1975 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1975 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	9–2
Head coach	Frank R. Burns (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium

1975 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 West Virginia			–					9	–	3	–	0
Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					4	–	6	–	1
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	7	–	0
Florida State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	8	–	1
Houston			–					2	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Army			–					2	–	9	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	1
Holy Cross			–					1	–	10	–	0
Louisville			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 9–2 record while competing as an independent and outscored their opponents 347 to 91. The team's statistical leaders included Jeff Rebholz with 715 passing yards, Curt Edwards with 1,157 rushing yards, and Mark Twitty with 544 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 20	Bucknell	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 47–3
September 27	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 7–10
October 4	Hawaii	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 7–3
October 11	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 20–34
October 18	William & Mary	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 24–0
October 25	Columbia	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 41–0
November 1	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 35-8
November 8	Lafayette	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 48-6
November 15	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 41-3
November 22	Colgate	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 56-14
November 29	Syracuse	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 21-10