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American college football season
The 1974 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season . In their second season under head coach Frank R. Burns , the Scarlet Knights compiled a 7–3–1 record. Rutgers outscored opponents 244 to 146.[1] [2] The team's statistical leaders included Bret Kosup with 1,070 passing yards, Curt Edwards with 889 rushing yards, and Mark Twitty with 314 receiving yards.[3]
The Scarlet Knights played their home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey , across the river from the university's main campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 21 at Bucknell
W 16–14 4,500 [4]
September 28 at Princeton
T 6–6 26,000 [5]
October 5 at Harvard
W 24–21 11,000 [6]
October 12 Lehigh
W 37–16 17,500 [7]
October 19 at William & Mary
L 15–28 13,000 [8]
October 26 Air Force
Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 20–3 18,000 [9]
November 2 Connecticut
Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 7–9 12,500 [10]
November 9 at Lafayette
W 35–0 7,500 [11]
November 16 Boston University
Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 6–0 13,500 [12]
November 23 Colgate
Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 62–21 11,000 [13]
November 30 at Hawaii
L 16–28 16,308 [14]
Homecoming
Roster
1974 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
^ "1974 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1970-1974)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ "1974 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
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^ Cady, Steve (September 29, 1974). "Princeton's Rally Ties Rutgers, 6-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S5.
^ Strauss, Michael (October 6, 1974). "Rutgers Downs Harvard, 24-21". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6.
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