2005 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 2005 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by fifth-year head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 4–3 in Big East play to finish in a tie for third place. After the season, they were invited to their first Bowl game since 1978. They would lose 45–40 to the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Insight Bowl.

2005 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Insight Bowl, L 40–45 vs. Arizona State
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	7–5 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Craig Ver Steeg (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Schiano (1st season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 West Virginia $		7	–	0					11	–	1
No. 19 Louisville		5	–	2					9	–	3
Rutgers		4	–	3					7	–	5
South Florida		4	–	3					6	–	6
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					5	–	6
Connecticut		2	–	5					5	–	6
Cincinnati		2	–	5					4	–	7
Syracuse		0	–	7					1	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 pm	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Il	ESPN2	L 30–33 ^OT	50,112
September 10	3:30 pm	Villanova*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		W 38–6	32,412
September 17	8:00 pm	at Buffalo*	UB Stadium Buffalo, New York	YES	W 17–3	17,620
September 30	8:00 pm	Pittsburgh	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN2	W 37–29	37,514
October 8	12:00 pm	West Virginia	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 14–27	21,717
October 15	12:00 pm	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN+	W 31–9	39,022
October 22	3:00 pm	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field East Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+	W 26–24	40,000
October 29	3:30 pm	Navy*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		W 31–21	41,716
November 5	12:00 pm	South Florida	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 31–45	31,131
November 11	8:00 pm	at No. 23 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	ESPN2	L 5–56	41,219
November 26	1:00 pm	Cincinnati	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		W 44–9	34,611
December 27	8:30 pm	vs. Arizona State*	Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona (Insight Bowl)	ESPN	L 40–45	43,536
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule".