Rutgers Football Team History
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Rutgers State University
New Brunswick, NJ
Founded: 1766 Stadium: Rutgers Stadium Capacity: 42,000 Colors: Scarlet & White Coach: Terry Shea Conference: Big East-
2000 Season Highlights
Terry Shea enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
2000 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs. Villanova
34
21
W
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Buffalo
59
0
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Virginia Tech
0
49
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Pittsburgh
17
29
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Miami (Florida)
6
64
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Temple
14
48
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Navy
28
21
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Boston College
13
42
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
West Virginia
24
31
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Notre Dame
17
45
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Syracuse
21
49
L
2000 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 233
Scoring Average 21.2
Points Allowed 399
Defense Average 36.3
Opponents Record 54-50
Conference Record 0-7
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-4
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2000 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2000 All Big East Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.