2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

|year=2012

|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights

|sport=football

|image=Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo.svg

|image_size=125

|conference=Big East Conference

|conference_link= Big East Conference (1979–2013)

|short_conf=Big East

|record=9–4

|conf_record=5–2

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|BCSRank=

|head_coach=Kyle Flood

|hc_year=1st

|off_coach= Dave Brock

|oc_year=1st

|def_coach=Robb Smith

|dc_year=1st

|off_scheme=Pro spread

|def_scheme=4–3

|stadium=High Point Solutions Stadium

|champion=Big East co-champion

|bowl=Russell Athletic Bowl

|bowl_result=L 10–13^OT vs. Virginia Tech

}}

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.{{cite web |title=Virginia Tech rallies, tops Rutgers in OT of Russell Athletic Bowl |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/323630259 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126021235/https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/323630259 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 26, 2023 |website=ESPN |access-date=16 February 2024}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2012

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 1

| time = 8:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Mercedes-Benz Superdome

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 24–12

| attend = 26,059

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 8

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = Howard

| site_stadium = High Point Solutions Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = SNY

| score = 26–0

| attend = 50,855

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 13

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = South Florida

| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium

| site_cityst = Tampa, FL

| tv = ESPN

| score = 23–13

| attend = 44,219

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Arkansas

| site_stadium = Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 35–26

| attend = 72,543

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 22

| opponent = Connecticut

| site_stadium = High Point Solutions Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 19–3

| attend = 50,870

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 20

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = High Point Solutions Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = Big East Network

| score = 23–15

| attend = 48,011

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 19

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = Lincoln Financial Field

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| tv = Big East Network

| score = 35–10

| attend = 35,145

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| homecoming = y

| rank = 18

| opponent = Kent State

| site_stadium = High Point Solutions Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = SNY

| score = 23–35

| attend = 49,345

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 24

| opponent = Army

| site_stadium = High Point Solutions Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 28–7

| attend = 43,250

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 22

| opponent = Cincinnati

| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| tv = Big East Network

| score = 10–3

| attend = 34,526

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 22

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Heinz Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 6–27

| attend = 38,786

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 29

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = Louisville

| site_stadium = High Point Solutions Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = ESPN

| score = 17–20

| attend = 52,798

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 28

| time = 5:30 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank =

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| gamename = Russell Athletic Bowl

| site_stadium = Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| tv = ESPN

| score = 10–13

| overtime = OT

| attend = 48,127

}}

Rankings

{{NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

| finalpollweek = 15 | harrisfirstweek = 6 | bcsfirstweek = 7

| AP_pre = NR

| coaches_pre = RV

| AP_1 = NR

| coaches_1 = RV

| AP_2 = NR

| coaches_2 = RV

| AP_3 = RV

| coaches_3 = RV

| AP_4 = 23

| coaches_4 = 25 т

| AP_5 = 22

| coaches_5 = 21

| AP_6 = 20

| coaches_6 = 19

| harris_6 = 19

| AP_7 = 19

| coaches_7 = 17

| harris_7 = 17

| bcs_7 = 15

| AP_8 = 18

| coaches_8 = 15

| harris_8 = 15

| bcs_8 = 15

| AP_9 = RV

| coaches_9 = 25

| harris_9 = 23

| bcs_9 = NR

| AP_10 = 24

| coaches_10 = 20

| harris_10 = 22

| bcs_10 = 23

| AP_11 = 22

| coaches_11 = 20

| harris_11 = 21

| bcs_11 = 22

| AP_12 = 21

| coaches_12 = 19

| harris_12 = 19

| bcs_12 = 18

| AP_13 = RV

| coaches_13 = 25

| harris_13 = RV

| bcs_13 = NR

| AP_14 = RV

| coaches_14 = RV

| harris_14 = RV

| bcs_14 = NR

| AP_15 =

| coaches_15 =

}}

References

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