2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team information
American college football season
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2008Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
PapaJohns.com Bowl champion
PapaJohns.com Bowl, W 29–23 vs. NC State
Conference
Big East Conference
Record
8–5 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Greg Schiano (8th season)
Offensive coordinator
John McNulty (3rd as OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinator
Greg Schiano (4th season)
Home stadium
Rutgers Stadium (Capacity: 41,500)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Big East Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 17 Cincinnati $
6
–
1
11
–
3
Pittsburgh
5
–
2
9
–
4
No. 23 West Virginia
5
–
2
9
–
4
Rutgers
5
–
2
8
–
5
Connecticut
3
–
4
8
–
5
South Florida
2
–
5
8
–
5
Louisville
1
–
6
5
–
7
Syracuse
1
–
6
3
–
9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was Greg Schiano and they played their home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. The Scarlet Knights finished the season 8–5, 5–2 in Big East play and won the PapaJohns.com Bowl, 29–23, over NC State.
After losing star halfback Ray Rice to the NFL Draft, Rutgers faced a rebuilding season. Senior Mike Teel was forced to step up his game at quarterback without being able to rely on Rice so frequently. Rutgers started off very slowly, dropping 5 of the first 6 games, including two to Big East rivals West Virginia and Cincinnati. With dreams of a Big East championship now completely eroded, Rutgers now had to recover to try to at least secure a fourth consecutive bowl berth. Starting with a 12–10 win against Connecticut on homecoming weekend, Rutgers never lost another game. The next week, they posted an impressive 54–34 win over #17 Pittsburgh. They won their next four games, finishing the season 7–5 with a solid 5–2 conference record. Rutgers earned a bowl berth in the PapaJohns.com Bowl, and they won a close game against NC State for their third consecutive bowl win.
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