1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Garden State Bowl, L 18–34 vs. Arizona State
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
  • Frank R. Burns (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorBill Speranza (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Naso (11th season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State       11 1 0
North Texas State       9 2 0
East Carolina       9 3 0
Navy       9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame       9 3 0
Rutgers       9 3 0
Florida State       8 3 0
Tennessee State       8 3 0
Temple       7 3 1
Pittsburgh       8 4 0
Holy Cross       7 4 0
Louisville       7 4 0
UNLV       7 4 0
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana       6 4 1
Georgia Tech       7 5 0
Hawaii       6 5 0
Miami (FL)       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 5 1
William & Mary       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Villanova       5 6 0
Army       4 6 1
Memphis State       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Virginia Tech       4 7 0
Air Force       3 8 0
Colgate       3 8 0
Richmond       3 8 0
Syracuse       3 8 0
Illinois State       2 9 0
West Virginia       2 9 0
Boston College       0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 9–3 record while competing as an independent. The team outscored its opponents 284 to 165 and finished the season with a 34–18 loss to Arizona State in the Garden State Bowl.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Bob Hering with 1,193 passing yards, Glen Kehler with 883 rushing yards, and David Dorn with 535 receiving yards.[3] It was the Scarlet Knights' first major bowl appearance.

Schedule

Sources for attendance:[4][5]

Source for times:[6]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 91:30 p.m.at No. 3 Penn StateL 17–2077,154
September 231:30 p.m.at BucknellW 27–139,500
September 301:30 p.m.PrincetonW 24–025,307
October 71:30 p.m.at YaleW 28–2721,000
October 141:30 p.m.Connecticut
W 10–013,500
October 211:30 p.m.Villanovadagger
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 24–918,500
October 281:30 p.m.Columbia
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 69–07,665
November 41:00 p.m.at UMassW 21–119,800
November 111:00 p.m.Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 13–1022,000
November 181:30 p.m.at Holy CrossW 31–2114,829
November 251:00 p.m.Colgate
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 9–1417,300
December 16vs. Arizona State
L 18–3433,402

Coaching staff

Source:[7]

References

  1. ^ "1978 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. ^ "1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "1978 Record" (PDF), Rutgers Football 1979, Rutgers University, p. 62, 1979, archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2016, retrieved December 25, 2016
  5. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 37. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "Scarlet Schedules" (PDF), Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football 1978, Rutgers University, p. 0, 1978, archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2016, retrieved December 25, 2016
  7. ^ "Scarlet Coaching Staff" (PDF), Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football 1978, Rutgers University, pp. 6–7, 1978, archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2016, retrieved December 25, 2016
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
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  • College Field (1869–1890)
  • Neilson Field (1891–1938)
  • Old Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992)
  • Giants Stadium (alternate, 1976–1996)
  • SHI Stadium (1994–present)
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