1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   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
Tennessee State   –   –   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 State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –   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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Holy Cross
W 28–018,350[4]
September 15at No. 7 Penn State
L 10–4577,309[5]
September 22Bucknell
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 16–1412,300[6]
September 29at Princeton
W 38–1423,523[7]
October 6Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 20–41
October 13at Connecticut
W 26–14
October 20at William & Mary
W 24–0
November 3at No. 17 Tennessee
W 13–784,265[8]
November 10vs. Army
W 20–0
November 17Villanova
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 17–32
November 25at Louisville
W 31–7
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 14 Dave Dorn Jr
QB 8 Bob Hering Sr
QB 2 Ed McMichael Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 18 Deron Cherry Jr
DT 74 Dino Mangiero Sr
DT 66 Bill Pickel Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Monahan, Bob (September 9, 1979). "Rutgers Too Powerful, Routs Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Penn State's young lion roars as Scarlet falls, 45-10". The Home News. September 16, 1979. pp. B1, B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Smith, Paul (September 23, 1979). "Startzell and Blackwell Lead Rutgers' Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Smith, Paul (September 30, 1979). "Rutgers Gets 24 in 2d Half, Tops Princeton, 38-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rutgers Shocks UT 13-7". The Tennessean. November 4, 1979. pp. C1, C7.


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