2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
St. Petersburg Bowl champion
St. Petersburg Bowl, W 45–24 vs. UCF
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record9–4 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorKirk Ciarrocca (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorKyle Flood (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Fraser (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorEd Pinkham (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Cincinnati $   7 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 25 West Virginia   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 15 Pittsburgh   5 – 2     10 – 3  
Rutgers   3 – 4     9 – 4  
Connecticut   3 – 4     8 – 5  
South Florida   3 – 4     8 – 5  
Louisville   1 – 6     4 – 8  
Syracuse   1 – 6     4 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was Greg Schiano and they played their home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. The Scarlet Knights finished the season 9–4, 3–4 in Big East play and won the St. Petersburg Bowl, 45–24, over UCF.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 74:00 pmCincinnati
ESPNL 15–4753,737[1]
September 123:30 pmHoward*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
Big East NetworkW 45–743,722[2]
September 195:00 pmFlorida International*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
Big East NetworkW 23–1545,273[3]
September 263:30 pmat Maryland*
ESPN360W 34–1343,848[4]
October 103:30 pmTexas Southern*dagger
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
W 42–050,169[5]
October 168:00 pmPittsburgh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPNL 17–2450,296[6]
October 238:00 pmat Army*
ESPN2W 27–1024,098[7]
October 3112:00 pmat Connecticut
Big East NetworkW 28–2437,045[8]
November 127:30 pmNo. 24 South Florida
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPNW 31–048,057[9]
November 213:30 pmat SyracuseNo. 25
ESPN360L 13–3136,759[10]
November 2711:00 amat Louisville
ESPN2W 34–1423,422[11]
December 512:00 pmNo. 24 West Virginia
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPNL 21–2452,534[12]
December 198:00 pmvs. UCF
ESPNW 45–2429,763[13]

NOTE: All Big East Network games were produced by ESPN+ and shown locally on SNY.

References

  1. ^ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  2. ^ "Howard Bison vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  4. ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Maryland Terrapins Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  5. ^ "Texas Southern Tigers vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  6. ^ "Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  7. ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  8. ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  9. ^ "South Florida Bulls vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  10. ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Syracuse Orange Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  11. ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Louisville Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  12. ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  13. ^ "UCF Knights vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.


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