1983_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team

1983 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
1983 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Frank R. Burns (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Dick Curl (1st season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium; Giants Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

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]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Connecticut	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 22–5
September 17	Boston College	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 22–42	23,561
September 24	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 13–17	26,497
October 1	Penn State	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 25–36	32,804
October 8	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 12–20
October 15	No. 7 I-AA Colgate	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 29–26	21,778	^[4]
October 22	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 35–28
October 29	Tennessee	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 0–7	19,201	^[5]
November 5	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–18
November 12	at No. 15 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 7–35	51,317	^[6]
November 19	Temple	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 23–24
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 West Virginia	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Penn State	3	–	1	–	1	8	–	4	–	1
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

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

v t e	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