2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
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Pinstripe Bowl Champions
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Pinstripe Bowl vs Iowa State, W 27–13
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| Conference | Big East Conference |
| 2011 record | 9–4 (4–3 Big East) |
| Head coach | Greg Schiano (11th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Frank Cignetti, Jr. |
| Defensive coordinator | Bob Fraser |
| Home stadium | High Point Solutions Stadium (Capacity: 52,454) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 West Virginia $+ | 5 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #25 Cincinnati + | 5 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville + | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 4 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 1 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by 11th year head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at High Point Solutions Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 4–3 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they defeated Iowa State 27–13.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 1 | 7:30 PM | North Carolina Central* | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN3 | W 48–0 | 40,061 | |||
| September 10 | 12:30 PM | at North Carolina* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ACCN | L 22–24 | 53,000 | |||
| September 24 | 2:00 PM | Ohio* | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN3 | W 38–26 | 41,388 | |||
| October 1 | 12:00 PM | at Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | BIG EAST Network | W 19–16 2OT | 42,152 | |||
| October 8 | 3:30 PM | Pittsburgh | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPNU | W 34–10 | 46,079 | |||
| October 15 | 2:00 PM | Navy* |
High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN3 | W 21–20 | 47,138 | |||
| October 21 | 8:00 PM | at Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPN2 | L 14–16 | 48,435 | |||
| October 29 | 3:30 PM | #24 West Virginia | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ABC | L 31–41 | 47,303 | |||
| November 5 | 7:00 PM | South Florida | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN3 | W 20–17 OT | 36,911 | |||
| November 12 | 3:30 PM | vs. Army* | Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY | CBSSN | W 27–12 | 30,028 | |||
| November 19 | 12:00 PM | Cincinnati | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPNU | W 20–3 | 47,447 | |||
| November 26 | 12:00 PM | at Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | ESPN2 | L 22–40 | 37,857 | |||
| December 30 | 3:20 PM | vs. Iowa State* | Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl) | ESPN | W 27–13 | 38,328 | |||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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