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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 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2010

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
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	5-1

1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
Rutgers was not ranked.

1979 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Air Force	2-9	127	253							Ken Hatfield
Akron	2-2	72	95							Jim Dennison
Army	2-8-1	96	308							Louis H. Lou Saban
Boston College	5-6	215	215							Ed Chlebek
Buffalo	0-0	0	0							Bill Dando
Central Florida	0-0	0	0							Don Jonas
Cincinnati	2-9	156	281							Ralph Staub
East Carolina	7-3-1	380	193							Pat Dye
Florida State	11-1	326	160	0-1	7	24				Bobby Bowden
Louisiana Monroe	3-8	158	211							John David Crow
Louisville	4-6-1	167	202							Vince Gibson
Memphis	5-6	166	223							Richard Williamson
Navy	7-4	180	154							George Welsh
Nevada Las Vegas	9-1-2	370	300							Tony Knap
North Texas	5-6	182	235							Jerry Moore
Notre Dame	7-4	243	197							Dan Devine
Penn State	8-4	257	177	1-0	9	6				Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	11-1	291	116	1-0	16	10				Jackie Sherrill
Rutgers	8-3	243	174							Frank R. Burns
South Carolina	8-4	246	205	0-1	14	24				Jim Carlen
Southern Mississippi	6-4-1	228	146							Bobby Collins
Syracuse	7-5	324	293	1-0	31	7				Frank Maloney
Temple	10-2	399	198	1-0	28	17				Wayne Hardin
Tulane	9-3	318	179	0-1	6	9				Larry Smith
Virginia Tech	5-6	224	222							Bill Dooley
West Virginia	5-6	185	279							Frank Cignetti

1979 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Rutgers Players on File.

1979 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Rutgers Players on File.

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