1983 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1983 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Curl (1st season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn State 4 1 1 8 4 1
No. 16 West Virginia 4 2 0 9 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh 2 1 1 8 3 1
No. 19 Boston College $ 3 2 0 9 3 0
Syracuse 3 3 0 6 5 0
Temple 2 4 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 0 5 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)       11 1 0
Virginia Tech       9 2 0
No. 19 Boston College       9 3 0
No. 16 West Virginia       9 3 0
No. 20 East Carolina       8 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh       8 3 1
Florida State       8 4 0
Penn State       8 4 1
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Memphis State       6 4 1
Notre Dame       7 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 6 0
Cincinnati     4 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana       4 6 0
Temple       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Louisville       3 8 0
Navy       3 8 0
Rutgers       3 8 0
Army       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 11th and final season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 3–8 record while competing as an independent and were outscored by their opponents 258 to 195.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jacque LaPrarie with 1,275 passing yards, Albert Smith with 572 rushing yards, and Andrew Baker with 857 receiving yards.[3]

  1. ^ "1983 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. ^ "1983 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.

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