American college football season
1981 Major eastern college football independents records | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 3 Penn State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 4 Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
No. 17 West Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Temple | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Syracuse | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 |
Boston College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Rutgers | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
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- $ – Lambert Trophy Winner
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1981 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth 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 208 to 139.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Ralph Leek with 926 passing yards, Albert Ray with 679 rushing yards, and Andrew Baker with 356 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | at Syracuse | | W 29–27 | 38,715 | |
September 12 | Colgate | | W 13–5 | 18,655 | [4] |
September 18 | Virginia | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| W 3–0 | 22,816 | [5] |
September 26 | at Cincinnati | | L 0–10 | | |
October 3 | Cornell | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| W 31–17 | 10,125 | [6] |
October 10 | at Army | | W 17–0 | | |
October 17 | Temple | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| L 12–24 | | |
October 24 | at No. 11 Alabama | | L 7–31 | 60,210 | [7] |
November 7 | No. 1 Pittsburgh | | L 3–47 | 34,636 | |
November 14 | at West Virginia | | L 3–20 | 44,395 | [8] |
November 21 | at Boston College | | L 21–27 | 16,500 | [9] |
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Roster
1981 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1981 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "1981 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Rutgers Needs 2 FGs, 1 Bomb to Edge Colgate". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. September 13, 1981. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kickers give undefeated Rutgers needed lift". The Sunday Record. September 19, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newman, Chuck (October 4, 1981). "Defense Gets Rutgers Attack Rolling for Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 9-F, 10-F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bama varies attack, and buries Rutgers". The Anniston Star. October 25, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia rips sputtering Scarlet". The Home News. November 15, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston Coll. 27, Rutgers 21". The Hartford Courant. November 22, 1981. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com.
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- Neilson Field (1891–1938)
- Old Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992)
- Giants Stadium (alternate, 1976–1996)
- SHI Stadium (1994–present)
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