2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Pinstripe Bowl champion
Pinstripe Bowl, W 27–13 vs. Iowa State
Conference	Big East Conference
2011 record	9–4 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (11th year)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Cignetti, Jr.
Defensive coordinator	Bob Fraser
Home stadium	High Point Solutions Stadium (Capacity: 52,454)

2011 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#17 West Virginia $+		5	–	2		10	–	3
#25 Cincinnati +		5	–	2		10	–	3
Louisville +		5	–	2		7	–	6
Rutgers		4	–	3		9	–	4
Pittsburgh		4	–	3		6	–	7
Connecticut		3	–	4		5	–	7
South Florida		1	–	6		5	–	7
Syracuse		1	–	6		5	–	7

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions As of January 11, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by 11th year head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at High Point Solutions Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 4–3 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they defeated Iowa State 27–13.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 PM	North Carolina Central*	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN3	W 48–0	40,061
September 10	12:30 PM	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	L 22–24	53,000
September 24	2:00 PM	Ohio*	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN3	W 38–26	41,388
October 1	12:00 PM	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	BIG EAST Network	W 19–16 ^2OT	42,152
October 8	3:30 PM	Pittsburgh	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPNU	W 34–10	46,079
October 15	2:00 PM	Navy*	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN3	W 21–20	47,138
October 21	8:00 PM	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN2	L 14–16	48,435
October 29	3:30 PM	No. 24 West Virginia	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ABC	L 31–41	47,303
November 5	7:00 PM	South Florida	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN3	W 20–17 ^OT	36,911
November 12	3:30 PM	vs. Army*	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY	CBSSN	W 27–12	30,028
November 19	12:00 PM	Cincinnati	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPNU	W 20–3	47,447
November 26	12:00 PM	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	L 22–40	37,857
December 30	3:20 PM	vs. Iowa State*	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl)	ESPN	W 27–13	38,328
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Yankee Stadium for a game between Army and Rutgers.

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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