1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   9 – 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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Temple
W 21–319,876[4]
September 20Cincinnati
W 24–7
September 27Princeton
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 44–1326,219[5]
October 4at Cornell
W 44–311,500[6]
October 11 No. 1 Alabama
L 13–1758,107[7]
October 18William & Mary
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 18–21
October 25at
Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
    		• L 9–1739,937
    November 1at Army
    		W 37–21
    November 8at Virginia
    		W 19–1730,011[8]
    November 15West Virginia
    • Rutgers Stadium
    • Piscataway, NJ
    		L 15–2416,400[9]
    November 22Colgate
    • Rutgers Stadium
    • Piscataway, NJ
    		W 35–1315,400[10]
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    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. # Name Class
    S 18 Deron Cherry Sr
    CB Bill Hill Sr
    CB 4 Carl Howard So
    DT 62 Bill Pickel So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    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.
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