2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record3–8 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorJim Benedict (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Laveroni (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDennis Creehan (3rd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Miami (FL) $   7 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 6 Virginia Tech   6 – 1     11 – 1  
Pittsburgh   4 – 3     7 – 5  
Syracuse   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Boston College   3 – 4     7 – 5  
West Virginia   3 – 4     7 – 5  
Temple   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Rutgers   0 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by fifth-year head coach Terry Shea and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 0–7 in Big East play to finish in last place.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 pmNo. 14 (I-AA) Villanova*
ESPN PlusW 34–2123,752
September 96:00 pmBuffalo*dagger
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 59–026,511
September 1612:00 pmat No. 8 Virginia Tech
ESPN PlusL 0–4956,272
September 233:30 pmat Pittsburgh
L 17–2930,890
September 3012:00 pmNo. 10 Miami (FL)*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPN PlusL 6–6423,782
October 146:00 pmTemple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 14–4816,491
October 2112:00 pmat Navy*
W 28–2132,108
October 2812:00 pmat Boston College
ESPN PlusL 13–4233,565
November 1112:00 pmWest Virginia
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 24–31 2OT16,791
November 183:30 pmNo. 18 Notre Dame*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
CBSL 17–4540,011
November 2512:00 pmat Syracuse
ESPN PlusL 21–4935,589
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 17 Mike McMahon Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 42 Brian Bender So
DB 2 Tony Berry Jr
LB 57 Steve Berson So
NT 61 Thomas Petko Sr
DL 99 Greg Pyszczymuka So
DL 98 Marty Pyszczymuka Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 13 Mike Barr So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Rutgers Game by Game Results 2000-2004". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2014.


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