2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 football 2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers athletics logo.png 125 Big East Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 2–9 0–7 Greg Schiano 1st Bill Cubit 1st Pro-style Paul Ferraro 1st 4–3 Rutgers Stadium 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. Schedule 2001 AP Eastern August 30 7:30 pm w y y Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY 31–15 22,658 September 8 4:00 pm l y Miami (FL) 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 0–61 39,804 September 22 12:00 pm l Virginia Tech 9 Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN Plus 0–50 27,514 September 29 7:00 pm l y Connecticut Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 19–20 24,415 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-rutgers-suffers-embarra/178006407/ The Courier-News Rutgers suffers embarrassing loss to Huskies September 30, 2001 August 2, 2025 Newspapers.com October 6 12:00 pm l Syracuse Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN Plus 17–24 17,511 October 13 4:00 pm l y Temple Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA ESPN Plus 5–30 19,861 October 20 3:30 pm w y Navy Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN Plus 23–17 29,101 November 3 1:00 pm l y West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV 7–80 44,685 November 10 1:30 pm l Pittsburgh Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 0–42 13,520 November 17 12:00 pm l Boston College Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN Plus 7–38 13,012 November 23 1:00 pm l y California Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 10–20 18,111 Roster 2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights f 13 Jr Mike Barr Mike Barr (American football) P y *Greg Schiano Ben Albert - Defensive line References Rutgers Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons Rutgers Scarlet Knights football