1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh 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 243 to 174. Against ranked opponents, the team lost, 45-10, to #7 Penn State and defeated #17 Tennessee, 13-7.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Ed McMichael with 1,529 passing yards, Albert Ray with 567 rushing yards, and David Dorn with 468 receiving yards.[3]

1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
1979 record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Florida State        11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh        11 1 0
UNLV        9 1 2
No. 17 Temple        10 2 0
Tulane        9 3 0
Rutgers        8 3 0
East Carolina        7 3 1
No. 20 Penn State        8 4 0
South Carolina        8 4 0
Navy        7 4 0
Notre Dame        7 4 0
Southern Miss        6 4 1
Syracuse        7 5 0
Colgate        5 4 1
Boston College        5 6 0
Holy Cross        5 6 0
Memphis        5 6 0
Miami        5 6 0
North Texas State        5 6 0
Villanova        5 6 0
Virginia Tech        5 6 0
West Virginia        5 6 0
Georgia Tech        4 6 1
Louisville        4 6 1
William & Mary        4 7 0
Illinois State        3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana        3 8 0
Army        2 8 1
Air Force        2 9 0
Cincinnati        2 9 0
Richmond        0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Holy CrossW 28–0
September 15at No. 7 Penn StateL 10–4577,309[4]
September 22Bucknell
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 16–14
September 29at PrincetonW 38–14
October 6Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 20–41
October 13at ConnecticutW 26–14
October 20at William & MaryW 24–0
November 3at No. 17 TennesseeW 13–784,265[5]
November 10vs. ArmyW 20–0
November 17Villanova
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 17–32
November 25at LouisvilleW 31–7
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 18 Deron Cherry
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. "Rutgers Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. "1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. "Penn State's young lion roars as Scarlet falls, 45-10". The Home News. September 16, 1979. pp. B1, B4 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Rutgers Shocks UT 13-7". The Tennessean. November 4, 1979. pp. C1, C7.
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