2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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2008
Rutgers Stadium
(Capacity: 41,500)
Seasons
2008 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Cincinnati $   6 1     11 3  
Pittsburgh   5 2     9 4  
No. 23 West Virginia   5 2     9 4  
Rutgers   5 2     8 5  
Connecticut   3 4     8 5  
South Florida   2 5     8 5  
Louisville   1 6     5 7  
Syracuse   1 6     3 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented

Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. The Scarlet Knights finished the season 8–5, 5–2 in Big East play and won the PapaJohns.com Bowl, 29–23, over NC State
.

After losing star halfback

NC State
for their third consecutive bowl win.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14:00 pm
Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
  • ESPNL 7–2442,508
    September 117:45 pmNorth Carolina*
    • Rutgers Stadium
    • Piscataway, New Jersey
    ESPNL 12–4442,502
    September 203:30 pmat Navy*CBSCSL 21–2337,821
    September 273:30 pm
    SNY
    W 38–042,411
    October 412:00 pmat
    Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
  • SNYL 17–2459,122
    October 1112:00 pmat CincinnatiSNYL 10–1332,370
    October 1812:00 pmConnecticutdagger
    • Rutgers Stadium
    • Piscataway, New Jersey
    ESPNUW 12–1042,491
    October 253:30 pmat No. 17
    Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh
  • ESPN360W 54–3451,161
    November 812:00 pmSyracuse
    • Rutgers Stadium
    • Piscataway, New Jersey
    ESPNUW 35–1742,172
    November 1512:00 pmat South FloridaSNYW 49–1647,216
    November 2212:00 pmArmy*
    • Rutgers Stadium
    • Piscataway, New Jersey
    SNYW 30–342,212
    December 47:45 pmLouisville
    • Rutgers Stadium
    • Piscataway, New Jersey
    ESPNW 63–1442,347
    December 293:00 pmvs. NC StateESPNW 29–2338,582
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from
      AP polls released prior to game.
    • All times are in Eastern time

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