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1977 Rutgers

8–⁠3, coached by Frank Burns.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1977, game by game: lost vs. Penn State 7–45; lost at Colgate 0–23; won vs. Bucknell 36–14; won at Princeton 10–6; won at Cornell 30–14; won at UConn 42–18; won vs. Lehigh 20–0; won at William & Mary 22–21; lost at Temple 14–24; won vs. Tulane 47–8; won vs. Boston University 63–8+55−38Lost 7–45 vs. Penn State-38Penn StateLost 0–23 at Colgate-23ColgateWon 36–14 vs. Bucknell+22BucknellWon 10–6 at Princeton+4PrincetonWon 30–14 at Cornell+16CornellWon 42–18 at UConn+24UConnWon 20–0 vs. Lehigh+20LehighWon 22–21 at William & Mary+1William & MaryLost 14–24 at Temple-10TempleWon 47–8 vs. Tulane+39TulaneWon 63–8 vs. Boston University+55Boston Universi…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsPenn StateL 7–⁠4559%
Sep 10atColgateL 0–⁠2354%
Sep 17vsBucknellW 36–⁠1492%
Sep 24atPrincetonW 10–⁠659%
Oct 1atCornellW 30–⁠1468%
Oct 8atUConnW 42–⁠1881%
Oct 15vsLehighW 20–⁠088%
Oct 29atWilliam & MaryW 22–⁠2159%
Nov 5atTempleL 14–⁠2459%
Nov 12vsTulaneW 47–⁠876%
Nov 19vsBoston UniversityW 63–⁠892%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston University 63–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
291–⁠181
Coach
Frank Burns
Elo
1568 −30 this season
SP+ rating
11.1 No. 35 of 140; offense No. 44, defense No. 35
SRS
1.7 No. 69 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Bill Speranza
Defensive coordinator
Bob Naso

Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 5Dan Gray DEDetroit Lions