2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season January 2026 June 2025 August 2023 2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers_athletics_logo.png 125 Big East Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 8–5 5–2 Greg Schiano 8th John McNulty 3rd Pro-style 4–3 Rutgers Stadium PapaJohns.com Bowl champion PapaJohns.com Bowl W 29–23 vs. NC State The 2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was Greg Schiano and they played their home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. The Scarlet Knights finished the season 8–5, 5–2 in Big East play and won the PapaJohns.com Bowl, 29–23, over NC State. After losing star halfback Ray Rice to the NFL Draft, Rutgers faced a rebuilding season. Senior Mike Teel was forced to step up his game at quarterback without being able to rely on Rice so frequently. Rutgers started off very slowly, dropping 5 of the first 6 games, including two to Big East rivals West Virginia and Cincinnati. With dreams of a Big East championship now completely eroded, Rutgers now had to recover to try to at least secure a fourth consecutive bowl berth. Starting with a 12–10 win against Connecticut on homecoming weekend, Rutgers never lost another game.June 2025 The next week, they posted an impressive 54–34 win over #17 Pittsburgh.https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/2008/10/26/Rutgers-Scarlet-Knights-jolt-Pitt-54-34/stories/200810260316 Rutgers Scarlet Knights jolt Pitt, 54-34 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Paul Zeise October 26, 2008 June 2, 2025 They won their next four games, finishing the season 7–5 with a solid 5–2 conference record. Rutgers earned a bowl berth in the PapaJohns.com Bowl, and they won a close game against NC State for their third consecutive bowl win. Schedule 2008 AP Eastern September 1 4:00 pm l y Fresno State Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN 7–24 42,508 September 11 7:45 pm l y North Carolina Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN 12–44 42,502 September 20 3:30 pm l y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSCS 21–23 37,821 September 27 3:30 pm w y Morgan State Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ SNY 38–0 42,411 October 4 12:00 pm l y West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV SNY 17–24 59,122 October 11 12:00 pm l y Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH SNY 10–13 32,370 October 18 12:00 pm w y Connecticut Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPNU 12–10 42,491 October 25 3:30 pm w y Pittsburgh 17 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN360 54–34 51,161 November 8 12:00 pm w Syracuse Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPNU 35–17 42,172 November 15 12:00 pm w y South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL SNY 49–16 47,216 November 22 12:00 pm w y Army Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ SNY 30–3 42,212 December 4 7:45 pm w Louisville Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN 63–14 42,347 December 29 3:00 pm w y NC State y Legion Field Birmingham, AL PapaJohns.com Bowl ESPN 29–23 38,582 References Rutgers Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons Category:Birmingham Bowl champion seasons Rutgers Scarlet Knights football