2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Big East co-champion
Russell Athletic Bowl, L 10–13 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	9–4 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Kyle Flood (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Brock (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Robb Smith (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	High Point Solutions Stadium
Seasons← 2011 2013 →

2012 Big East Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Louisville $+	5	–	2	11	–	2
Cincinnati +	5	–	2	10	–	3
Rutgers +	5	–	2	9	–	4
Syracuse +	5	–	2	8	–	5
Pittsburgh	3	–	4	6	–	7
Connecticut	2	–	5	5	–	7
Temple	2	–	5	4	–	7
South Florida	1	–	6	3	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights played their home games at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, NJ as a member of the Big East Conference. This was the first season with Kyle Flood as the head coach, as former head coach Greg Schiano accepted the head coaching position for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rutgers finished the season 9–4, 5–2 in Big East play to win the school's first ever Big East Conference football championship, sharing the conference title with Cincinnati, Louisville, and Syracuse. Rutgers played in the Russell Athletic Bowl against Virginia Tech losing in overtime 13-10.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:00 pm	at Tulane*		Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA	CBSSN	W 24–12	26,059
September 8	3:30 pm	Howard*		High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	SNY	W 26–0	50,855
September 13	7:30 pm	at South Florida		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN	W 23–13	44,219
September 22	7:00 pm	at Arkansas*		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPNU	W 35–26	72,543
October 6	12:00 pm	Connecticut	No. 22	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPNU	W 19–3	50,870
October 13	12:00 pm	Syracuse	No. 20	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	Big East Network	W 23–15	48,011
October 20	12:00 pm	at Temple	No. 19	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	Big East Network	W 35–10	35,145
October 27	3:30 pm	Kent State*	No. 18	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	SNY	L 23–35	49,345
November 10	12:00 pm	Army*	No. 24	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPNU	W 28–7	43,250
November 17	12:00 pm	at Cincinnati	No. 22	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	Big East Network	W 10–3	34,526
November 24	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	No. 22	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	L 6–27	38,786
November 29	7:30 pm	Louisville		High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	L 17–20	52,798
December 28	5:30 pm	vs. Virginia Tech*		Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando, FL (Russell Athletic Bowl)	ESPN	L 10–13	48,127
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

v t e Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Venues	College Field (1869–1890) Neilson Field (1891–1938) Old Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992) Giants Stadium (alternate, 1976–1992, 1994-96; primary, 1993) SHI Stadium (1994–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Princeton
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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Big East Conference football champions
West Virginia (1993) Miami (FL) (1994) Miami (FL) & Virginia Tech (1995) Miami (FL) & Syracuse & Virginia Tech (1996) Syracuse (1997) Syracuse (1998) Virginia Tech (1999) Miami (FL) (2000) Miami (FL) (2001) Miami (FL) (2002) Miami (FL) & West Virginia (2003) Boston College & Pittsburgh & Syracuse & West Virginia (2004) West Virginia (2005) Louisville (2006) Connecticut & West Virginia (2007) Cincinnati (2008) Cincinnati (2009) Connecticut & Pittsburgh & West Virginia (2010) Cincinnati & Louisville & West Virginia (2011) Cincinnati & Louisville & Rutgers & Syracuse (2012)
National championships in bold

National championships in bold

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