2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by head coach Greg Schiano in his 10th season. They played their home games at Rutgers Stadium and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 1–6 in Big East play.

2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	4–8 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (10th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Kirk Ciarrocca (2nd season) Kyle Flood (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Co-defensive coordinators	Bob Fraser (2nd season) Ed Pinkham (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Connecticut $+		5	–	2					8	–	5
West Virginia +		5	–	2					9	–	4
Pittsburgh +		5	–	2					8	–	5
Syracuse		4	–	3					8	–	5
South Florida		3	–	4					8	–	5
Louisville		3	–	4					7	–	6
Cincinnati		2	–	5					4	–	8
Rutgers		1	–	6					4	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:30 pm	Norfolk State*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN3	W 31–0	46,311	[1]
September 11	8:00 pm	at FIU *	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	Big East Network	W 19–14	19,872	[2]
September 25	3:30 pm	North Carolina*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPNU	L 13–17	52,038	[3]
October 2	2:00 pm	Tulane*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN3	L 14–17	47,963	[4]
October 8	7:30 pm	Connecticut	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	W 27–24	48,431	[5]
October 16	2:00 pm	vs. Army*	Meadowlands Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	ESPN3	W 23–20 OT	41,292	[6]
October 23	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	Big East Network	L 21–41	50,425	[7]
November 3	7:00 pm	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	L 27–28	39,465	[8]
November 13	3:30 pm	Syracuse	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPNU	L 10–13	49,911	[9]
November 20	7:30 pm	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	Big East Network	L 38–69	30,265	[10]
November 26	11:00 am	Louisville	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN2	L 13–40	37,422
December 4	12:00 pm	at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ABC	L 14–35	48,386
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

During the season

During the October 16 game vs Army, defensive tackle Eric LeGrand suffered a spinal cord injury. He underwent emergency surgery to stabilize his spine at Hackensack University Medical Center.^[11] He is paralyzed from the neck down, but has regained sensation throughout his body, which might lead to a more complete recovery.^[12]

This tragedy clearly affected the team's play: While they held on to defeat Army and raise their record to 4-2, when in the aftermath of that game the extent of LeGrand's injury became apparent, it contributed to sending RU into a funk that resulted in a six-game losing streak to end the season.