2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	3–8 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach	Terry Shea (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jim Benedict (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Bill Laveroni (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Creehan (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ←  1999 2001  →

2000 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Miami (FL) $		7	–	0					11	–	1
No. 6 Virginia Tech		6	–	1					11	–	1
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					7	–	5
Syracuse		4	–	3					6	–	5
Boston College		3	–	4					7	–	5
West Virginia		3	–	4					7	–	5
Temple		1	–	6					4	–	7
Rutgers		0	–	7					3	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by fifth-year head coach Terry Shea and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 0–7 in Big East play to finish in last place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 pm	No. 14 (I-AA) Villanova *	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	W 34–21	23,752
September 9	6:00 pm	Buffalo *	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 59–0	26,511
September 16	12:00 pm	at No. 8 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN Plus	L 0–49	56,272
September 23	3:30 pm	at Pittsburgh	Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 17–29	30,890
September 30	12:00 pm	No. 10 Miami (FL) *	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	L 6–64	23,782
October 14	6:00 pm	Temple	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		L 14–48	16,491
October 21	12:00 pm	at Navy *	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 28–21	32,108
October 28	12:00 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN Plus	L 13–42	33,565
November 11	12:00 pm	West Virginia	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		L 24–31 2OT	16,791
November 18	3:30 pm	No. 18 Notre Dame *	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	CBS	L 17–45	40,011
November 25	12:00 pm	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN Plus	L 21–49	35,589
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 17 Mike McMahon Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 42 Brian Bender So DB 2 Tony Berry Jr LB 57 Steve Berson So NT 61 Thomas Petko Sr DL 99 Greg Pyszczymuka So DL 98 Marty Pyszczymuka Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 13 Mike Barr So	Head coach Terry Shea Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. DeLassus, David. "Rutgers Game by Game Results 2000-2004". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2014.