2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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2010
Rutgers Stadium
(Capacity: 52,454)
Seasons
2010 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Connecticut $+   5 – 2     8 – 5  
West Virginia +   5 – 2     9 – 4  
Pittsburgh +   5 – 2     8 – 5  
Syracuse   4 – 3     8 – 5  
South Florida   3 – 4     8 – 5  
Louisville   3 – 4     7 – 6  
Cincinnati   2 – 5     4 – 8  
Rutgers   1 – 6     4 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented

Rutgers Stadium and are members of the Big East Conference
. They finished the season 4–8, 1–6 in Big East play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 pm
Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN3W 31–046,311[1]
September 118:00 pmat
Big East Network
W 19–1419,872[2]
September 253:30 pmNorth Carolina*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPNUL 13–1752,038[3]
October 22:00 pmTulane*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN3L 14–1747,963[4]
October 87:30 pmConnecticut
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPNW 27–2448,431[5]
October 162:00 pmvs. Army*
ESPN3W 23–20 OT41,292[6]
October 2312:00 pmat
Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
    		• Big East NetworkL 21–4150,425[7]
    November 37:00 pmat South Florida
    		ESPN2L 27–2839,465[8]
    November 133:30 pmSyracuse
    • Rutgers Stadium
    • Piscataway, New Jersey
    		ESPNUL 10–1349,911[9]
    November 207:30 pmat Cincinnati
    		Big East NetworkL 38–6930,265[10]
    November 2611:00 amLouisville
    • Rutgers Stadium
    • Piscataway, New Jersey
    		ESPN2L 13–4037,422
    December 412:00 pmat
    Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
    		• ABCL 14–3548,386

    During the season

    During the October 16 game vs Army, defensive tackle Eric LeGrand suffered a spinal cord injury. He underwent emergency surgery to stabilize his spine at Hackensack University Medical Center.[11] He is paralyzed from the neck down, but has regained sensation throughout his body, which might lead to a more complete recovery.[12]

    This tragedy clearly affected the team's play: While they held on to defeat Army and raise their record to 4-2, when in the aftermath of that game the extent of LeGrand's injury became apparent, it contributed to sending RU into a funk that resulted in a six-game losing streak to end the season.

    References

    1. ^ "Norfolk State Spartans vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
    2. ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Florida International Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
    3. ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Rutgers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
    4. ^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
    5. ^ "Connecticut Huskies vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
    6. ^ "Army Black Knights vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
    7. ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
    8. ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
    9. ^ "Syracuse Orange vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
    10. ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
    11. ^ "Rutgers DT LeGrand paralyzed from neck down". October 17, 2010.
    12. ^ "Rutgers DT LeGrand paralyzed from neck down". October 17, 2010.
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