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#25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-2)

Schiano has produced another good Rutgers defense

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Long before he was a bowl-bound coach, Greg Schiano faced a make-or-break season in 2005.

He understood that he needed to produce a winning record after posting four consecutive losing campaigns. That's when Schiano dismissed his defensive coordinator and took charge of the unit himself. He changed the defense from a basic 4-3 alignment to the zone-blitzing, Cover 2 scheme.

The rest is history. No. 25 Rutgers has gone to four straight bowl game and qualified for another this year. (MORE)

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Big East
  Overall Conference
5 Cincinnati 10-0 6-0
8 Pittsburgh 9-1 5-0
West Virginia 7-3 3-2
25 Rutgers 7-2 2-2
South Florida 6-3 2-3
Connecticut 4-5 1-4
Louisville 4-6 1-4
Syracuse 3-7 0-5
Leaders
Passing Yards: T. Savage1535
Passing TDs: T. Savage10
Rushing Yards: J. Martinek729
Rushing TDs: J. Martinek8
Receiving Yards: T. Brown860
Receiving TDs: T. Brown6
Interceptions: K. Greene2
Offense (FBS Rank)
Yards: 3112 (108)
Passing Yards: 1781 (100)
Rushing Yards: 1331 (85)
Points per game: 29.1 (47)
Yards per game: 345.8 (85)
Touchdowns: 25 (92)
Field Goals: 14 (30)
Defense (FBS Rank)
Yards: 2742 (7)
Passing Yards: 1858 (26)
Rushing Yards: 884 (6)
Points per game: 15.6 (11)
Yards per game: 304.7 (16)
Touchdowns: 16 (13)
Field Goals: 6 (5)
Schedule 2009
Date Opponent Result / Time
9/7 vs. Cincinnati L 15 - 47
9/12 vs. Howard W 45 - 7
9/19 vs. Florida International W 23 - 15
9/26 at Maryland W 34 - 13
10/10 vs. Texas Southern W 42 - 0
10/16 vs. Pittsburgh L 17 - 24
10/23 at Army W 27 - 10
10/31 at Connecticut W 28 - 24
11/12 vs. 23 South Florida W 31 - 0
11/21 at Syracuse 12:30 PT1:30 MT2:30 CT3:30 ET
11/27 at Louisville 8:00 PT9:00 MT10:00 CT11:00 ET
12/5 vs. West Virginia TBA
AP Rank
Rank School Rec
1 Florida 10-0
2 Alabama 10-0
3 Texas 10-0
4 TCU 10-0
5 Cincinnati 10-0
6 Boise State 11-0
7 Georgia Tech 10-1
8 Pittsburgh 9-1
9 Ohio State 9-2
10 LSU 8-2
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Coaches Rank
Rank School Rec
1 Florida 10-0
2 Texas 10-0
3 Alabama 10-0
4 TCU 10-0
5 Cincinnati 10-0
6 Boise State 11-0
7 Georgia Tech 10-1
8 Ohio State 9-2
9 Pittsburgh 9-1
10 LSU 8-2
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