2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Big East co-champion
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record9–4 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Brock (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorRobb Smith (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumHigh Point Solutions Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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]

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