2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football | |
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St. Petersburg Bowl champion | |
St. Petersburg Bowl, W 45–24 vs. UCF | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 9–4 (3–4 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Kirk Ciarrocca (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Kyle Flood (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Co-defensive coordinator | Bob Fraser (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Ed Pinkham (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 7 | 4:00 pm | Cincinnati | ESPN | L 15–47 | 53,737[1] | ||
September 12 | 3:30 pm | Howard* |
| Big East Network | W 45–7 | 43,722[2] | |
September 19 | 5:00 pm | Florida International* |
| Big East Network | W 23–15 | 45,273[3] | |
September 26 | 3:30 pm | at Maryland* | ESPN360 | W 34–13 | 43,848[4] | ||
October 10 | 3:30 pm | Texas Southern* |
| W 42–0 | 50,169[5] | ||
October 16 | 8:00 pm | Pittsburgh |
| ESPN | L 17–24 | 50,296[6] | |
October 23 | 8:00 pm | at Army* | ESPN2 | W 27–10 | 24,098[7] | ||
October 31 | 12:00 pm | at Connecticut | Big East Network | W 28–24 | 37,045[8] | ||
November 12 | 7:30 pm | No. 24 South Florida |
| ESPN | W 31–0 | 48,057[9] | |
November 21 | 3:30 pm | at Syracuse | No. 25 | ESPN360 | L 13–31 | 36,759[10] | |
November 27 | 11:00 am | at Louisville | ESPN2 | W 34–14 | 23,422[11] | ||
December 5 | 12:00 pm | No. 24 West Virginia |
| ESPN | L 21–24 | 52,534[12] | |
December 19 | 8:00 pm | vs. UCF | ESPN | W 45–24 | 29,763[13] | ||
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NOTE: All Big East Network games were produced by ESPN+ and shown locally on SNY.