2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
International Bowl champion
International Bowl, W 52–30 vs. Ball State
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	John McNulty (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ←  2006 2008  →

2007 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	Buffalo *	No. 16	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	W 38–3	43,091
September 7	7:00 pm	Navy *	No. 15	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN	W 41–24	43,514
September 15	3:30 pm	Norfolk State *	No. 13	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	W 59–0	43,712
September 29	3:30 pm	Maryland *	No. 10	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ABC	L 24–34	43,803
October 6	8:00 pm	No. 20 Cincinnati	No. 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 South Florida		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN	W 30–27	44,267
October 27	12:00 pm	No. 6 West Virginia	No. 25	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ABC	L 3–31	43,620
November 3	7:00 pm	at No. 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 Homecoming 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.