Rutgers Football Team History
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Rutgers State University
New Brunswick, NJ
Founded: 1766 Stadium: Rutgers Stadium Capacity: 42,000 Colors: Scarlet & White Coach: Frank R. Burns Conference: Independent-
1979 Season Highlights
Frank R. Burns enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs. Holy Cross
28
0
W
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Penn State
10
45
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Bucknell
16
14
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @ Princeton
38
14
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Temple
20
41
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Connecticut
26
14
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @ William & Mary
24
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Tennessee
13
7
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Army
20
0
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Villanova
17
32
L
Sun., Nov. 25 @
Louisville
31
7
W
1979 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 243
Scoring Average 22.1
Points Allowed 174
Defense Average 15.8
Opponents Record 34-31
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 5-1
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.