2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Greg Schiano.

2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
International Bowl champion
International Bowl, W 52–30 vs. Ball State
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	John McNulty (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium

2007 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 West Virginia $+		5	–	2					11	–	2
Connecticut +		5	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 Cincinnati		4	–	3					10	–	3
South Florida		4	–	3					9	–	4
Rutgers		3	–	4					8	–	5
Louisville		3	–	4					6	–	6
Pittsburgh		3	–	4					5	–	7
Syracuse		1	–	6					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

For the first time in the history of Rutgers football, the team entered a season ranked—they were 16th in both the Associated Press and Coaches polls. The Scarlet Knights finished the season with an 8–5 record that included a 52–30 victory over the Ball State Cardinals in the 2008 International Bowl. It marked the third consecutive appearance of the team in a post-season bowl game, and the second bowl game won by the team.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	Buffalo*	No. 16	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	W 38–3	43,091
September 7	7:00 pm	Navy*	No. 15	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN	W 41–24	43,514
September 15	3:30 pm	Norfolk State*	No. 13	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	W 59–0	43,712
September 29	3:30 pm	Maryland*	No. 10	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ABC	L 24–34	43,803
October 6	8:00 pm	No. 20 Cincinnati	No. 21	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN2	L 23–28	43,768
October 13	12:00 pm	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN+	W 38–14	36,226
October 18	7:45 pm	No. 2 South Florida		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN	W 30–27	44,267
October 27	12:00 pm	No. 6 West Virginia	No. 25	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ABC	L 3–31	43,620
November 3	7:00 pm	at No. 16 UConn		Rentschler Field East Hartford, Connecticut	ESPNU	L 19–38	40,000
November 9	8:00 pm	at Army*		Michie Stadium West Point, New York	ESPN2	W 41–6	39,073
November 17	12:00 pm	Pittsburgh		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	W 20–16	43,531
November 29	7:45 pm	at Louisville		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	ESPN	L 38–41	37,012
January 5	12:00 pm	Ball State*		Rogers Centre Toronto, ON (International Bowl)	ESPN2	W 52–30	31,455
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP and Coaches Polls released prior to game. All times are in Eastern time