2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2009 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 9–4, 3–4 in Big East play and won the St. Petersburg Bowl, 45–24, over UCF.

2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
St. Petersburg Bowl champion
St. Petersburg Bowl, W 45–24 vs. UCF
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	9–4 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (9th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Kirk Ciarrocca (1st season) Kyle Flood (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Co-defensive coordinators	Bob Fraser (1st season) Ed Pinkham (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Cincinnati $		7	–	0					12	–	1
No. 25 West Virginia		5	–	2					9	–	4
No. 15 Pittsburgh		5	–	2					10	–	3
Rutgers		3	–	4					9	–	4
Connecticut		3	–	4					8	–	5
South Florida		3	–	4					8	–	5
Louisville		1	–	6					4	–	8
Syracuse		1	–	6					4	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	4:00 pm	Cincinnati		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	L 15–47	53,737	[1]
September 12	3:30 pm	Howard*		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	Big East Network	W 45–7	43,722	[2]
September 19	5:00 pm	FIU*		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	Big East Network	W 23–15	45,273	[3]
September 26	3:30 pm	at Maryland*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN360	W 34–13	43,848	[4]
October 10	3:30 pm	Texas Southern*		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 42–0	50,169	[5]
October 16	8:00 pm	Pittsburgh		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	L 17–24	50,296	[6]
October 23	8:00 pm	at Army*		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN2	W 27–10	24,098	[7]
October 31	12:00 pm	at Connecticut		Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	Big East Network	W 28–24	37,045	[8]
November 12	7:30 pm	No. 23 South Florida		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	W 31–0	48,057	[9]
November 21	3:30 pm	at Syracuse	No. 25	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN360	L 13–31	36,759	[10]
November 27	11:00 am	at Louisville		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN2	W 34–14	23,422	[11]
December 5	12:00 pm	No. 24 West Virginia		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	L 21–24	52,534	[12]
December 19	8:00 pm	vs. UCF		Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–24	29,763	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Note: All Big East Network games were produced by ESPN Plus and shown locally on SNY.