2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season January 2026 March 2024 August 2012 2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo.svg 125 Big East Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 9–4 5–2 Kyle Flood 1st Dave Brock 1st Robb Smith 1st Pro spread 4–3 High Point Solutions Stadium Big East co-champion Russell Athletic Bowl L 10–13OT vs. Virginia Tech 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, New Jersey 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.Virginia Tech rallies, tops Rutgers in OT of Russell Athletic Bowl https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/323630259 https://web.archive.org/web/20231126021235/https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/323630259 dead November 26, 2023 ESPN 16 February 2024 As of 2026, this is Rutgers' last season that they were ranked nationally in the AP Poll. Schedule 2012 AP Eastern September 1 8:00 pm w y y Tulane Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA CBSSN 24–12 26,059 September 8 3:30 pm w y Howard High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ SNY 26–0 50,855 September 13 7:30 pm w y South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN 23–13 44,219 September 22 7:00 pm w y y Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR ESPNU 35–26 72,543 October 6 12:00 pm w 22 Connecticut High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPNU 19–3 50,870 October 13 12:00 pm w 20 Syracuse High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ Big East Network 23–15 48,011 October 20 12:00 pm w y 19 Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Big East Network 35–10 35,145 October 27 3:30 pm l y y 18 Kent State High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ SNY 23–35 49,345 November 10 12:00 pm w y 24 Army High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPNU 28–7 43,250 November 17 12:00 pm w y 22 Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Big East Network 10–3 34,526 November 24 12:00 pm l y 22 Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN2 6–27 38,786 November 29 7:30 pm l Louisville High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN 17–20 52,798 December 28 5:30 pm l y y Virginia Tech Russell Athletic Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando, FL ESPN 10–13 OT 48,127 Rankings 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 6 7 NR RV NR RV NR RV RV RV 23 25 т 22 21 20 19 19 19 17 17 15 18 15 15 15 RV 25 23 NR 24 20 22 23 22 20 21 22 21 19 19 18 RV 25 RV NR RV RV RV NR NR RV Game summaries At Tulane 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team Scarlet Knights 0 10 0 14 Green Wave 0 3 0 9 Howard 2012 Howard Bison football team Bison 0 0 0 0 Scarlet Knights 7 12 7 0 At South Florida 2012 South Florida Bulls football team Scarlet Knights 0 3 10 10 Bulls 6 0 0 7 At Arkansas 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks football team Scarlet Knights 0 14 14 7 Razorbacks 10 0 3 13 Connecticut 2012 Connecticut Huskies football team Huskies 0 3 0 0 No. 22 Scarlet Knights 6 0 7 6 Syracuse 2012 Syracuse Orange football team Orange 0 7 0 8 No. 20 Scarlet Knights 7 0 10 6 At Temple 2012 Temple Owls football team No. 19 Scarlet Knights 0 0 21 14 Owls 7 3 0 0 Kent State 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team Golden Flashes 7 14 7 7 No. 18 Scarlet Knights 3 7 7 6 Army 2012 Army Black Knights football team Black Knights 7 0 0 0 No. 24 Scarlet Knights 0 7 0 21 At Cincinnati 2012 Cincinnati Bearcats football team No. 22 Scarlet Knights 0 7 0 3 Bearcats 0 0 0 3 At Pittsburgh 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team No. 22 Scarlet Knights 0 0 6 0 Panthers 0 21 3 3 Louisville 2012 Louisville Cardinals football team Cardinals 0 3 14 3 Scarlet Knights 7 7 0 3 Vs. Virginia Tech (Russell Athletic Bowl) 2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team 2012 Russell Athletic Bowl Scarlet Knights 10 0 0 0 0 Hokies 0 0 0 10 3 References Rutgers Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons Category:Big East Conference football champion seasons Rutgers Scarlet Knights football