2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
International Bowl champion
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn McNulty (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 West Virginia $+   5 – 2     11 – 2  
Connecticut +   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 17 Cincinnati   4 – 3     10 – 3  
South Florida   4 – 3     9 – 4  
Rutgers   3 – 4     8 – 5  
Louisville   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Pittsburgh   3 – 4     5 – 7  
Syracuse   1 – 6     2 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Greg Schiano.

For the first time in the history of Rutgers football, the team entered a season ranked—they were 16th in both the Associated Press and Coaches polls. The Scarlet Knights finished the season with an 8–5 record that included a 52–30 victory over the Ball State Cardinals in the 2008 International Bowl.[1] It marked the third consecutive appearance of the team in a post-season bowl game, and the second bowl game won by the team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmBuffalo*No. 16
ESPN+W 38–343,091
September 77:00 pmNavy*No. 15
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPNW 41–2443,514
September 153:30 pmNorfolk State*daggerNo. 13
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN+W 59–043,712
September 293:30 pmMaryland*No. 10
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ABCL 24–3443,803
October 68:00 pmNo. 20 CincinnatiNo. 21
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN2L 23–2843,768
October 1312:00 pmat Syracuse
ESPN+W 38–1436,226
October 187:45 pmNo. 2 South Florida
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPNW 30–2744,267
October 2712:00 pmNo. 6 West VirginiaNo. 25
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ABCL 3–3143,620
November 37:00 pmat No. 16 UConn
ESPNUL 19–3840,000
November 98:00 pmat Army*
ESPN2W 41–639,073
November 1712:00 pmPittsburgh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN+W 20–1643,531
November 297:45 pmat Louisville
ESPNL 38–4137,012
January 512:00 pmBall State*
ESPN2W 52–3031,455
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP and Coaches Polls released prior to game.
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ^ "Rutgers downs Ball State to capture International Bowl". CBC Sports. January 5, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2024.


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