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2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football | |
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Big East co-champion | |
Russell Athletic Bowl, L 10–13OT vs. Virginia Tech | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 9–4 (5–2 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Dave Brock (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Robb Smith (1st as coordinator, 4th overall season) |
Home stadium | High Point Solutions Stadium |
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No. 13 Louisville $+ | 5 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati + | 5 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers + | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse + | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights played their home games at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, NJ as a member of the Big East Conference. This was the first season with Kyle Flood as the head coach, as former head coach Greg Schiano accepted the head coaching position for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rutgers finished the season 9–4, 5–2 in Big East play to win the school's first ever Big East Conference football championship, sharing the conference title with Cincinnati, Louisville, and Syracuse. Rutgers played in the Russell Athletic Bowl against Virginia Tech losing in overtime 13-10. [1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 8:00 pm | at Tulane * | CBSSN | W 24–12 | 26,059 | ||
September 8 | 3:30 pm | Howard * | SNY | W 26–0 | 50,855 | ||
September 13 | 7:30 pm | at South Florida | ESPN | W 23–13 | 44,219 | ||
September 22 | 7:00 pm | at Arkansas * | ESPNU | W 35–26 | 72,543 | ||
October 6 | 12:00 pm | Connecticut | No. 22 |
| ESPNU | W 19–3 | 50,870 |
October 13 | 12:00 pm | Syracuse | No. 20 |
| Big East Network | W 23–15 | 48,011 |
October 20 | 12:00 pm | at Temple | No. 19 | Big East Network | W 35–10 | 35,145 | |
October 27 | 3:30 pm | Kent State *![]() | No. 18 |
| SNY | L 23–35 | 49,345 |
November 10 | 12:00 pm | Army * | No. 24 |
| ESPNU | W 28–7 | 43,250 |
November 17 | 12:00 pm | at Cincinnati | No. 22 | Big East Network | W 10–3 | 34,526 | |
November 24 | 12:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | No. 22 | ESPN2 | L 6–27 | 38,786 | |
November 29 | 7:30 pm | Louisville |
| ESPN | L 17–20 | 52,798 | |
December 28 | 5:30 pm | vs. Virginia Tech * | ESPN | L 10–13 OT | 48,127 | ||
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