1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football Independent 8–3 Frank R. Burns 5th Bill Speranza 1st Bob Naso 10h Rutgers StadiumGiants Stadium The 1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during 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 181.1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 12, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rutgers/1977-schedule.html 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.1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 12, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rutgers/1977.html Schedule 1977 AP Eastern y y September 2 Penn State Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ L 7-45 64,790 Lions Open Big, Demolish Rutgers September 3, 1977 6 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71911232/1977-rutgers-psu/ September 10 at Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY L 0-23 12,500 No Doubt Now: Colgate Clubs Rutgers, 23-0 Daily Record Morristown, N.J. John Harper September 11, 1977 D1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44385282/no_doubt_now_colgate_clubs_rutgers/ Newspapers.com September 17 Bucknell Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 36-14 14,500 Rutgers' Shakeup Pays Off with a 36-14 Win Wendell Plumlee September 18, 1977 18E, 4E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71913703/1977-bucknell-rutgers/ September 24 at Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 10-6 19,500 Rutgers Topples Princeton The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. John Bruns September 25, 1977 A1, B1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44385412/rutgers_topples_princeton/ Newspapers.com October 1 at Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 30-14 3,500 Cornell Eleven Left Seeing Red; Rutgers Romps, 30-14 Ken O'Brien October 2, 1977 A1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56252464/1977-cornell-rutgers October 8 at Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT W 42-18 6,589 Rutgers Rolls over UConn Tommy Hine October 9, 1977 1C The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71918152/1977-rutgers-uconn/ October 15 Lehigh<hc> Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 20-0 21,000 Rutgers Blitzes Past Lehigh, 20-0 Ken O'Brien October 16, 1977 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71919213/1977-lehigh-rutgers/ October 29 at William & Mary Cary Field Williambsburg, VA W 22-21 14,800 Rutgers' Late Score Scuttles W&M 22-21 Ed Richards October 30, 1977 D1 Daily Press Newport News, Va. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71922067/1977-rutgers-wm/ November 5 at Temple Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 14-24 10,091 Temple Baffles the Purists and Rutgers, 24 to 14 Bill Lyon November 6, 1977 8D, 4D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71922927/1977-rutgers-temple/ November 12 Tulane Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 47-8 16,000 Rutgers Grounds Tulane, 47-8 Marty McLaughlin November 13, 1977 107 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71923681/1977-rutgers-tulane/ November 19 at Boston University Nickerson Field Boston, MA W 63-8 14,400 Rutgers Scores Ken O'Brien November 20, 1977 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71923935/1977-rutgers-bu/ Roster 1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights f 11 Sr Bert Kosup QB Fr Deron Cherry S y 64 So Dan Gray Dan Gray (American football) DT y 74 So Dino Mangiero DT y *Frank R. Burns References Rutgers Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons Rutgers Scarlet Knights football