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The 1976 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.In their fourth season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled a perfect 11–0 record while competing as an independent, outscored their opponents 287 to 81, and were ranked No. 17 in the final AP Poll.
The 1976 NCAA Division I football season ended with a championship for the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh. Led by head coach Johnny Majors (voted the AFCA Coach of the Year), the Pitt Panthers brought a college football championship to the home of the defending pro football champions, the Steelers .
The February 2, 1976, Princeton–Rutgers matchup had an Associated Press 15th-ranked Princeton hosting a fifth-ranked Rutgers in Jadwin Gym. [22] In its recap of the game, The New York Times described the Princeton offense : "Down by only 2 points with 11½ minutes to go, Coach Pete Carril of Princeton ordered a weaving, ballhandling slowdown ...
Sellers played at Rutgers from 1972-1976. He scored 2,399 points and had 1,115 rebounds while with the Scarlet Knights, and is still the program’s leading scorer and rebounder. He helped lead ...
Rutgers said in a statement Wednesday that Sellers died Tuesday night but did not provide details. Sellers scored 2,399 points and had 1,115 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights from 1972-76.
If Rutgers can beat the Cornhuskers, who beat Purdue Saturday 28-10, there's a good chance it'll find itself with a spot in the rankings. Nebraska received 12 votes in the Coaches Poll and 30 in ...
This is a list of seasons completed by the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program since the team's conception in 1869. The program competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the Scarlet Knights have participated in over 1,400 officially sanctioned games, including 11 bowl games. [1]
In the late 1970s, Rutgers football, led by coach Frank R. Burns, showed the nation its capabilities with an undefeated record in 1976 (11–0). That year included Rutgers star defensive tackle, Nate Toran, who finished his career with 52 sacks including 17 in 1976.