Rutgers Scarlet Knights

1979 Roster

NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
Ken Andiorio K. Andiorio		6'3"	225	SR
Ken Bercier K. Bercier	LB	6'5"	215	SO
Steve Bethune S. Bethune	RB	6'4"	190	FR
Ted Bethune T. Bethune	RB	6'1"	195	JR
Ted Blackwell T. Blackwell	RB	6'0"	190	JR
Jeff Blanchard J. Blanchard	LB	6'2"	215	JR
Dave Brooks D. Brooks	LB	6'0"	205	SR
Joe Burke J. Burke	RB	6'0"	185	FR
Levord Burns L. Burns	DB	5'9"	165	SO
Rickey Butler R. Butler	LB	6'1"	205	JR
Bob Campaglia B. Campaglia	RB	6'1"	195	FR
Andy Carino A. Carino	TE	6'3"	200	SO
George Carter G. Carter	TE	6'5"	210	SR
Anthony Cella A. Cella	OL	6'6"	230	FR
Frank Cerone F. Cerone	OL	6'4"	220	SR
Deron Cherry D. Cherry	DB	5'11"	180	JR
Duane Cherry D. Cherry	WR	5'10"	165	SR
Kevin Conlin K. Conlin	DL	6'2"	210	SR
Tim Conway T. Conway	OL	6'6"	250	FR
Joe Corbin J. Corbin	RB	6'0"	170	FR
Brian Crockett B. Crockett	LB	6'2"	210	SO
Joe Curry J. Curry	OL	6'4"	225	JR
Kerry Davenport K. Davenport	TE	6'2"	225	FR
Tom Devaney T. Devaney	TE	6'3"	230	FR
David Dorn D. Dorn	WR	6'2"	180	JR
Jim Drought J. Drought	QB	5'9"	185	SR
Jim Dumont J. Dumont	LB
Nassario Dunn N. Dunn	OL	6'2"	225	SO
Dan Errico D. Errico	QB	5'11"	175	FR
Alex Falcinelli A. Falcinelli	K	5'7"	160	FR
Wayne Farrell W. Farrell	OL	6'4"	230	JR
Paul Fego P. Fego	WR	5'8"	175	SR
Mike Flynn M. Flynn	TE	6'3"	210	FR
Bob Forcini B. Forcini	DB	6'0"	185	SR
Mark Freeman M. Freeman	DB	6'1"	175	SR
Bob Funderburk B. Funderburk	TE	6'2"	195	SR
Barry Fyock B. Fyock	OL	6'5"	225	SO
Joe Garefino J. Garefino	QB	6'2"	205	SO
Steve Garlock S. Garlock	OL	6'2"	230	SO
Francis Gennarelli F. Gennarelli	OL	6'4"	250	JR
Pete George P. George	OL	6'2"	230	JR
Jeff Greiner J. Greiner	TE	6'2"	195	FR
Bob Hering B. Hering	QB	6'3"	190	SR
Jeff Hess J. Hess		6'4"	240	SR
Pete Honeyford P. Honeyford	OL	6'1"	230	SR
Jack Hotz J. Hotz	LB	6'2"	212	FR
Ralph Ivey R. Ivey	DL	6'2"	200	SR
Russell Jackson R. Jackson	DB	6'0"	170	SO
Eric Johnson E. Johnson	WR	6'3"	190	FR
Lester Johnson L. Johnson	RB	6'2"	185	JR
Mike Knight M. Knight	LB	6'2"	205	SO
Mike Kubas M. Kubas	OL	6'2"	225	JR
Kevin Kurdyla K. Kurdyla	OL	6'3"	250	JR
John Law J. Law	OL	6'2"	230	SR
Ralph Leek R. Leek	QB	6'3"	195	FR
Bob Luderman B. Luderman	DB	5'11"	180	SO
Dino Mangiero D. Mangiero		6'3"	225	SR
Nick Marrotta N. Marrotta	LB	6'1"	210	JR
Bill Martin B. Martin	RB	6'0"	210	SR
Trent Mattern T. Mattern	LB	6'2"	210	SR
Ed McMichael E. McMichael	QB	6'2"	210	JR
Rich Milburn R. Milburn	QB	6'2"	175	FR
Terry Miles T. Miles	RB	5'9"	165	SO
Bill Mills B. Mills	DL	6'3"	210	SO
Bryant Moore B. Moore	RB	6'1"	205	SO
Ray Moore R. Moore		6'3"	225	SO
Frank Naylor F. Naylor	OL	6'2"	230	SO
Tim Odell T. Odell	WR	5'11"	165	JR
Dave Palumbo D. Palumbo	WR	5'11"	175	SO
Steve Pfirman S. Pfirman	TE	6'3"	210	SO
Bill Pickel B. Pickel		6'6"	230	SO
Mark Pineiro M. Pineiro	DB	6'1"	175	JR
Joe Rafferty J. Rafferty	LB	6'2"	215	FR
Albert Ray A. Ray	DB	6'0"	175	SO
Phillip Razey P. Razey	OL	6'3"	230	SO
Wayne Rudinski W. Rudinski	TE	6'3"	210	SR
Mike Rustemeyer M. Rustemeyer		6'4"	255	SO
Guy Sarna G. Sarna	OL	6'3"	235	SR
Alan Schmid A. Schmid	TE	6'3"	220	JR
Mark Seger M. Seger	DB	6'1"	170	SO
Mike Seger M. Seger	WR	5'10"	170	SO
Chris Shellenbach C. Shellenbach	DL	6'2"	200	JR
Cecil Smiley C. Smiley	RB	6'0"	185	FR
Jerry Smith J. Smith	DB	6'1"	185	SR
Ken Smith K. Smith	DB	6'2"	180	JR
Rich Spitzer R. Spitzer	OL	6'2"	240	FR
Kennan Startzell K. Startzell	K	5'8"	150	SR
Ed Steward E. Steward	DL	6'1"	235	JR
Jon Stewart J. Stewart	RB	5'10"	180	SR
Mike Sullivan M. Sullivan		6'3"	240	SR
John Surlis J. Surlis	LB	6'1"	215	FR
Frank Torres F. Torres	OL	6'4"	235	SR
Frank Venezia F. Venezia	OL	6'2"	230	SR
Keith Wenal K. Wenal	DL	6'5"	210	FR
Ira Williams I. Williams	DB	6'0"	180	SO
Jerome Williams J. Williams		6'4"	225	JR
Dwayne Wilson D. Wilson	DB	6'0"	180	SO
Keith Woetzel K. Woetzel	OL	6'1"	195	FR
John Zelenky J. Zelenky	DB	6'0"	175	FR
Jim Zurich J. Zurich	OL	6'3"	230	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,499

Maiava

1,453

Jennings

1,423

Atkinson

Rush Yards Leaders

644

Sheppard

600

Baugh

592

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

617

Smith

585

Legree

564

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

14

Taylor

14

Mensah

14

Maiava

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

9

Hawkins

9

Knight

Rec TD Leaders

7

Duff

7

Dixon

7

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

228.2

Mensah

209.1

Stockton

204.6

Hoover

Sack Leaders

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Umanmielen

6.5

Hopkins

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

54.8

53.5

51.8

48.0

47.5

45.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.3

8.5

9.0

9.8

10.3

Total Yards Rankings

588.8

550.8

548.3

533.3

532.8

523.8

Rush Yards Rankings

355.7

333.7

332.3

294.8

281.5

281.3

Pass Yards Rankings

392.5

365.3

365.0

361.3

347.3

346.5

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

15.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	4	0	1.000
2	Florida	4	0	1.000
3	Georgia	4	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	4	0	1.000
5	Texas	4	0	1.000
6	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
7	Auburn	3	1	.750
8	Kentucky	3	1	.750
9	LSU	3	1	.750
10	Missouri	3	1	.750
11	Tennessee	3	1	.750
12	Vanderbilt	3	1	.750
13	Arkansas	2	2	.500
14	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
15	South Carolina	2	2	.500
16	Texas A&M	2	2	.500

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	3	1	.750
2	Fresno State	3	1	.750
3	Colorado State	2	2	.500
4	Oregon State	2	2	.500
5	Texas State	2	2	.500
6	San Diego State	1	3	.250
7	Utah State	1	3	.250
8	Washington State	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	4	0	1.000
2	Indiana	4	0	1.000
3	Iowa	4	0	1.000
4	Nebraska	4	0	1.000
5	Minnesota	3	1	.750
6	Ohio State	3	1	.750
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	Wisconsin	3	1	.750
9	USC	4	1	.800
10	Michigan	3	1	.750
11	Penn State	3	1	.750
12	Washington	3	1	.750
13	Northwestern	2	1	.667
14	Illinois	2	2	.500
15	Maryland	2	2	.500
16	Michigan State	2	2	.500
17	Purdue	1	3	.250
18	Rutgers	1	3	.250

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Cincinnati	4	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	4	0	1.000
3	Utah	4	0	1.000
4	BYU	3	0	1.000
5	Baylor	3	1	.750
6	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
7	UCF	3	1	.750
8	Arizona State	2	1	.667
9	Arizona	3	1	.750
10	Houston	3	1	.750
11	Kansas State	3	1	.750
12	West Virginia	3	1	.750
13	Colorado	2	2	.500
14	Iowa State	2	2	.500
15	TCU	2	2	.500
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	UMass	4	0	1.000
2	Kent State	2	2	.500
3	Eastern Michigan	2	3	.400
4	Toledo	3	1	.750
5	Buffalo	2	2	.500
6	Central Michigan	2	2	.500
7	Miami (OH)	2	2	.500
8	Ohio	2	2	.500
9	Western Michigan	2	2	.500
10	Akron	1	3	.250
11	Bowling Green	0	4	.000
12	Ball State	1	3	.250
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	4	0	1.000
2	Clemson	3	1	.750
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	Pittsburgh	4	0	1.000
5	Virginia Tech	4	0	1.000
6	Virginia	3	1	.750
7	Wake Forest	3	1	.750
8	Louisville	2	2	.500
9	SMU	3	1	.750
10	California	2	2	.500
11	Stanford	2	2	.500
12	North Carolina	2	1	.667
13	Boston College	2	2	.500
14	Florida State	2	2	.500
15	NC State	2	2	.500
16	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	4	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	2	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	4	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	3	1	.750
3	UAB	2	2	.500
4	Army	2	1	.667
5	Memphis	3	1	.750
6	Tulsa	3	1	.750
7	UTSA	3	1	.750
8	East Carolina	2	2	.500
9	North Texas	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Rice	1	3	.250
12	Charlotte	0	4	.000
13	Temple	1	3	.250
14	Navy	1	2	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
2	Liberty	3	1	.750
3	Delaware	2	2	.500
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	New Mexico State	1	3	.250
8	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
9	Western Kentucky	1	3	.250
10	Middle Tennessee	2	2	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	4	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	3	1	.750
3	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	2	2	.500
5	Georgia State	3	1	.750
6	Marshall	3	1	.750
7	Arkansas State	2	2	.500
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	1	3	.250
10	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	1	3	.250
13	Old Dominion	1	3	.250
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	4	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	2	2	.500
3	Wyoming	2	2	.500
4	Air Force	2	1	.667
5	New Mexico	3	1	.750
6	San Jose State	2	2	.500
7	UTEP	1	3	.250
8	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
9	Nevada	1	3	.250
10	Hawai'i	1	3	.250