2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Rutgers athletics logo.png
International Bowl champion
International Bowl, W 52–30 vs. Ball State
Conference Big East Conference
Record8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
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
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 pm Buffalo *No. 16
 ESPN Plus W 38–343,091
September 77:00 pm Navy *No. 15
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
 ESPN W 41–2443,514
September 153:30 pm Norfolk State *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 13
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPN PlusW 59–043,712 [2]
September 293:30 pm Maryland *No. 10
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
 ABC L 24–3443,803
October 68:00 pmNo. 20 Cincinnati No. 21
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
 ESPN2 L 23–2843,768
October 1312:00 pmat Syracuse
ESPN PlusW 38–1436,226
October 187:45 pmNo. 2 South Florida
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPNW 30–2744,267
October 2712:00 pmNo. 6 West Virginia No. 25
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ABCL 3–3143,620
November 37:00 pmat No. 16 Connecticut
ESPNU L 19–3840,000
November 98:00 pmat Army *
ESPN2W 41–639,073
November 1712:00 pm Pittsburgh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPN PlusW 20–1643,531
November 297:45 pmat Louisville
ESPNL 38–4137,012
January 512:00 pm Ball State *
ESPN2W 52–3031,455
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the 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.
  2. ↑ "One quarter finishes job". The Herald-News. September 16, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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