2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Conference	Big East Conference
2002 record	1–11 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (2nd year)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium (Capacity: 41,500)

2002 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Miami (FL) $		7	–	0		12	–	1
#25 West Virginia		6	–	1		9	–	4
#19 Pittsburgh		5	–	2		9	–	4
#18 Virginia Tech		3	–	4		10	–	4
Boston College		3	–	4		9	–	4
Syracuse		2	–	5		4	–	8
Temple		2	–	5		4	–	8
Rutgers		0	–	7		1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by second-year head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–7 in Big East play to finish in last place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 PM	Villanova*	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ		L 19–37	20,911
September 7	7:00 PM	Buffalo*	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ		L 11–34	19,101
September 14	7:00 PM	Army*	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	W 44–0	28,514
September 21	12:00 PM	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	L 3–23	32,519
September 28	7:00 PM	at No. 11 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PPV	L 14-35	103,925
October 12	3:30 PM	West Virginia	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	L 0–40	12,937
October 19	1:00 PM	at No. 3 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	PPV	L 14–35	64,907
October 26	1:30 PM	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY		L 14-45	37,158
November 2	12:00 PM	No. 1 Miami	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	L 17-42	27,222
November 16	3:30 PM	Temple	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	L 17–20	10,225
November 23	1:00 PM	at No. 8 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 0-42	80,795
November 30	12:00 PM	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	L 14–44	33,786
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Venues	College Field (1869–1890) Neilson Field (1891–1938) Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992) Giants Stadium (1993) High Point Solutions Stadium (1994–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Maryland

Culture & lore	Marching band First American football game (painting)

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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