2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Rutgers athletics logo.png
Conference Big East Conference
Record4–8 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Kyle Flood (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pro spread
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Fraser (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Ed Pinkham (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Rutgers Stadium
Seasons
  2009
2011  
2010 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Connecticut $+  5 2   8 5  
West Virginia +  5 2   9 4  
Pittsburgh +  5 2   8 5  
Syracuse  4 3   8 5  
South Florida  3 4   8 5  
Louisville  3 4   7 6  
Cincinnati  2 5   4 8  
Rutgers  1 6   4 8  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by head coach Greg Schiano in his 10th season. They played their home games at Rutgers Stadium and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 1–6 in Big East play.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 pm Norfolk State * ESPN3 W 31–046,311 [1]
September 118:00 pmat Florida International * Big East Network W 19–1419,872 [2]
September 253:30 pm North Carolina *
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPNU L 13–1752,038 [3]
October 22:00 pm Tulane *
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN3 L 14–1747,963 [4]
October 87:30 pm Connecticut
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN W 27–2448,431 [5]
October 162:00 pmvs. Army * ESPN3 W 23–20 OT41,292 [6]
October 2312:00 pmat Pittsburgh Big East NetworkL 21–4150,425 [7]
November 37:00 pmat South Florida ESPN2 L 27–2839,465 [8]
November 133:30 pm Syracuse
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPNU L 10–1349,911 [9]
November 207:30 pmat Cincinnati Big East NetworkL 38–6930,265 [10]
November 2611:00 am Louisville
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN2L 13–4037,422
December 412:00 pmat West Virginia ABC L 14–3548,386

During the season

During the October 16 game vs Army, defensive tackle Eric LeGrand suffered a spinal cord injury. He underwent emergency surgery to stabilize his spine at Hackensack University Medical Center. [11] He is paralyzed from the neck down, but has regained sensation throughout his body, which might lead to a more complete recovery. [12]

This tragedy clearly affected the team's play: While they held on to defeat Army and raise their record to 4-2, when in the aftermath of that game the extent of LeGrand's injury became apparent, it contributed to sending RU into a funk that resulted in a six-game losing streak to end the season.

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