2009 Schedule/Results
| DATE | OPPONENT | W-L (CONF) | RESULT |
| 9/07 | Cincinnati | 0-1 (0-1) | L 47-15 |
| 9/12 | Howard | 1-1 (0-1) | W 45-7 |
| 9/19 | Florida International | 2-1 (0-1) | W 23-15 |
| 9/26 | @ Maryland | 3-1 (0-1) | W 34-13 |
| 10/10 | Texas Southern | 4-1 (0-1) | W 42-0 |
| 10/16 | Pittsburgh | 4-2 (0-2) | L 24-17 |
| 10/23 | @ Army | 5-2 (0-2) | W 27-10 |
| 10/31 | @ Connecticut | 6-2 (1-2) | W 28-24 |
| 11/12 | No. 24 South Florida | 7-2 (2-2) | W 31-0 |
| 11/21 | @ Syracuse |  |
3:30 PM |
| 11/27 | @ Louisville |  |
11:00 AM |
| 12/05 | West Virginia | 12:00 PM | |
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Headlines
Knee injury ends season for Rutgers RB Young
Associated Press (4 days ago)
Rutgers running back Kordell Young is going to miss the rest of the season with an injury to his right knee.
Rutgers, Army will play at new Meadowlands
Associated Press (15 days ago)
The first major college football game at the new Meadowlands Stadium is going to feature Rutgers and Army.
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Week 12 - Saturday 11/21
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Syracuse Orange
| CONF | OVR | PF | PA | HOME | ROAD | |
| RUTG | 2-2 | 7-2 | 262 | 140 | 4-2 | 3-0 |
| SYR | 0-5 | 3-7 | 192 | 266 | 3-4 | 0-3 |
Rutgers 31, South Florida 0
| It was over when... Tom Savage connected with Mohamed Sanu on a 25-yard TD pass in the first quarter to give Rutgers all the points it needed. Gameball goes to... the Scarlet Knights' defense, which held the Bulls to only 159 yards and kept South Florida off the scoreboard. Stat of the game... 1, 4, 7. Rutgers blocked one punt, forced four turnovers and picked up seven sacks in its dismantling of USF. | ||
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Award Winners
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
| 2006 | Greg Schiano | Home Depot Award |
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Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
| #25 | NR |
2009 Big East Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
| Cincinnati #5 | 6-0 | 10-0 |
| Pittsburgh #9 | 5-0 | 9-1 |
| West Virginia | 3-2 | 7-3 |
| Rutgers #25 | 2-2 | 7-2 |
| South Florida | 2-3 | 6-3 |
| Connecticut | 1-4 | 4-5 |
| Louisville | 1-4 | 4-6 |
| Syracuse | 0-5 | 3-7 |
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2009 Team Leaders
| PASSING | ATT | COMP | YDS | TD |
| T. Savage | 198 | 109 | 1535 | 10 |
| RUSHING | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
| J. Martinek | 146 | 729 | 5.0 | 8 |
| J. Brooks | 58 | 277 | 4.8 | 4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
| T. Brown | 40 | 860 | 21.5 | 6 |
| M. Sanu | 37 | 396 | 10.7 | 1 |
| TEAM | RUSH | PASS | TOTAL |
| Offense | 147.9 | 197.9 | 345.8 |
| TEAM | PF | PA | MARGIN |
| Scoring | 29.1 | 15.6 | 13.6 |
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2009 Commitments
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
| D. Givens | CB | Signed | 82 |
| T. Savage | QB | Signed | 81 |
| A. Lowery | DT | Signed | 81 |
| J. Merrell | DE | Signed | 80 |
| L. Ryan | CB | Signed | 80 |
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Rutgers coach Greg Schiano gestures to his players during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game... (AP Photo/Mel Evans)