2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
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| No. 17 Cincinnati $ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 West Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 2 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 1 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After losing star halfback Ray Rice to the NFL Draft, Rutgers faced a rebuilding season. Senior Mike Teel was forced to step up his game at quarterback without being able to rely on Rice so frequently. Rutgers started off very slowly, dropping 5 of the first 6 games, including two to Big East rivals West Virginia and Cincinnati. With dreams of a Big East championship now completely eroded, Rutgers now had to recover to try to at least secure a fourth consecutive bowl berth. Starting with a 12-10 win against Connecticut on homecoming weekend, Rutgers never lost another game. The next week, they posted an impressive 54-34 win over #17 Pittsburgh. They won their next four games, finishing the season 7-5 with a solid 5-2 conference record. Rutgers earned a bowl berth in the PapaJohns.com Bowl, and they won a close game against NC State for their third consecutive bowl win.
Schedule
September 14:00 PMNR/25 Fresno State*
ESPNL 7–24 42,508 September 117:45 PMNorth Carolina*
- Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
ESPNL 12–44 42,502 September 203:30 PMat Navy*
CBSCSL 21–23 37,821 September 273:30 PMMorgan State*
- Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
SNYW 38–0 42,411 October 412:00 PMat West Virginia
SNYL 17–24 59,122 October 1112:00 PMat Cincinnati
SNYL 10–13 32,370
October 1812:00 PMConnecticut
- Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
ESPNUW 12–10 42,491 October 253:30 PMat No. 17/20 Pittsburgh
ESPN360W 54–34 51,161 November 812:00 PMSyracuse
- Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
ESPNUW 35–17 42,172 November 1512:00 PMat South Florida
SNYW 49–16 47,216 November 2212:00 PMArmy*
- Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
SNYW 30–3 42,212 December 47:45 PMLouisville
- Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
ESPNW 63–14 42,347 December 293:00 PMvs. North Carolina State
ESPNW 29–23 38,582