2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

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|

* Greg Schiano (9th season)

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

Seasons

<- 2008

2010 ->

2009 Big East Conference football standings

* v
* t
* e

| 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

[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

September 7| 4:00 pm| Cincinnati| |

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, New Jersey

| ESPN| L 15–47| 53,737[1]
September 12| 3:30 pm| Howard*| |

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, New Jersey

| Big East Network| W 45–7| 43,722[2]
September 19| 5:00 pm| Florida International*| |

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, New Jersey

| Big East Network| W 23–15| 45,273[3]
September 26| 3:30 pm| at Maryland*| |

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, Maryland

| ESPN360| W 34–13| 43,848[4]
October 10| 3:30 pm| Texas Southern*| |

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, New Jersey

| | W 42–0| 50,169[5]
October 16| 8:00 pm| Pittsburgh| |

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, New Jersey

| ESPN| L 17–24| 50,296[6]
October 23| 8:00 pm| at Army*| |

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, New York

| ESPN2| W 27–10| 24,098[7]
October 31| 12:00 pm| at Connecticut| |

* Rentschler Field
* East Hartford, Connecticut

| Big East Network| W 28–24| 37,045[8]
November 12| 7:30 pm| No. 24 South Florida| |

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, New Jersey

| ESPN| W 31–0| 48,057[9]
November 21| 3:30 pm| at Syracuse| No. 25|

* Carrier Dome
* Syracuse, New York

| ESPN360| L 13–31| 36,759[10]
November 27| 11:00 am| at Louisville| |

* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, Kentucky

| ESPN2| W 34–14| 23,422[11]
December 5| 12:00 pm| No. 24 West Virginia| |

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, New Jersey

| 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 the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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

## References

[edit]

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.

* v
* t
* e

Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Venues|

* College Field (1869–1890)
* Neilson Field (1891–1938)
* Old Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992)
* Giants Stadium (alternate, 1976–1992, 1994-96; primary, 1993)
* SHI Stadium (1994–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Princeton

Culture & lore|

* Marching band
* First American football game (painting)

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1869
* 1870
* 1871
* 1872
* 1873
* 1874
* 1875
* 1876
* 1877
* 1878
* 1879
* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

National championship seasons in bold

This college football 2000s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Conf]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[No.]: Number