadium Seasons
The 1981 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their ninth season under head coach Frank R. Burns , the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–6 record while competing as an independent and were outscored by their opponents 208 to 139.[1] [2] The team's statistical leaders included Ralph Leek with 926 passing yards, Albert Ray with 679 rushing yards, and Andrew Baker with 356 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Source September 5 at Syracuse W 29–27
September 12 Colgate W 13–5[4]
September 19 Virginia Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 3–0
September 26 at Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH L 0–10
October 3 Cornell Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 31–17[5]
October 10 at Army W 17–0
October 17 Temple Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 12–24
October 24 at No. 11 Alabama L 7–31[6]
November 7 No. 1 Pittsburgh Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ L 3–47
November 14 at West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV L 3–20
November 21 at Boston College L 21–27[7]
Roster [ ]
1981 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 [ ]
^ "1981 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 .
^ "1981 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ "Rutgers Needs 2 FGs, 1 Bomb to Edge Colgate" . The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. September 13, 1981. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com .
^ Newman, Chuck (October 4, 1981). "Defense Gets Rutgers Attack Rolling for Win" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 9-F, 10-F – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bama varies attack, and buries Rutgers" . The Anniston Star . October 25, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Boston Coll. 27, Rutgers 21" . The Hartford Courant . November 22, 1981. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com .
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore
Marching band
First American football game (painting )
People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
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