2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big East Conference
2000 record	3–8 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach	Terry Shea (5th season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium (Capacity: 41,500)
Seasons

2000 Big East football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#2 Miami †		7	–	0					11	–	1
#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 champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

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