2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by fifth-year head coach Terry Shea and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 0–7 in Big East play to finish in last place.

2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	3–8 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach	Terry Shea (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Jim Benedict (1st season) Bill Laveroni (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Creehan (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Miami (FL) $		7	–	0					11	–	1
No. 6 Virginia Tech		6	–	1					11	–	1
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					7	–	5
Syracuse		4	–	3					6	–	5
Boston College		3	–	4					7	–	5
West Virginia		3	–	4					7	–	5
Temple		1	–	6					4	–	7
Rutgers		0	–	7					3	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 pm	No. 14 (I-AA) Villanova*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	W 34–21	23,752
September 9	6:00 pm	Buffalo*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 59–0	26,511
September 16	12:00 pm	at No. 8 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN Plus	L 0–49	56,272
September 23	3:30 pm	at Pittsburgh	Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 17–29	30,890
September 30	12:00 pm	No. 10 Miami (FL)*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	L 6–64	23,782
October 14	6:00 pm	Temple	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		L 14–48	16,491
October 21	12:00 pm	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 28–21	32,108
October 28	12:00 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN Plus	L 13–42	33,565
November 11	12:00 pm	West Virginia	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		L 24–31 2OT	16,791
November 18	3:30 pm	No. 18 Notre Dame*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	CBS	L 17–45	40,011
November 25	12:00 pm	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN Plus	L 21–49	35,589
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 17 Mike McMahon Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 42 Brian Bender So DB 2 Tony Berry Jr LB 57 Steve Berson So NT 61 Thomas Petko Sr DL 99 Greg Pyszczymuka So DL 98 Marty Pyszczymuka Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 13 Mike Barr So	Head coach Terry Shea Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster