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href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>12 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 17 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Rutgers</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team" title="1976 San Diego State Aztecs football team">San Diego State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 12 <a href="/wiki/1976_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Colgate_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="1976 Colgate Red Raiders football team">Colgate</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team" title="1976 Boston College Eagles football team">Boston College</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="1976 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Memphis_State_Tigers_football_team" title="1976 Memphis State Tigers football team">Memphis State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_North_Texas_State_Mean_Green_football_team" title="1976 North Texas State Mean Green football team">North Texas State</a> * </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Southern_Illinois_Salukis_football_team" title="1976 Southern Illinois Salukis football team">Southern Illinois</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1976 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Villanova_Wildcats_football_team" title="1976 Villanova Wildcats football team">Villanova</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team" title="1976 South Carolina Gamecocks football team">South Carolina</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Virginia_Tech_Gobblers_football_team" title="1976 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team">Virginia Tech</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Army_Cadets_football_team" title="1976 Army Cadets football team">Army</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="1976 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_State_Redbirds_football" title="Illinois State Redbirds football">Illinois State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Richmond_Spiders_football_team" title="1976 Richmond Spiders football team">Richmond</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Temple_Owls_football_team" title="1976 Temple Owls football team">Temple</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="1976 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Dayton_Flyers_football" title="Dayton Flyers football">Dayton</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="1976 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team" title="1976 Marshall Thundering Herd football team">Marshall</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1976 Navy Midshipmen football team">Navy</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_State_Sycamores_football" title="Indiana State Sycamores football">Indiana State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football_team" title="1976 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team">Hawaii</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Holy_Cross_Crusaders_football_team" title="1976 Holy Cross Crusaders football team">Holy Cross</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1976 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Syracuse_Orangemen_football_team" title="1976 Syracuse Orangemen football team">Syracuse</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1976 Utah State Aggies football team">Utah State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Northeast_Louisiana_Indians_football_team" title="1976 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team">Northeast Louisiana</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Southern_Miss_Golden_Eagles_football_team" title="1976 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team">Southern Miss</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1976_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team" title="1976 Tulane Green Wave football team">Tulane</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after <a href="/wiki/1976_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a> was found to be using an ineligible player.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1976 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team</b> represented <a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University" title="Rutgers University">Rutgers University</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1976_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1976 NCAA Division I football season">1976 NCAA Division I football season</a>. In their fourth season under head coach <a href="/wiki/Frank_R._Burns" title="Frank R. Burns">Frank R. Burns</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>. The team's statistical leaders included Bert Kosup with 1,098 passing yards, Glen Kehler with 764 rushing yards, and Mark Twitty with 514 receiving yards.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rutgers players decided to decline playing in the inaugural <a href="/wiki/Independence_Bowl" title="Independence Bowl">Independence Bowl</a> against <a href="/wiki/1976_McNeese_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1976 McNeese State Cowboys football team">McNeese State</a> in Shreveport, Louisiana.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td>September 11</td><td>at <a href="/wiki/1976_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1976 Navy Midshipmen football team">Navy</a></td><td></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Navy%E2%80%93Marine_Corps_Memorial_Stadium" title="Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium">Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis, MD</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 13–3</td><td style="text-align:center">17,501</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td>September 18</td><td>at <a href="/wiki/1976_Bucknell_Bison_football_team" title="1976 Bucknell Bison football team">Bucknell</a></td><td></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christy_Mathewson%E2%80%93Memorial_Stadium" title="Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium">Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Lewisburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Lewisburg, Pennsylvania">Lewisburg, PA</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 19–7</td><td style="text-align:center">8,500</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td>September 25</td><td>at <a href="/wiki/1976_Princeton_Tigers_football_team" title="1976 Princeton Tigers football team">Princeton</a></td><td></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Palmer_Stadium" title="Palmer Stadium">Palmer Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_New_Jersey" title="Princeton, New Jersey">Princeton, NJ</a> (<a href="/wiki/Princeton%E2%80%93Rutgers_rivalry" title="Princeton–Rutgers rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 17–0</td><td style="text-align:center">29,500</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td>October 2</td><td><a href="/wiki/1976_Cornell_Big_Red_football_team" title="1976 Cornell Big Red football team">Cornell</a></td><td></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Stadium_(1938)" title="Rutgers Stadium (1938)">Rutgers Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Piscataway,_New_Jersey" title="Piscataway, New Jersey">Piscataway, NJ</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 21–14</td><td style="text-align:center">16,000</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td>October 9</td><td><a href="/wiki/1976_Connecticut_Huskies_football_team" title="1976 Connecticut Huskies football team">Connecticut</a><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup></td><td></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Rutgers Stadium</li><li>Piscataway, NJ</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 38–0</td><td style="text-align:center">8,500</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td>October 16</td><td>at <a href="/wiki/1976_Lehigh_Engineers_football_team" title="1976 Lehigh Engineers football team">Lehigh</a></td><td></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Stadium_(Lehigh)" title="Taylor Stadium (Lehigh)">Taylor Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bethlehem,_Pennsylvania" title="Bethlehem, Pennsylvania">Bethlehem, PA</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 28–21</td><td style="text-align:center">15,000</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td>October 23</td><td>vs. <a href="/wiki/1976_Columbia_Lions_football_team" title="1976 Columbia Lions football team">Columbia</a></td><td></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Giants_Stadium" title="Giants Stadium">Giants Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/East_Rutherford,_New_Jersey" title="East Rutherford, New Jersey">East Rutherford, NJ</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 47–0</td><td style="text-align:center">42,328</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td>October 30</td><td><a href="/wiki/1976_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1976 UMass Minutemen football team">UMass</a></td><td></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Rutgers Stadium</li><li>Piscataway, NJ</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 24–7</td><td style="text-align:center">20,100–20,400</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td>November 6</td><td><a href="/wiki/1976_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="1976 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a></td><td></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Rutgers Stadium</li><li>Piscataway, NJ</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 34–0</td><td style="text-align:center">16,000</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td>November 13</td><td>at <a href="/wiki/1976_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team" title="1976 Tulane Green Wave football team">Tulane</a></td><td></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caesars_Superdome" title="Caesars Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans, LA</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 29–20</td><td style="text-align:center">28,872</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td>November 25</td><td>vs. <a href="/wiki/1976_Colgate_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="1976 Colgate Red Raiders football team">Colgate</a></td><td>No. 17</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Giants Stadium</li><li>East Rutherford, NJ</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 17–9</td><td style="text-align:center">33,405</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup>Homecoming</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1976_NCAA_Division_I_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="1976 NCAA Division I football rankings">AP Poll</a> released prior to the game</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output 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Boston, Mass. p. 79 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Boston+Sunday+Globe&rft.atitle=Blocked+Punt+Sparks+Rutgers+to+Victory+over+UMass%2C+24-7&rft.pages=79&rft.date=1976-10-31&rft.aulast=Whiteside&rft.aufirst=Larry&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F71828074%2F1976-rutgers-umass%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1976+Rutgers+Scarlet+Knights+football+team" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://stats.ncaa.org/team/400/stats/13330">"Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report"</a>. <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">National Collegiate Athletic Association</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Louisville, Ky. p. C1 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Courier-Journal+%26+Times&rft.atitle=Rutgers+%27Best+Ever%27+Is+Bomb+for+U+of+L&rft.pages=C1&rft.date=1976-11-07&rft.aulast=Younkin&rft.aufirst=Lou&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F71831644%2F1976-rutgers-louisville%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1976+Rutgers+Scarlet+Knights+football+team" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcLaughlin1976" class="citation news cs1">McLaughlin, Marty (November 14, 1976). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71832830/1976-rutgers-tulane/">"Rutgers Rallies, 29-20; Streak at 17"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_News_(New_York)" class="mw-redirect" title="Daily News (New York)">Sunday News</a></i>. New York, N.Y. p. 128 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sunday+News&rft.atitle=Rutgers+Rallies%2C+29-20%3B+Streak+at+17&rft.pages=128&rft.date=1976-11-14&rft.aulast=McLaughlin&rft.aufirst=Marty&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F71832830%2F1976-rutgers-tulane%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1976+Rutgers+Scarlet+Knights+football+team" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLewis1976" class="citation news cs1">Lewis, Allen (November 26, 1976). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44223205/rutgers_wins_18_in_row/">"Rutgers Wins 18 in Row"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer" title="The Philadelphia Inquirer">The Philadelphia Inquirer</a></i>. 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style="color:gray">1871</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1872 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1873 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1874 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1875 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1876 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1877 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1878 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1879 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1880 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1881 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1882 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1883 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1884 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1885 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1886 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1887 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1888 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1889 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1890 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1891 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1892 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1893 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1894 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1895 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1896 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1897 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1898 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1899 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1900 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1901 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1902 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1903 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1904 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1905 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1906 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1907 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1908 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1909 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1910 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1911 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1912 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1913 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1914 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1915 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1916 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1917 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1918 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1919 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1920 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1921 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1922 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1923 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1924 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1925 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1926 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1927 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1928 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1929 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1930 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1931 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1932 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1933 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1934 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1935 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1936 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1937 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1938 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1939 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1940 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1941 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1942 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1943 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1944 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1945 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1946 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1947 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1948 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1949 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1950 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1951 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1952 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1953 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team" title="1954 Rutgers Queensmen football team">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1955 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1956 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1957 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1958 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1959 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1960 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1961 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1962 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1963 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1964 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1965 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1966 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1967 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1968 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1969 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1970 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1971 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1972 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1974 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1975 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1975</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1981 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1982 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1983 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1985 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1987 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1988 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1989 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1991 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1992 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1997 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1999 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2003 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2004 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2005 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2016 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2018 Rutgers 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