2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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2007
Rutgers Stadium
Seasons
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 pm
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
Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
  • 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 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
    Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
  • 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.