1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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. 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.

1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Speranza (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Naso (10h season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State      11 1 0
Colgate      10 1 0
North Texas State *      10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State      10 1 0
Tennessee State      8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State      10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh      9 2 1
East Carolina      8 3 0
Rutgers      8 3 0
Army      7 4 0
Louisville      7 4 1
Boston College      6 5 0
Cincinnati      5 4 2
Georgia Tech      6 5 0
Memphis State      6 5 0
Northwestern State      6 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
William & Mary      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Temple      5 5 1
Hawaii      5 6 0
Navy      5 6 0
West Virginia      5 6 0
South Carolina      5 7 0
Utah State      4 7 0
Villanova      4 7 0
Illinois State      3 7 1
Virginia Tech      3 7 1
Miami (FL)      3 8 0
Richmond      3 8 0
Tulane      3 8 0
Air Force      2 8 1
Holy Cross      2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana      2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.
Rankings from AP Poll
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