1982 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1982 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 10th season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–6 record while competing as an independent and were outscored by their opponents 278 to 180.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jacque LaPrarie with 1,164 passing yards, Albert Smith with 466 rushing yards, and Andrew Baker with 472 receiving yards.[3]

1982 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
(Capacity: 31,219)
Giants Stadium
(Capacity: 76,891)
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State      11 1 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh      9 3 0
No. 13 Florida State      9 3 0
No. 19 West Virginia      9 3 0
Boston College      8 3 1
Southwestern Louisiana      7 3 1
East Carolina      7 4 0
Miami (FL)      7 4 0
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Virginia Tech      7 4 0
Notre Dame      6 4 1
Cincinnati      6 5 0
Georgia Tech      6 5 0
Navy      6 5 0
Louisville      5 6 0
Rutgers      5 6 0
Army      4 7 0
South Carolina      4 7 0
Temple      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
Syracuse      2 9 0
Memphis State      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4SyracuseL 8–1320,890
September 18at No. 8 Penn StateL 14–4983,268
September 25at TempleW 10–7
October 2William & MaryW 27–17
October 9Army
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 24–3
October 16at Boston CollegeL 13–1428,500
October 23 No. 2 (I-AA) ColgateW 34–1719,423[4]
October 30at RichmondW 20–1410,132[5]
November 6at AuburnL 7–3058,000
November 11 No. 19 West Virginia
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
L 17–4427,132
November 20at No. 6 PittsburghL 6–5246,728
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1982 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 31 Joe Burke Sr
QB Eric Hochberg Fr
QB Jacque LaPrarie So
QB Ralph Leek Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB Carl Howard Jr
DT 62 Bill Pickel Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "1982 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. "1982 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. "Rutgers Win Snaps Streak for Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 24, 1982. pp. 9-E, 14-E via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ciampaglio's interception halts Spiders in 4th, 20–14". The Sunday Home News. October 31, 1982. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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