2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Big East co-champion

Russell Athletic Bowl, L 10–13OT vs. Virginia Tech

Conference| Big East Conference
Record| 9–4 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach|

* Kyle Flood (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Dave Brock (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Pro spread
Defensive coordinator| Robb Smith (1st season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| High Point Solutions Stadium

Seasons

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2012 Big East Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 13 Louisville $+  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
Cincinnati \+  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Rutgers \+  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Syracuse \+  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Pittsburgh |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Connecticut |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Temple |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
South Florida |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |

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

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights played their home games at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, NJ as a member of the Big East Conference. This was the first season with Kyle Flood as the head coach, as former head coach Greg Schiano accepted the head coaching position for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rutgers finished the season 9–4, 5–2 in Big East play to win the school's first ever Big East Conference football championship, sharing the conference title with Cincinnati, Louisville, and Syracuse. Rutgers played in the Russell Athletic Bowl against Virginia Tech losing in overtime 13-10.[1]

## Schedule

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

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September 1| 8:00 pm| at Tulane*| |

* Mercedes-Benz Superdome
* New Orleans, LA

| CBSSN| W 24–12| 26,059
September 8| 3:30 pm| Howard*| |

* High Point Solutions Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| SNY| W 26–0| 50,855
September 13| 7:30 pm| at South Florida| |

* Raymond James Stadium
* Tampa, FL

| ESPN| W 23–13| 44,219
September 22| 7:00 pm| at Arkansas*| |

* Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
* Fayetteville, AR

| ESPNU| W 35–26| 72,543
October 6| 12:00 pm| Connecticut| No. 22|

* High Point Solutions Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| ESPNU| W 19–3| 50,870
October 13| 12:00 pm| Syracuse| No. 20|

* High Point Solutions Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| Big East Network| W 23–15| 48,011
October 20| 12:00 pm| at Temple| No. 19|

* Lincoln Financial Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| Big East Network| W 35–10| 35,145
October 27| 3:30 pm| Kent State*| No. 18|

* High Point Solutions Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| SNY| L 23–35| 49,345
November 10| 12:00 pm| Army*| No. 24|

* High Point Solutions Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| ESPNU| W 28–7| 43,250
November 17| 12:00 pm| at Cincinnati| No. 22|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| Big East Network| W 10–3| 34,526
November 24| 12:00 pm| at Pittsburgh| No. 22|

* Heinz Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| ESPN2| L 6–27| 38,786
November 29| 7:30 pm| Louisville| |

* High Point Solutions Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| ESPN| L 17–20| 52,798
December 28| 5:30 pm| vs. Virginia Tech*| |

* Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
* Orlando, FL (Russell Athletic Bowl)

| ESPN| L 10–13 OT| 48,127

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Rankings

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See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
AP| —| —| —| RV| 23| 22| 20| 19| 18| RV| 24| 22| 21| RV| RV|
Coaches| RV| RV| RV| RV| 25 т| 21| 19| 17| 15| 25| 20| 20| 19| 25| RV|
Harris| Not released| 19| 17| 15| 23| 22| 21| 19| RV| RV| Not released
BCS| Not released| 15| 15| —| 23| 22| 18| —| —| Not released

## References

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1. ^ "Virginia Tech rallies, tops Rutgers in OT of Russell Athletic Bowl". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2024.[dead link]

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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

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National championship seasons in bold

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Big East Conference football champions

* West Virginia (1993)
* Miami (FL) (1994)
* Miami (FL) & Virginia Tech (1995)
* Miami (FL) & Syracuse & Virginia Tech (1996)
* Syracuse (1997)
* Syracuse (1998)
* Virginia Tech (1999)
* Miami (FL) (2000)
* Miami (FL) (2001)
* Miami (FL) (2002)
* Miami (FL) & West Virginia (2003)
* Boston College & Pittsburgh & Syracuse & West Virginia (2004)
* West Virginia (2005)
* Louisville (2006)
* Connecticut & West Virginia (2007)
* Cincinnati (2008)
* Cincinnati (2009)
* Connecticut & Pittsburgh & West Virginia (2010)
* Cincinnati & Louisville & West Virginia (2011)
* Cincinnati & Louisville & Rutgers & Syracuse (2012)

National championships in bold

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