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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 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2010

1976 Season Highlights

Frank R. Burns enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	@ Navy	13	3	W
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Bucknell	19	7	W
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Princeton	17	0	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Cornell	21	14	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Connecticut	38	0	W
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Lehigh	28	21	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Columbia	47	0	W	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Massachusetts	24	7	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Louisville	34	0	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Tulane	29	20	W
Thu., Nov. 18	vs. Colgate	17	9	W	@ East Rutherford, NJ

1976 Season Totals
Record	11-0
Points Scored	287
Scoring Average	26.1
Points Allowed	81
Defense Average	7.4
Opponents Record	10-28
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	5-0

1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
17	11-0-0	UPI
17	11-0-0	Coaches
17	11-0-0	AP

1976 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Air Force	4-7	180	273							Ben Martin
Akron	4-2	113	49							Jim Dennison
Army	5-6	201	267							Homer Smith
Boston College	8-3	239	125							Joseph Joe Yukica
Cincinnati	8-3	204	114							Tony Mason
Florida State	5-6	205	258							Bobby Bowden
Georgia Tech	4-6-1	221	267							Pepper Rodgers
Louisiana Monroe	2-9	206	321							John David Crow
Louisville	4-7	177	234							Vince Gibson
Marshall	4-7	151	243							Frank Ellwood
Memphis	7-4	241	182							Richard Williamson
Miami	3-8	207	213	0-1	10	19				Carl Selmer
Navy	4-7	187	257							George Welsh
Nevada	0-0	0	0							Chris Ault
Nevada Las Vegas	0-1	13	38							Tony Knap
North Texas	6-5	232	145							Hayden Fry
Notre Dame	9-3	294	158	1-0	20	9				Dan Devine
Penn State	7-5	241	173	0-1	9	20				Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	12-0	381	133	1-0	27	3				Johnny Majors
Rutgers	11-0	287	81							Frank R. Burns
San Diego State	10-1	197	125							Claude Gilbert
South Carolina	6-5	195	143							Jim Carlen
Southern Mississippi	2-9	145	296							Bobby Collins
Syracuse	3-8	154	263							Frank Maloney
Temple	4-6	196	216							Wayne Hardin
Tulane	2-9	149	228							Larry Smith
Utah State	3-8	170	263							Bruce Snyder
Virginia Tech	6-5	223	176							Jimmy Sharpe
West Virginia	5-6	184	202							Frank Cignetti

1976 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Rutgers Players on File.

1976 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Rutgers Players on File.

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