2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record2–9 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Cubit (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPaul Ferraro (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
2001 Big East Conference football standings
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  
  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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:30 pmat Buffalo*
W 31–1522,658
September 84:00 pmat No. 1 Miami (FL)
L 0–6139,804
September 2212:00 pmNo. 9 Virginia Tech
ESPN PlusL 0–5027,514
September 297:00 pmConnecticut*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 19–2024,415[1]
October 612:00 pmSyracuse
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPN PlusL 17–2417,511
October 134:00 pmat Temple
ESPN PlusL 5–3019,861
October 203:30 pmNavy*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPN PlusW 23–1729,101
November 31:00 pmat West Virginia
L 7–8044,685
November 101:30 pmPittsburgh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 0–4213,520
November 1712:00 pmBoston College
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPN PlusL 7–3813,012
November 231:00 pmCalifornia*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 10–2018,111
  • *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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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