2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	2–9 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Cubit (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Ferraro (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Big East Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Miami (FL) $#	7	–	0	12	–	0
No. 14 Syracuse	6	–	1	10	–	3
No. 18 Virginia Tech	4	–	3	8	–	4
No. 21 Boston College	4	–	3	8	–	4
Pittsburgh	4	–	3	7	–	5
Temple	2	–	5	4	–	7
West Virginia	1	–	6	3	–	8
Rutgers	0	–	7	2	–	9

# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by new head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 0–7 in Big East play to finish in last place. Due to the September 11 attacks, Rutgers' September 15 home game against California was postponed until November 23.