1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Speranza (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Naso (10h season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
North Texas State *   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 San Diego State   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Army   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 4 – 2
Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Hawaii   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Penn State
L 7–4564,790[5]
September 10at Colgate
L 0–2312,500[6]
September 17Bucknell
W 36–1414,500[7]
September 24at Princeton
W 10–619,500[8]
October 1at Cornell
W 30–143,500[9]
October 8at Connecticut
W 42–186,589[10]
October 15Lehighdagger
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 20–021,000[11]
October 29at William & Mary
W 22–2114,800[12]
November 5at Temple
L 14–2410,091[13]
November 12Tulane
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 47–816,000[14]
November 19Boston University
W 63–814,400[15]
  • daggerHomecoming

Roster[edit]

1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Bert Kosup Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S Deron Cherry Fr
DT 64 Dan Gray So
DT 74 Dino Mangiero So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ "1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Lions Open Big, Demolish Rutgers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pa. September 3, 1977. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Harper, John (September 11, 1977). "No Doubt Now: Colgate Clubs Rutgers, 23-0". Daily Record. Morristown, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Bruns, John (September 25, 1977). "Rutgers Topples Princeton". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. pp. A1, B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Hine, Tommy (October 9, 1977). "Rutgers Rolls over UConn". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Richards, Ed (October 30, 1977). "Rutgers' Late Score Scuttles W&M 22-21". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ McLaughlin, Marty (November 13, 1977). "Rutgers Grounds Tulane, 47-8". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 107 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ 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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