1976 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1976 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth season under head coach Frank R. Burns, 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 AP Poll. 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.^[2] The Rutgers players decided to decline playing in the inaugural Independence Bowl against McNeese State in Shreveport, Louisiana.^[3]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Navy		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 13–3	17,501	[4]
September 18	at Bucknell		Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 19–7	8,500	[5]
September 25	at Princeton		Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 17–0	29,500	[6]
October 2	Cornell		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 21–14	16,000	[7]
October 9	Connecticut		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 38–0	8,500	[8]
October 16	at Lehigh		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 28–21	15,000	[9]
October 23	vs. Columbia		Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	W 47–0	42,328	[10]
October 30	UMass		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 24–7	20,100–20,400	[11][12]
November 6	Louisville		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 34–0	16,000	[13]
November 13	at Tulane		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 29–20	28,872	[14]
November 25	vs. Colgate	No. 17	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	W 17–9	33,405	[15]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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