American college football season
The 1975 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 9–2 record while competing as an independent and outscored their opponents 347 to 91.[1] The team's statistical leaders included Jeff Rebholz with 715 passing yards, Curt Edwards with 1,157 rushing yards, and Mark Twitty with 544 receiving yards.[2]
The Scarlet Knights played their home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, across the river from the university's main campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | Bucknell | | W 47–3 | 12,500 | [3] |
September 27 | at Princeton | | L 7–10 | 30,000 | [4] |
October 4 | Hawaii | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| W 7–3 | 17,000 | [5] |
October 11 | at Lehigh | | L 20–34 | 11,500 | [6] |
October 18 | William & Mary | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| W 24–0 | 10,000 | [7] |
October 25 | Columbia | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| W 41–0 | 7,000 | [8] |
November 1 | at Connecticut | | W 35–8 | 9,837 | [9] |
November 8 | Lafayette | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| W 48–6 | 12,000 | [10] |
November 15 | at Boston University | | W 41–3 | 2,013 | [11] |
November 22 | Colgate | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| W 56–14 | 14,000 | [12] |
November 29 | Syracuse | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| W 21–10 | 22,000 | [13] |
Roster
1975 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 11 | Bert Kosup | Jr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DT | 70 | John Alexander | Jr | DT | 64 | Dan Gray | So | DB | 31 | Don Harris | Jr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "1975 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Drogo, Ron (September 21, 1975). "Rutgers Stomps Bucknell, 47-3". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 28, 1975). "Princeton Tops Rutgers; Tigers, Underdogs, Rally in 3d Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ O'Brien, Ken (October 5, 1975). "Rutgers Defeats Hawaii". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Brien, Ken (October 12, 1975). "Lehigh's Air, Ground Attack Too Much for Rutgers". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Brien, Ken (October 19, 1975). "Edwards Leads Rutgers to Triumph over W&M". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harvin, Al (October 26, 1975). "Columbia Routed; Lions Fall, 41-0, to Rutgers". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
- ^ Smith, George (November 2, 1975). "Rutgers Rips UConn, 35-8". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Brien, Ken (November 9, 1975). "Rutgers Humbles Lafayette, 48-6". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Whiteside, Larry (November 16, 1975). "Rutgers Trounces BU, 41-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harvin, Al (November 23, 1975). "Rutgers Trounces Colgate". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
- ^ McLaughlin, Marty (November 30, 1975). "Rutgers Salts Syracuse, 21-10; Edwards: 149". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 170 – via Newspapers.com.
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Venues | - College Field (1869–1890)
- Neilson Field (1891–1938)
- Old Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992)
- Giants Stadium (alternate, 1976–1992, 1994-96; primary, 1993)
- SHI Stadium (1994–present)
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