1978-79 Rutgers Scarlet Knights — schedule and results

The 1978-79 Rutgers Scarlet Knights went 22-9 (7-3 in the EAA) under head coach Tom Young. The team peaked at #15 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 4.64.

Game-by-game results (31 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1978-11-18vs Columbia LionsW 70–63Louis Brown Athletic Center
1978-12-01vs Rider BroncsW 101–51Louis Brown Athletic Center
1978-12-02vs Lafayette LeopardsL 70–77Louis Brown Athletic Center
1978-12-09at Villanova WildcatsL 67–86Villanova Field House
1978-12-12at Manhattan JaspersW 62–60 (OTOT)Alumni Gym
1978-12-16vs Princeton TigersW 54–51Louis Brown Athletic Center
1978-12-22vs Saint Peter's PeacocksL 58–67Louis Brown Athletic Center
1978-12-29at St. John's Red StormW 72–61Madison Square Garden (IV)
1978-12-30neutral Ohio State BuckeyesW 97–96 (3OTOT)Madison Square Garden (IV)
1979-01-06at UCLA BruinsL 57–78Pauley Pavilion
1979-01-09at UConn HuskiesL 67–69 (OTOT)UConn/Hugh S. Greer Fieldhouse
1979-01-11vs George Washington RevolutionariesW 80–72Louis Brown Athletic Center
1979-01-13at St. John's Red StormW 69–66Alumni Hall
1979-01-20vs Penn State Nittany LionsW 48–46Louis Brown Athletic Center
1979-01-22at Syracuse OrangeL 65–71Manley Field House
1979-01-26vs Duquesne DukesW 70–67Louis Brown Athletic Center
1979-01-27vs Villanova WildcatsW 64–55Louis Brown Athletic Center
1979-01-31at Massachusetts MinutemenW 60–55Curry Hicks Cage
1979-02-03at George Washington RevolutionariesL 71–74Charles E. Smith Center
1979-02-08vs Drexel DragonsW 87–61Louis Brown Athletic Center
1979-02-10at West Virginia MountaineersL 61–68WVU Coliseum
1979-02-12vs New Hampshire WildcatsW 83–73Louis Brown Athletic Center
1979-02-15neutral Seton Hall PiratesW 88–67Madison Square Garden (IV)
1979-02-17vs Fordham RamsW 67–59Louis Brown Athletic Center
1979-02-19vs Massachusetts MinutemenW 95–76Louis Brown Athletic Center
1979-02-23at Pittsburgh PanthersW 76–68Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
1979-02-27vs Penn State Nittany LionsW 67–57Louis Brown Athletic Center
1979-03-01neutral West Virginia MountaineersW 55–52Civic Arena
1979-03-03at Pittsburgh PanthersW 61–57Civic Arena
1979-03-10neutral Georgetown HoyasW 64–58Providence Civic Center
1979-03-16neutral St. John's Red StormL 65–67Greensboro Memorial Coliseum

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