2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by new head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 0–7 in Big East play to finish in last place. Due to the Terrorist Attacks of September 11th, Rutgers September 15 home game against California was postponed until November 23.

2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
2001 record2–9 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Cubit (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Ferraro (1st season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
(Capacity: 41,500)
2001 Big East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 Miami (FL) $#  7 0     12 0  
No. 14 Syracuse  6 1     10 3  
No. 21 Boston College  4 3     8 4  
No. 18 Virginia Tech  4 3     8 4  
Pittsburgh  4 3     7 5  
Temple  2 5     4 7  
West Virginia  1 6     3 8  
Rutgers  0 7     2 9  
    1. BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 pmat Buffalo*W 31–1522,658
September 84:00 pmat No. 2 Miami (FL)L 0–6139,804
September 2212:00 pmNo. 9 Virginia TechESPN+L 0–5027,514
September 297:00 pmConnecticut*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
L 19–2024,415
October 612:00 pmSyracuse
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN+L 17–2417,511
October 134:00 pmat TempleESPN+L 5–3019,861
October 203:30 pmNavy*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN+W 23–1729,101
November 31:00 pmat West VirginiaL 7–8044,685
November 101:30 pmPittsburgh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
L 0–4213,520
November 1712:00 pmBoston College
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN+L 7–3813,012
November 231:00 pmCalifornia*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
L 10–2018,111

Roster

2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 13 Mike Barr Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References


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