2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record3–8 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorJim Benedict (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Laveroni (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDennis Creehan (3rd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
2000 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Miami (FL) $  7 0   11 1  
No. 6 Virginia Tech  6 1   11 1  
Pittsburgh  4 3   7 5  
Syracuse  4 3   6 5  
Boston College  3 4   7 5  
West Virginia  3 4   7 5  
Temple  1 6   4 7  
Rutgers  0 7   3 8  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by fifth-year head coach Terry Shea and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 0–7 in Big East play to finish in last place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 pmNo. 14 (I-AA) Villanova*ESPN PlusW 34–2123,752
September 96:00 pmBuffalo*dagger
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 59–026,511
September 1612:00 pmat No. 8 Virginia TechESPN PlusL 0–4956,272
September 233:30 pmat PittsburghL 17–2930,890
September 3012:00 pmNo. 10 Miami (FL)*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPN PlusL 6–6423,782
October 146:00 pmTemple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 14–4816,491
October 2112:00 pmat Navy*W 28–2132,108
October 2812:00 pmat Boston CollegeESPN PlusL 13–4233,565
November 1112:00 pmWest Virginia
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 24–31 2OT16,791
November 113:30 pmNo. 11 Notre Dame*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
CBSL 17–4540,011
November 2512:00 pmat SyracuseESPN PlusL 21–4935,589
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17 Mike McMahon Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 42 Brian Bender So
DB 2 Tony Berry Jr
LB 57 Steve Berson So
NT 61 Thomas Petko Sr
DL 99 Greg Pyszczymuka So
DL 98 Marty Pyszczymuka Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 13 Mike Barr So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. DeLassus, David. "Rutgers Game by Game Results 2000-2004". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2014.


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