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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.
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| Big East Conference |
| 8–5 (3–4 Big East) |
| Greg Schiano (7th season) |
| John McNulty (2nd season) |
| Pro-style |
| 4–3 |
| Rutgers Stadium |
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.
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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | 7:00 pm | Buffalo* | No. 16 | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ESPN Plus | W 38–3 | 43,091 | |
| September 7 | 7:00 pm | Navy* | No. 15 | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ESPN | W 41–24 | 43,514 | |
| September 15 | 3:30 pm | Norfolk State* | No. 13 | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ESPN Plus | W 59–0 | 43,712 | |
| September 29 | 3:30 pm | Maryland* | No. 10 | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ABC | L 24–34 | 43,803 | |
| October 6 | 8:00 pm | No. 20 Cincinnati | No. 21 | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ESPN2 | L 23–28 | 43,768 | |
| October 13 | 12:00 pm | at Syracuse | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPN Plus | W 38–14 | 36,226 | ||
| October 18 | 7:45 pm | No. 2 South Florida | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ESPN | W 30–27 | 44,267 | ||
| October 27 | 12:00 pm | No. 6 West Virginia | No. 25 | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ABC | L 3–31 | 43,620 | |
| November 3 | 7:00 pm | at No. 16 Connecticut | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | ESPNU | L 19–38 | 40,000 | ||
| November 9 | 8:00 pm | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | ESPN2 | W 41–6 | 39,073 | ||
| November 17 | 12:00 pm | Pittsburgh | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ESPN Plus | W 20–16 | 43,531 | ||
| November 29 | 7:45 pm | at Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ESPN | L 38–41 | 37,012 | ||
| January 5 | 12:00 pm | Ball State* | Rogers CentreToronto, ON (International Bowl) | ESPN2 | W 52–30 | 31,455 | ||
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |
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