1976 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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1976 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 17
Record11–0
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Naso (9th season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 17 Rutgers   –   11 – 0 – 0
San Diego State   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Notre Dame   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   8 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   8 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State *   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   7 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   7 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
Army   –   5 – 6 – 0
Florida State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Illinois State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 1
Temple   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   4 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Indiana State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Hawaii   –   3 – 8 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   3 – 8 – 0
Utah State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Miss   –   2 – 9 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after
    AP Poll

The 1976 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented

AP Poll. The team's statistical leaders included Bert Kosup with 1,098 passing yards, Glen Kehler with 764 rushing yards, and Mark Twitty with 514 receiving yards.[2] The Rutgers players decided to decline playing in the inaugural Independence Bowl against McNeese State in Shreveport, Louisiana.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Navy
W 13–317,501[4]
September 18at Bucknell
W 19–78,500[5]
September 25at Princeton
W 17–029,500[6]
October 2Cornell
W 21–1416,000[7]
October 9Connecticutdagger
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 38–08,500[8]
October 16at Lehigh
W 28–2115,000[9]
October 23vs. Columbia
W 47–042,328[10]
October 30UMass
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 24–720,100–20,400[11][12]
November 6Louisville
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 34–016,000[13]
November 13at Tulane
W 29–2028,872[14]
November 25vs. ColgateNo. 17
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 17–933,405[15]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. ^ "1976 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Unbeaten Rutgers Wins, 17–9". The New York Times. November 26, 1976.
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  6. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 26, 1976). "Rutgers Tops Princeton; Knights Triumph by 17-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S1, S7.
  7. ^ Keese, Parton (October 3, 1976). "Brown, Rutgers Remain Undefeated". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S1, S8.
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  12. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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