2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by fifth-year head coach Terry Shea and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 0–7 in Big East play to finish in last place.

2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
2000 record3–8 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorJim Benedict (1st as OC, 5th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Laveroni (1st as OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorDennis Creehan (3rd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
(Capacity: 41,500)
2000 Big East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Miami (FL) $  7 0     11 1  
No. 6 Virginia Tech  6 1     11 1  
Pittsburgh  4 3     7 5  
Syracuse  4 3     6 5  
Boston College  3 4     7 5  
West Virginia  3 4     7 5  
Temple  1 6     4 7  
Rutgers  0 7     3 8  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 pmVillanova*ESPN+W 34–2123,752
September 96:00 pmBuffalo*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
W 59–026,511
September 1612:00 pmat No. 8 Virginia TechESPN+L 0–4956,272
September 233:30 pmat PittsburghL 17–2930,890
September 3012:00 pmNo. 10 Miami (FL)*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN+L 6–6423,782
October 146:00 pmTemple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
L 14–4816,491
October 2112:00 pmat Navy*W 28–2132,108
October 2812:00 pmat Boston CollegeESPN+L 13–4233,565
November 1112:00 pmWest Virginia
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
L 24–31 2OT16,791
November 113:30 pmNo. 11 Notre Dame*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
CBSL 17–4540,011
November 2512:00 pmat SyracuseESPN+L 21–4935,589

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Roster

2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17 Mike McMahon Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 42 Brian Bender So
DB 2 Tony Berry Jr
LB 57 Steve Berson So
NT 61 Thomas Petko Sr
DL 99 Greg Pyszczymuka So
DL 98 Marty Pyszczymuka Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 13 Mike Barr So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References


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