1982 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1982 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Giants Stadium
1982 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh 4 1 09 3 0
No. 19 West Virginia 4 2 09 3 0
Boston College 3 2 08 3 1
Rutgers 1 5 05 6 0
Temple 1 5 04 7 0
Syracuse 1 5 02 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State      11 1 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh      9 3 0
No. 13 Florida State      9 3 0
No. 19 West Virginia      9 3 0
Boston College      8 3 1
Southwestern Louisiana      7 3 1
East Carolina      7 4 0
Miami (FL)      7 4 0
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Virginia Tech      7 4 0
Notre Dame      6 4 1
Cincinnati      6 5 0
Georgia Tech      6 5 0
Navy      6 5 0
Louisville      5 6 0
Rutgers      5 6 0
Army      4 7 0
South Carolina      4 7 0
Temple      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
Syracuse      2 9 0
Memphis State      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 10th season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–6 record while competing as an independent and were outscored by their opponents 278 to 180. The team's statistical leaders included Jacque LaPrarie with 1,164 passing yards, Albert Smith with 466 rushing yards, and Andrew Baker with 472 receiving yards.