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-
1980 Season Highlights
Frank R. Burns enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Temple
21
3
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Cincinnati
24
7
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Princeton
44
13
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @ Cornell
44
3
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Alabama
13
17
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 18 vs. William & Mary
18
21
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Syracuse
9
17
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Army
37
21
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Virginia
19
17
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
West Virginia
15
24
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs. Colgate
35
13
W
1980 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 279
Scoring Average 25.4
Points Allowed 156
Defense Average 14.2
Opponents Record 34-44
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 4-1
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.