2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
International Bowl champion
Conference Big East Conference
2007 record 8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach Greg Schiano
Offensive coordinator John McNulty
Home stadium Rutgers Stadium
(Capacity: 41,500)
2007 Big East 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. 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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 7:00 PM Buffalo* No. 16/16 Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey ESPN+ W 38–3   43,091
September 7 7:00 PM Navy* No. 15/16 Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey ESPN W 41–24   43,514
September 15 3:30 PM Norfolk State*dagger No. 13/13 Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey ESPN+ W 59–0   43,712
September 29 3:30 PM Maryland* No. 10/10 Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey ABC L 24–34   43,803
October 6 8:00 PM No. 20/24 Cincinnati No. 21/21 Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey ESPN2 L 23–28   43,768
October 13 12:00 PM at Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York ESPN+ W 38–14   36,226
October 18 7:45 PM No. 2/3 South Florida Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey ESPN W 30–27   44,267
October 27 12:00 PM No. 6/6 West Virginia No. 25/NR Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey ABC L 3–31   43,620
November 3 7:00 PM at No. 16/16 UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut ESPNU L 19–38   40,000
November 9 8:00 PM at Army* Michie Stadium • West Point, New York ESPN2 W 41–6   39,073
November 17 12:00 PM Pittsburgh Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey ESPN+ W 20–16   43,531
November 29 7:45 PM at Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky ESPN L 38–41   37,012
January 5 12:00 PM Ball State* Rogers Centre • Toronto, ON (International Bowl) ESPN2 W 52–30   31,455
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP and Coaches Polls released prior to game.. All times are in Eastern Time.

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