2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Pinstripe Bowl champion
Pinstripe Bowl, W 27–13 vs. Iowa State
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	9–4 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Cignetti, Jr. (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Fraser (3rd as DC, 6th overall season)
Home stadium	High Point Solutions Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Big East Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 17 West Virginia $+	5	–	2	10	–	3
No. 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 the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

^ "Rutgers Football 2011 Schedule". Archived from the original on March 10, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2011.

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