2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record2–9 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Cubit (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPaul Ferraro (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Miami (FL) $#   7 – 0     12 – 0  
No. 14 Syracuse   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 18 Virginia Tech   4 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 21 Boston College   4 – 3     8 – 4  
Pittsburgh   4 – 3     7 – 5  
Temple   2 – 5     4 – 7  
West Virginia   1 – 6     3 – 8  
Rutgers   0 – 7     2 – 9  
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by new head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 0–7 in Big East play to finish in last place. Due to the September 11 attacks, Rutgers' September 15 home game against California was postponed until November 23.