2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
International Bowl champion
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn McNulty (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 West Virginia $+   5 2     11 2  
Connecticut +   5 2     9 4  
No. 17 Cincinnati   4 3     10 3  
South Florida   4 3     9 4  
Rutgers   3 4     8 5  
Louisville   3 4     6 6  
Pittsburgh   3 4     5 7  
Syracuse   1 6     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Greg Schiano.

For the first time in the history of Rutgers football, the team entered a season ranked—they were 16th in both the Associated Press and Coaches polls. The Scarlet Knights finished the season with an 8–5 record that included a 52–30 victory over the Ball State Cardinals in the 2008 International Bowl.[1] It marked the third consecutive appearance of the team in a post-season bowl game, and the second bowl game won by the team.

  1. ^ "Rutgers downs Ball State to capture International Bowl". CBC Sports. January 5, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2024.