1975 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

1975 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Conference	Independent
Record	9–2
Head coach	Frank R. Burns (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Rutgers		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Penn State		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 West Virginia		–		9	–	3	–	0
Notre Dame		–		8	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Pittsburgh		–		8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		6	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati		–		6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		6	–	5	–	0
Utah State		–		6	–	5	–	0
Indiana State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Dayton		–		5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		4	–	6	–	1
Tulane		–		4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		4	–	7	–	0
Florida State		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		2	–	8	–	1
Houston		–		2	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		2	–	8	–	0
Army		–		2	–	9	–	0
Marshall		–		2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		1	–	9	–	1
Holy Cross		–		1	–	10	–	0
Louisville		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 9–2 record while competing as an independent and outscored their opponents 347 to 91.^[1] The team's statistical leaders included Jeff Rebholz with 715 passing yards, Curt Edwards with 1,157 rushing yards, and Mark Twitty with 544 receiving yards.^[2]

The Scarlet Knights played their home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, across the river from the university's main campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Bucknell	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 47–3	12,500	^[3]
September 27	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 7–10	30,000	^[4]
October 4	Hawaii	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 7–3	17,000	^[5]
October 11	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 20–34	11,500	^[6]
October 18	William & Mary	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 24–0	10,000	^[7]
October 25	Columbia	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 41–0	7,000	^[8]
November 1	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 35–8	9,837	^[9]
November 8	Lafayette	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 48–6	12,000	^[10]
November 15	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 41–3	2,013	^[11]
November 22	Colgate	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 56–14	14,000	^[12]
November 29	Syracuse	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 21–10	22,000	^[13]

Roster

1975 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`11`	Bert Kosup	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`70`	John Alexander	Jr
DT	`64`	Dan Gray	So
DB	`31`	Don Harris	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Frank R. Burns

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "1975 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ Drogo, Ron (September 21, 1975). "Rutgers Stomps Bucknell, 47-3". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 28, 1975). "Princeton Tops Rutgers; Tigers, Underdogs, Rally in 3d Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ O'Brien, Ken (October 5, 1975). "Rutgers Defeats Hawaii". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ O'Brien, Ken (October 12, 1975). "Lehigh's Air, Ground Attack Too Much for Rutgers". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ O'Brien, Ken (October 19, 1975). "Edwards Leads Rutgers to Triumph over W&M". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Harvin, Al (October 26, 1975). "Columbia Routed; Lions Fall, 41-0, to Rutgers". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
^ Smith, George (November 2, 1975). "Rutgers Rips UConn, 35-8". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
^ O'Brien, Ken (November 9, 1975). "Rutgers Humbles Lafayette, 48-6". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Whiteside, Larry (November 16, 1975). "Rutgers Trounces BU, 41-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Harvin, Al (November 23, 1975). "Rutgers Trounces Colgate". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
^ McLaughlin, Marty (November 30, 1975). "Rutgers Salts Syracuse, 21-10; Edwards: 149". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 170 – via Newspapers.com.

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