1981 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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]

1981 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
1981 record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State      10 2 0
No. 4 Pittsburgh      11 1 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)      9 2 0
Southern Miss      9 2 1
No. 17 West Virginia      9 3 0
Colgate      7 3 0
Virginia Tech      7 4 0
Navy      7 4 1
Cincinnati      6 5 0
Florida State      6 5 0
Holy Cross      6 5 0
Tulane      6 5 0
UNLV      6 6 0
South Carolina      6 6 0
Temple      5 5 0
Boston College      5 6 0
East Carolina      5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana      5 6 0
Louisville      5 6 0
Notre Dame      5 6 0
Rutgers      5 6 0
William & Mary      5 6 0
Syracuse      4 6 1
Richmond      4 7 0
Army      3 7 1
North Texas State      2 9 0
Georgia Tech      1 10 0
Memphis State      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 5at SyracuseCarrier Dome Syracuse, New York W 29–27
September 12ColgateW 13–5
September 19VirginiaW 3–0
September 26at CincinnatiL 0–10
October 3CornellW 31–17
October 10at ArmyMichie Stadium West Point, New YorkW 17–0
October 17TempleL 12–24
October 24at No. 11 AlabamaBryant-Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AlabamaL 7–31
November 7 No. 1 PittsburghL 3–47
November 14at West VirginiaL 3–20
November 21at Boston CollegeL 21–27

Roster

1981 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 31 Joe Burke Jr
C 61 Mike Flynn Jr
WR 84 Jed Karpinski Jr
QB Jacque LaPrarie Fr
QB 7 Ralph Leek Jr
C 59 Frank Naylor Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 4 Carl Howard Jr
DT 62 Bill Pickel Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

  1. "1981 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. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. "1981 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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