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	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 11	3:30 pm	No. 11 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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