2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Pinstripe Bowl, L 16–29 vs. Notre Dame
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record6–7 (3–5 The American)
Head coach
  • Kyle Flood (2nd as head coach, 8th overall season)
Offensive coordinatorRon Prince (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDave Cohen (1st as DC; 2nd overall year, fired Dec. 8)
Joe Rossi (bowl game)
Home stadiumHigh Point Solutions Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 UCF $   8 0     12 1  
No. 15 Louisville   7 1     12 1  
Cincinnati   6 2     9 4  
Houston   5 3     8 5  
SMU   4 4     5 7  
Rutgers   3 5     6 7  
UConn   3 5     3 9  
South Florida   2 6     2 10  
Memphis   1 7     3 9  
Temple   1 7     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights played their home games at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, NJ as a member of the American Athletic Conference.[1] This was the second season with Kyle Flood as the head coach,[2] and last season before transitioning to playing in the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they were defeated by Notre Dame. Notre Dame would later vacate the win on November 22, 2016 due to academic violations.

  1. ^ Luicci, Tom (April 3, 2013). "American Athletic Conference Name Replaces Big East for Football Schools". The Star-Ledger. Newark, NJ. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  2. ^ "Kyle Flood". Rutgers University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.

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