2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Conference	Big East Conference
2001 record	2–9 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (1st year)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium (Capacity: 41,500)
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 Miami (FL) $#		7	–	0		12	–	0
#14 Syracuse		6	–	1		10	–	3
#21 Boston College		4	–	3		8	–	4
#18 Virginia Tech		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 are 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 Terrorist Attacks of September 11th, Rutgers September 15 home game against California was postponed until November 23.