2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Rutgers athletics logo.png
ConferenceBig East Conference
2001 record2–9 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Cubit (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Ferraro (1st season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
(Capacity: 41,500)
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Big East Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Miami (FL) $#   7 – 0     12 – 0  
No. 14 Syracuse   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 18 Virginia Tech   4 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 21 Boston College   4 – 3     8 – 4  
Pittsburgh   4 – 3     7 – 5  
Temple   2 – 5     4 – 7  
West Virginia   1 – 6     3 – 8  
Rutgers   0 – 7     2 – 9  
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by new head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 0–7 in Big East play to finish in last place. Due to the Terrorist Attacks of September 11th, Rutgers September 15 home game against California was postponed until November 23.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 pmat Buffalo*
W 31–1522,658
September 84:00 pmat No. 2 Miami (FL)
L 0–6139,804
September 2212:00 pmNo. 9 Virginia Tech
ESPN+L 0–5027,514
September 297:00 pmConnecticut*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
L 19–2024,415
October 612:00 pmSyracuse
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN+L 17–2417,511
October 134:00 pmat Temple
ESPN+L 5–3019,861
October 203:30 pmNavy*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN+W 23–1729,101
November 31:00 pmat West Virginia
L 7–8044,685
November 101:30 pmPittsburgh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
L 0–4213,520
November 1712:00 pmBoston College
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN+L 7–3813,012
November 231:00 pmCalifornia*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
L 10–2018,111
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 13 Mike Barr Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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