1979 Rutgers
8–3, coached by Frank Burns. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 17 Tennessee 13–7Nov 3
Tennessee was ranked No. 17, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs Holy Cross | W 28–0 | 72% |
| Sep 15 | at 7Penn State | L 10–45 | 25% |
| Sep 22 | vs Bucknell | W 16–14 | 91% |
| Sep 29 | at Princeton | W 38–14 | 53% |
| Oct 6 | vs Temple | L 20–41 | 59% |
| Oct 13 | at UConn | W 26–14 | 82% |
| Oct 20 | at William & Mary | W 24–0 | 61% |
| Nov 3 | at 17Tennessee | W 13–7 | 42% |
| Nov 10 | vs Army | W 20–0 | 87% |
| Nov 17 | vs Villanova | L 17–32 | 80% |
| Nov 25 | at Louisville | W 31–7 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Louisville 31–7; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1979.
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
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- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 243–174
- Coach
- Frank Burns
- Elo
- 1582 +41 this season
- SP+ rating
- 10.8 No. 37 of 135; offense No. 49, defense No. 35
- SRS
- 3.5 No. 55 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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