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1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 9–3 record while competing as an independent. The team outscored its opponents 284 to 165 and finished the season with a 34–18 loss to Arizona State in the Garden State Bowl.[1] The team's statistical leaders included Bob Hering with 1,193 passing yards, Glen Kehler with 883 rushing yards, and David Dorn with 535 receiving yards.[2] It was the Scarlet Knights' first major bowl appearance.

1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Speranza (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Naso (11th season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State – – 11–1–0
North Texas State – – 9–2–0
East Carolina – – 9–3–0
Navy – – 9–3–0
No. 7 Notre Dame – – 9–3–0
Rutgers – – 9–3–0
Florida State – – 8–3–0
Tennessee State – – 8–3–0
Temple – – 7–3–1
Pittsburgh – – 8–4–0
Holy Cross – – 7–4–0
Louisville – – 7–4–0
UNLV – – 7–4–0
Southern Miss – – 7–4–0
Northeast Louisiana – – 6–4–1
Georgia Tech – – 7–5–0
Hawaii – – 6–5–0
Miami (FL) – – 6–5–0
South Carolina – – 5–5–1
William & Mary – – 5–5–1
Cincinnati – – 5–6–0
Villanova – – 5–6–0
Army – – 4–6–1
Memphis State – – 4–7–0
Tulane – – 4–7–0
Virginia Tech – – 4–7–0
Air Force – – 3–8–0
Colgate – – 3–8–0
Richmond – – 3–8–0
Syracuse – – 3–8–0
Illinois State – – 2–9–0
West Virginia – – 2–9–0
Boston College – – 0–11–0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 91:30 p.m.at No. 3 Penn State
L 17–2077,154[3]
September 231:30 p.m.at Bucknell
W 27–139,500[4]
September 301:30 p.m.Princeton
W 24–025,307[5]
October 71:30 p.m.at Yale
W 28–2721,000[6]
October 141:30 p.m.Connecticut
W 10–013,500[7]
October 211:30 p.m.Villanovadagger
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 24–918,500[8]
October 281:30 p.m.Columbia
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 69–07,665[9]
November 41:00 p.m.at UMass
W 21–119,800[10]
November 111:00 p.m.Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 13–1022,000[11]
November 181:30 p.m.at Holy Cross
W 31–2114,829[12]
November 251:00 p.m.Colgate
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 9–1417,300[13]
December 16vs. Arizona State
L 18–3433,402[14]

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Coaching staff

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References

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  1. ↑ "1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nittany Lions crush outmanned Rutgers". The Hartford Courant. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ O'Brien, Ken (September 24, 1978). "Rutgers Easily Conquers Bucknell". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Ronberg, Gary (October 1, 1978). "Rutgers' 2d Half Stuns Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 7-E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Eisenberg, Harry (October 8, 1978). "Yale Misses, Rutgers Wins, 28–27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Rutgers holds off Connecticut, 10–0". Asbury Park Press. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "1st-half outburst keys Rutgers over Villanova". Staten Island Advance. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ O'Brien, Ken (October 29, 1978). "Knights Roar over Lions". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Dorn scores twice to lead Rutgers past Massachusetts". Asbury Park Press. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Mistakes crack Temple". Daily Record. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ O'Brien, Ken (November 19, 1978). "Victorious Rutgers Gets Bowl Bid". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 26, 1978). "Bowl-Bound Rutgers Is Upset by Colgate". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  14. ↑ "Arizona State stymies Rutgers". The Star-Ledger. December 17, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Scarlet Schedules" (PDF), Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football 1978, Rutgers University, p. 0, 1978, archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2016, retrieved December 25, 2016
  16. ↑ "1978 Record" (PDF), Rutgers Football 1979, Rutgers University, p. 62, 1979, archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2016, retrieved December 25, 2016
  17. ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 37. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Scarlet Coaching Staff" (PDF), Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football 1978, Rutgers University, pp. 6–7, 1978, archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2016, retrieved December 25, 2016
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