1982 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

1982 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Frank R. Burns (10th season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium Giants Stadium
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Boston College	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Temple	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 10th season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–6 record while competing as an independent and were outscored by their opponents 278 to 180.^[1]^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Jacque LaPrarie with 1,164 passing yards, Albert Smith with 466 rushing yards, and Andrew Baker with 472 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Syracuse	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 8–13	20,890
September 18	at No. 8 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 14–49	83,268
September 25	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 10–7
October 2	William & Mary	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 27–17
October 9	Army	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	W 24–3
October 16	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 13–14	28,500
October 23	No. 2 (I-AA) Colgate	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 34–17	19,423	^[4]
October 30	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 20–14	10,132	^[5]
November 6	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 7–30	58,000	^[6]
November 11	No. 19 West Virginia	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 17–44	27,132	^[7]
November 20	at No. 6 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–52	46,728
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1982 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`31`	Joe Burke	Sr
QB		Eric Hochberg	Fr
QB		Jacque LaPrarie	So
QB		Ralph Leek	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB		Carl Howard	Jr
DT	`62`	Bill Pickel	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Frank R. Burns

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Greg Gigantino
(Defensive line coach)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "1982 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "1982 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "Rutgers Win Snaps Streak for Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 24, 1982. pp. 9-E, 14-E – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ciampaglio's interception halts Spiders in 4th, 20–14". The Sunday Home News. October 31, 1982. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bowl-bound Auburn dazzles Rutgers". Asbury Park Press. November 7, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Drewrey spurs W. Virginia to 44–17 lacing of Rutgers". The Courier-Post. November 12, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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