American college football season
1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Record | 8–3 |
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Head coach | - Frank R. Burns (5th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Bill Speranza (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Bob Naso (10h season) |
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Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium Giants Stadium |
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The 1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth 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 291 to 181.[2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Bret Kosup with 1,445 passing yards, Glen Kehler with 866 rushing yards, and George Carter with 391 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | Penn State | | L 7–45 | 64,790 | [5] |
September 10 | at Colgate | | L 0–23 | 12,500 | [6] |
September 17 | Bucknell | | W 36–14 | 14,500 | [7] |
September 24 | at Princeton | | W 10–6 | 19,500 | [8] |
October 1 | at Cornell | | W 30–14 | 3,500 | [9] |
October 8 | at Connecticut | | W 42–18 | 6,589 | [10] |
October 15 | Lehigh | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| W 20–0 | 21,000 | [11] |
October 29 | at William & Mary | | W 22–21 | 14,800 | [12] |
November 5 | at Temple | | L 14–24 | 10,091 | [13] |
November 12 | Tulane | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| W 47–8 | 16,000 | [14] |
November 19 | Boston University | | W 63–8 | 14,400 | [15] |
- Homecoming
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Roster
1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 11 | Bert Kosup | Sr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
- ^ "1977 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. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Lions Open Big, Demolish Rutgers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pa. September 3, 1977. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harper, John (September 11, 1977). "No Doubt Now: Colgate Clubs Rutgers, 23-0". Daily Record. Morristown, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Plumlee, Wendell (September 18, 1977). "Rutgers' Shakeup Pays Off with a 36-14 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 18E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bruns, John (September 25, 1977). "Rutgers Topples Princeton". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. pp. A1, B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Brien, Ken (October 2, 1977). "Cornell Eleven Left Seeing Red; Rutgers Romps, 30-14". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hine, Tommy (October 9, 1977). "Rutgers Rolls over UConn". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Brien, Ken (October 16, 1977). "Rutgers Blitzes Past Lehigh, 20-0". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Richards, Ed (October 30, 1977). "Rutgers' Late Score Scuttles W&M 22-21". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lyon, Bill (November 6, 1977). "Temple Baffles the Purists and Rutgers, 24 to 14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 8D, 4D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McLaughlin, Marty (November 13, 1977). "Rutgers Grounds Tulane, 47-8". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 107 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Brien, Ken (November 20, 1977). "Rutgers Scores". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – 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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