2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Conference| Big East Conference
Record| 4–8 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach|

* Greg Schiano (10th season)

Co-offensive coordinator| Kirk Ciarrocca (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator| Kyle Flood (2nd season)
Offensive scheme| Pro spread
Co-defensive coordinator| Bob Fraser (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Ed Pinkham (2nd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Rutgers Stadium

Seasons

<- 2009

2011 ->

2010 Big East Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Connecticut $+  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
West Virginia \+  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Pittsburgh \+  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Syracuse |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
South Florida |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Louisville |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Cincinnati |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Rutgers |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* \+ - Conference co-champions

As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by head coach Greg Schiano in his 10th season. They played their home games at Rutgers Stadium and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 1–6 in Big East play.

## Schedule

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September 2| 7:30 pm| Norfolk State*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, New Jersey

| ESPN3| W 31–0| 46,311[1]
September 11| 8:00 pm| at Florida International*|

* FIU Stadium
* Miami, FL

| Big East Network| W 19–14| 19,872[2]
September 25| 3:30 pm| North Carolina*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, New Jersey

| ESPNU| L 13–17| 52,038[3]
October 2| 2:00 pm| Tulane*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, New Jersey

| ESPN3| L 14–17| 47,963[4]
October 8| 7:30 pm| Connecticut|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, New Jersey

| ESPN| W 27–24| 48,431[5]
October 16| 2:00 pm| vs. Army*|

* Meadowlands Stadium
* East Rutherford, New Jersey

| ESPN3| W 23–20 OT| 41,292[6]
October 23| 12:00 pm| at Pittsburgh|

* Heinz Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| Big East Network| L 21–41| 50,425[7]
November 3| 7:00 pm| at South Florida|

* Raymond James Stadium
* Tampa, Florida

| ESPN2| L 27–28| 39,465[8]
November 13| 3:30 pm| Syracuse|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, New Jersey

| ESPNU| L 10–13| 49,911[9]
November 20| 7:30 pm| at Cincinnati|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| Big East Network| L 38–69| 30,265[10]
November 26| 11:00 am| Louisville|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, New Jersey

| ESPN2| L 13–40| 37,422
December 4| 12:00 pm| at West Virginia|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, West Virginia

| ABC| L 14–35| 48,386

* *Non-conference game
* All times are in Eastern time

## During the season

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During the October 16 game vs Army, defensive tackle Eric LeGrand suffered a spinal cord injury. He underwent emergency surgery to stabilize his spine at Hackensack University Medical Center.[11] He is paralyzed from the neck down, but has regained sensation throughout his body, which might lead to a more complete recovery.[12]

This tragedy clearly affected the team's play: While they held on to defeat Army and raise their record to 4-2, when in the aftermath of that game the extent of LeGrand's injury became apparent, it contributed to sending RU into a funk that resulted in a six-game losing streak to end the season.

## References

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1. ^ "Norfolk State Spartans vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
2. ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Florida International Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
3. ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Rutgers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
4. ^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
5. ^ "Connecticut Huskies vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
6. ^ "Army Black Knights vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
7. ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
8. ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
9. ^ "Syracuse Orange vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
10. ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
11. ^ "Rutgers DT LeGrand paralyzed from neck down". October 17, 2010.
12. ^ "Rutgers DT LeGrand paralyzed from neck down". October 17, 2010.

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