1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 7–4 record while competing as an independent and outscored their opponents 279 to 156.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Ed McMichael with 1,761 passing yards, Albert Ray with 778 rushing yards, and Tim Odell with 718 receiving yards.[3]

1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
(Capacity: 31,219)
Giants Stadium
(Capacity: 76,891)
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh      11 1 0
No. 5 Florida State      10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State      10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame      9 2 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)      9 3 0
Southern Miss      9 3 0
Navy      8 4 0
South Carolina      8 4 0
Virginia Tech      8 4 0
Boston College      7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana      7 4 0
Rutgers      7 4 0
UNLV      7 4 0
Tulane      7 5 0
Colgate      5 4 1
North Texas State      6 5 0
Villanova      6 5 0
West Virginia      6 6 0
Louisville      5 6 0
Richmond      5 6 0
Syracuse      5 6 0
East Carolina      4 7 0
Illinois State      4 7 0
Temple      4 7 0
Army      3 7 1
Holy Cross      3 8 0
Cincinnati      2 9 0
Memphis State      2 9 0
William & Mary      2 9 0
Georgia Tech      1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 13at TempleW 21–3[4]
September 20CincinnatiW 24–7
September 27Princeton
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 44–13[5]
October 4at CornellW 44–3[6]
October 11 No. 1 AlabamaL 13–17[7]
October 18William & Mary
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 18–21
October 25at SyracuseL 9–17
November 1at ArmyW 37–21
November 8at VirginiaW 19–17
November 15West Virginia
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 15–24
November 22Colgate
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 35–13[8]

Roster

1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 31 Joe Burke So
WR David Dorne Sr
C 61 Mike Flynn So
WR 84 Jed Karpinski So
QB 7 Ralph Leek So
C 59 Frank Naylor Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 18 Deron Cherry Sr
CB Bill Hill Sr
CB 4 Carl Howard So
DT 62 Bill Pickel So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. "Rutgers Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. "1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. "Rutgers trounces Temple to avenge '79 lacing". Courier-Post. September 14, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Robbins, Danny (September 28, 1980). "Rutgers Crushes Princeton in Fitting End to Series". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-F via Newspapers.com.
  6. Walsh, David (October 6, 1970). "Battered: Harvard Is Next for Bruised Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Alabama survives RU scare, 17–13". The Daily Home News. October 12, 1980. Retrieved February 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. O'Brien, Ken (November 23, 1980). "Rutgers Finishes in Style, 35-13". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.


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