2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team American college football season
The 2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season . The Scarlet Knights were led by head coach Greg Schiano in his 10th season. They played their home games at Rutgers Stadium and are members of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 4–8, 1–6 in Big East play.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:30 pm Norfolk State * ESPN3 W 31–046,311[ 1]
September 11 8:00 pm at Florida International * Big East Network W 19–1419,872[ 2]
September 25 3:30 pm North Carolina * Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey ESPNU L 13–1752,038[ 3]
October 2 2:00 pm Tulane * Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey ESPN3 L 14–1747,963[ 4]
October 8 7:30 pm Connecticut Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey ESPN W 27–2448,431[ 5]
October 16 2:00 pm vs. Army * ESPN3 W 23–20 OT 41,292[ 6]
October 23 12:00 pm at Pittsburgh Big East Network L 21–4150,425[ 7]
November 3 7:00 pm at South Florida ESPN2 L 27–2839,465[ 8]
November 13 3:30 pm Syracuse Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey ESPNU L 10–1349,911[ 9]
November 20 7:30 pm at Cincinnati Big East Network L 38–6930,265[ 10]
November 26 11:00 am Louisville Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey ESPN2 L 13–4037,422
December 4 12:00 pm at West Virginia ABC L 14–3548,386
During the season
During the October 16 game vs Army, defensive tackle Eric LeGrand suffered a spinal cord injury. He underwent emergency surgery to stabilize his spine at Hackensack University Medical Center .[ 11] He is paralyzed from the neck down, but has regained sensation throughout his body, which might lead to a more complete recovery.[ 12]
This tragedy clearly affected the team's play: While they held on to defeat Army and raise their record to 4-2, when in the aftermath of that game the extent of LeGrand's injury became apparent, it contributed to sending RU into a funk that resulted in a six-game losing streak to end the season.
References
^ "Norfolk State Spartans vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010 .
^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Florida International Golden Panthers Box Score" . ESPN.com . Retrieved November 3, 2010 .
^ "North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Rutgers Box Score" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010 .
^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010 .
^ "Connecticut Huskies vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010 .
^ "Army Black Knights vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on October 20, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010 .
^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010 .
^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010 .
^ "Syracuse Orange vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on November 18, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010 .
^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010 .
^ "Rutgers DT LeGrand paralyzed from neck down" . October 17, 2010.
^ "Rutgers DT LeGrand paralyzed from neck down" . October 17, 2010.
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