2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
St. Petersburg Bowl Champions
St. Petersburg Bowl vs. UCF, W 45–24
Conference	Big East Conference
2009 record	9–4 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium (Capacity: 52,454)

2009 Big East football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#8 Cincinnati $		7	–	0					12	–	1
#25 West Virginia		5	–	2					9	–	4
#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 college 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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	4:00 PM	Cincinnati		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	L 15–47	53,737[1]
September 12	3:30 PM	Howard*		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	Big East Network	W 45–7	43,722[2]
September 19	5:00 PM	Florida International*		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	Big East Network	W 23–15	45,273[3]
September 26	3:30 PM	at Maryland*		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN360	W 34–13	43,848[4]
October 10	3:30 PM	Texas Southern*		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ		W 42–0	50,169[5]
October 16	8:00 PM	Pittsburgh		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	L 17–24	50,296[6]
October 23	8:00 PM	at Army*		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	ESPN2	W 27–10	24,098[7]
October 31	12:00 PM	at Connecticut		Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	Big East Network	W 28–24	37,045[8]
November 12	7:30 PM	#24 South Florida		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	W 31–0	48,057[9]
November 21	3:30 PM	at Syracuse	#25	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN360	L 13–31	36,759[10]
November 27	11:00 AM	at Louisville		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN2	W 34–14	23,422[11]
December 5	12:00 PM	#24 West Virginia		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	L 21–24	52,534[12]
December 19	8:00 PM	vs. UCF		Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–24	29,763[13]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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

References

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13. "UCF Knighs vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.