2005 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 football 2005 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers athletics logo.png 125 Big East Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 7–5 4–3 Greg Schiano 5th Craig Ver Steeg 3rd Pro-style 4–3 Rutgers Stadium Insight Bowl L 40–45 vs. Arizona State The 2005 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by fifth-year head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 4–3 in Big East play to finish in a tie for third place as well as their first winning season since 1992. After the season, they were invited to their first Bowl game since 1978. They would lose 45–40 to the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Insight Bowl. Schedule 2005 AP Eastern September 3 12:00 pm l y y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN2 30–33 OT 50,112 September 10 3:30 pm w y Villanova Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 38–6 32,412 September 17 8:00 pm w y y Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY YES 17–3 17,620 September 30 8:00 pm w Pittsburgh Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN2 37–29 37,514 October 8 12:00 pm l West Virginia Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN Plus 14–27 21,717 October 15 12:00 pm w y Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN Plus 31–9 39,022 October 22 3:00 pm w y Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN Plus 26–24 40,000 October 29 3:30 pm w y Navy Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 31–21 41,716 November 5 12:00 pm l South Florida Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN Plus 31–45 31,131 November 11 8:00 pm l y Louisville 23 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN2 5–56 41,219 November 26 1:00 pm w Cincinnati Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 44–9 34,611 December 27 8:30 pm l y y Arizona State Chase Field Phoenix, AZ Insight Bowl ESPN 40–45 43,536 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/164/season/2005 2005 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule References Rutgers Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons Rutgers Scarlet Knights football