1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1977
| team = Rutgers Scarlet Knights
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 8–3
| head_coach = Frank R. Burns
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach = Bill Speranza
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Bob Naso
| dc_year = 10h
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Rutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
}}
{{1977 NCAA Division I independents football records}}
The 1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled an 8-3 record while competing as an independent. The team outscored its opponents 291 to 181.{{cite web|title=1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=June 12, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rutgers/1977-schedule.html}} The team's statistical leaders included Bret Kosup with 1,445 passing yards, Glen Kehler with 866 rushing yards, and George Carter with 391 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=June 12, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rutgers/1977.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1977
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
| source = y
| attend = y
|September 2||Penn State|Giants Stadium|East Rutherford, NJ|L 7-45|64,790|{{cite news |title=Lions Open Big, Demolish Rutgers |date=September 3, 1977 |page=6 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |location=Pittsburgh, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71911232/1977-rutgers-psu/ }}
|September 10|at|Colgate|Andy Kerr Stadium|Hamilton, NY|L 0-23|12,500|{{cite news|title=No Doubt Now: Colgate Clubs Rutgers, 23-0|newspaper=Daily Record |location=Morristown, N.J.|first=John |last=Harper|date=September 11, 1977|page=D1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44385282/no_doubt_now_colgate_clubs_rutgers/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 17||Bucknell|Rutgers Stadium|Piscataway, NJ|W 36-14|14,500|{{cite news |title=Rutgers' Shakeup Pays Off with a 36-14 Win |first=Wendell |last=Plumlee |date=September 18, 1977 |pages=18E, 4E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71913703/1977-bucknell-rutgers/ }}
|September 24|at|Princeton|Palmer Stadium|Princeton, NJ (rivalry)|W 10-6|19,500|{{cite news|title=Rutgers Topples Princeton|newspaper=The Home News Sunday |location=New Brunswick, N.J. |first=John |last=Bruns |date=September 25, 1977 |pages=A1, B1 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44385412/rutgers_topples_princeton/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 1|at|Cornell|Schoellkopf Field|Ithaca, NY|W 30-14|3,500|{{cite news |title=Cornell Eleven Left Seeing Red; Rutgers Romps, 30-14 |first=Ken |last=O'Brien |date=October 2, 1977 |page=A1 |newspaper=The Home News Sunday |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56252464/1977-cornell-rutgers}}
|October 8|at|Connecticut|Memorial Stadium|Storrs, CT|W 42-18|6,589|{{cite news |title=Rutgers Rolls over UConn |first=Tommy |last=Hine |date=October 9, 1977 |page=1C |newspaper=The Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71918152/1977-rutgers-uconn/ }}
|October 15||Lehigh
|October 29|at|William & Mary|Cary Field|Williambsburg, VA|W 22-21|14,800|{{cite news |title=Rutgers' Late Score Scuttles W&M 22-21 |first=Ed |last=Richards |date=October 30, 1977 |page=D1 |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Va.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71922067/1977-rutgers-wm/ }}
|November 5|at|Temple|Veterans Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|L 14-24|10,091|{{cite news |title=Temple Baffles the Purists and Rutgers, 24 to 14 |first=Bill |last=Lyon |date=November 6, 1977 |pages=8D, 4D |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71922927/1977-rutgers-temple/ }}
|November 12||Tulane|Rutgers Stadium|Piscataway, NJ|W 47-8|16,000|{{cite news |title=Rutgers Grounds Tulane, 47-8 |first=Marty |last=McLaughlin |date=November 13, 1977 |page=107 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71923681/1977-rutgers-tulane/ }}
|November 19||Boston University|Nickerson Field|Boston, MA|W 63-8|14,400|{{cite news |title=Rutgers Scores |first=Ken |last=O'Brien |date=November 20, 1977 |page=B1 |newspaper=The Home News Sunday |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71923935/1977-rutgers-bu/ }}
}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1977
| team = Rutgers Scarlet Knights
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players =
{{American football roster/Player|num=11|class=Sr|first=Bert|last=Kosup|pos=QB}}
| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Fr|first=Deron|last=Cherry|pos=S|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=64|class=So|first=Dan|last=Gray|dab=Dan Gray (American football)|pos=DT|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=74|class=So|first=Dino|last=Mangiero|pos=DT|link=y}}
| special_teams_players=
}}
{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *Frank R. Burns
| asst_coach =
| accessdate=
}}
References
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