Rutgers
BE · 2008 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 10 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 9 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 17 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rutgers head-to-head · History & Eras
2008 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 7–6 | L 7–24 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H |  ACC | 8–5 | L 12–44 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–5 | L 21–23 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 38–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | L 17–24 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND BE | 11–3 | L 10–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2H | IND BE | 8–5 | W 12–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | W 54–34 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 3–9 | W 35–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2H | IND BE | 8–5 | W 49–16 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–9 | W 30–3 |
| 15 | Regular Season Final · Dec 9 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND BE | 5–7 | W 63–14 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 6–7 | W 29–23 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Pittsburgh +9
- UConn +8
- South Florida +8
- NC State +6
- Louisville +5
- Syracuse +3
- Army +3
- Cincinnati -3
- West Virginia -4
- North Carolina -5
- Navy -5
- Fresno State -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.615 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.