2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Big East co-champion
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record9–4 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Brock (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorRobb Smith (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumHigh Point Solutions Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Louisville $+   5 – 2     11 – 2  
Cincinnati +   5 – 2     10 – 3  
Rutgers +   5 – 2     9 – 4  
Syracuse +   5 – 2     8 – 5  
Pittsburgh   3 – 4     6 – 7  
Connecticut   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Temple   2 – 5     4 – 7  
South Florida   1 – 6     3 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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, NJ 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.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:00 pmat Tulane*
CBSSNW 24–1226,059
September 83:30 pmHoward*
SNYW 26–050,855
September 137:30 pmat South Florida
ESPNW 23–1344,219
September 227:00 pmat Arkansas*
ESPNUW 35–2672,543
October 612:00 pmConnecticutNo. 22
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPNUW 19–350,870
October 1312:00 pmSyracuseNo. 20
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
Big East NetworkW 23–1548,011
October 2012:00 pmat TempleNo. 19
Big East NetworkW 35–1035,145
October 273:30 pmKent State*daggerNo. 18
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
SNYL 23–3549,345
November 1012:00 pmArmy*No. 24
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPNUW 28–743,250
November 1712:00 pmat CincinnatiNo. 22
Big East NetworkW 10–334,526
November 2412:00 pmat PittsburghNo. 22
ESPN2L 6–2738,786
November 297:30 pmLouisville
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPNL 17–2052,798
December 285:30 pmvs. Virginia Tech*
ESPNL 10–13 OT48,127
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

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See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP———RV2322201918RV242221RVRV
CoachesRVRVRVRV25 т211917152520201925RV
HarrisNot released19171523222119RVRVNot released
BCSNot released1515—232218——Not released

References

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  1. ^ "Virginia Tech rallies, tops Rutgers in OT of Russell Athletic Bowl". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2024.[dead link]


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