2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	2–9 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Cubit (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Ferraro (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ←  2000 2002  →

2001 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	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 were 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 September 11 attacks, Rutgers' September 15 home game against California was postponed until November 23.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	7:30 pm	at Buffalo *	University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY		W 31–15	22,658
September 8	4:00 pm	at No. 1 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 0–61	39,804
September 22	12:00 pm	No. 9 Virginia Tech	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	L 0–50	27,514
September 29	7:00 pm	Connecticut *	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		L 19–20	24,415	[1]
October 6	12:00 pm	Syracuse	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	L 17–24	17,511
October 13	4:00 pm	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	ESPN Plus	L 5–30	19,861
October 20	3:30 pm	Navy *	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	W 23–17	29,101
November 3	1:00 pm	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		L 7–80	44,685
November 10	1:30 pm	Pittsburgh	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		L 0–42	13,520
November 17	12:00 pm	Boston College	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	L 7–38	13,012
November 23	1:00 pm	California *	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		L 10–20	18,111
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP 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 Greg Schiano Coordinators/assistant coaches Ben Albert - Defensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Rutgers suffers embarrassing loss to Huskies". The Courier-News. September 30, 2001. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.