1974 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1974 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 7–3–1 record. Rutgers outscored opponents 244 to 146.^[1] The team's statistical leaders included Bret Kosup with 1,070 passing yards, Curt Edwards with 889 rushing yards, and Mark Twitty with 314 receiving yards.^[2]

1974 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3–1
Head coach	Frank R. Burns (2nd season)
Captains	Anthony Pawlik Andrew Zdobylak
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulane			–					5	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Army			–					3	–	8	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Florida State			–					1	–	10	–	0
Marshall			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The Scarlet Knights played their home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, across the river from the university's main campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 16–14	4,500	[3]
September 28	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	T 6–6	26,000	[4]
October 5	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 24–21	11,000	[5]
October 12	Lehigh	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 37–16	17,500	[6]
October 19	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 15–28	13,000	[7]
October 26	Air Force	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 20–3	18,000	[8]
November 2	Connecticut	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 7–9	12,500	[9]
November 9	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 35–0	7,500	[10]
November 16	Boston University	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 6–0	13,500	[11]
November 23	Colgate	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 62–21	11,000	[12]
November 30	at Hawaii	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 16–28	16,308	[13]
Homecoming

Roster

1974 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 70 John Alexander So S 21 Ed Jones Sr FS 16 Tony Pawlik Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Frank R. Burns Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt