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 as OC, 4th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Schiano (3rd season)
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.