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2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
International Bowl champion
Conference Big East Conference
Record8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator John McNulty (2nd as OC, 4th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Schiano (3rd season)
Home stadium Rutgers Stadium
Seasons
←  2006
2008 →
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 Buffalo*No. 16
 ESPN+W 38–343,091
September 77:00 pm Navy*No. 15
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
 ESPNW 41–2443,514
September 153:30 pm Norfolk State*daggerNo. 13
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN+W 59–043,712
September 293:30 pm Maryland*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 Syracuse
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 UConn
 ESPNUL 19–3840,000
November 98:00 pmat Army*
 ESPN2W 41–639,073
November 1712:00 pm Pittsburgh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN+W 20–1643,531
November 297:45 pmat Louisville
ESPNL 38–4137,012
January 512:00 pm Ball 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.


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