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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-

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1869 <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024

1982 Season Highlights

Frank R. Burns enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.

1982 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 4	vs. Syracuse	8	31	L	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Penn State	14	49	L
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Temple	10	7	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. William & Mary	27	17	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Army	24	3	W	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Boston College	13	14	L
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Colgate	34	17	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Richmond	20	14	W
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Auburn	7	30	L
Thu., Nov. 11	vs. West Virginia	17	44	L	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Pittsburgh	6	52	L

1982 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	180
Scoring Average	16.4
Points Allowed	278
Defense Average	25.3
Opponents Record	56-36
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-4

1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1982 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Penn State	11-1	395	196	Won 27-23				Joe Paterno
Florida State	9-3	419	254	Won 31-12				Bobby Bowden
Pittsburgh	9-3	300	129	Lost 3-7				Serafino Foge Fazio
West Virginia	9-3	284	182	Lost 12-31				Don Nehlen
Boston College	8-3-1	294	219	Lost 26-33				Jack Bicknell, Sr.
James Madison	8-3	283	229					Challace McMillin
East Carolina	7-4	259	228					Ed Emory
Georgia Southern	7-3-1	290	190					Erk Russell
Liberty	7-4	251	214					Tom Dowling
Louisiana	7-3-1	248	197					Sam Robertson
Southern Mississippi	7-4	304	180					Jim Carmody
Virginia Tech	7-4	211	141					Bill Dooley
Akron	6-5	188	144					Jim Dennison
Cincinnati	6-5	281	206					Mike Gottfried
Navy	6-5	230	196					Gary Tranquill
Notre Dame	6-4-1	206	174					Gerry Faust
Buffalo	5-5	291	180					Bill Dando
Louisville	5-6	220	355					Bob Weber
Rutgers	5-6	180	278					Frank R. Burns
Western Kentucky	5-5	186	200					Jimmy Feix
Army	4-7	164	271					Ed Cavanaugh
South Carolina	4-7	224	259					Richard Bell
Temple	4-7	220	202					Wayne Hardin
Tulane	4-7	201	271					Vince Gibson
North Texas	2-9	179	283					Corky Nelson
Syracuse	2-9	159	244					Dick MacPherson
Memphis	1-10	129	284					Rex Dockery
Central Florida	0-10	109	356					Sam Weir

1982 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1982 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.