2012 Rutgers Football Media Guide

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2012 OPPONENTS PITTSBURGH LOCATION: HEINZ FIELD (PITTSBURGH, PA.)

TIME: TBA

Head Coach: Paul Chryst; Career Record: First Season; Record at Pittsburgh: First Season; Career vs. Rutgers: N/A; Office Phone: TBD; Assistant Coaches/Position: Joe Rudolph, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends; Dave Huxtale, Defensive Coordinator; Brooks Bollinger, Quarterbacks; Inoke Breckterfield, Defensive Line; Bobby Engram, Wide Receivers; Chris Haering, Linebackers; Matt House, Secondary; Jim Hueber, Offensive Line; Desmond Robinson, Running Backs. Games: 29; All-Time Record: Pitt leads 21-8; Last Meeting: Rutgers won 34-10 in 2011; Win Streak: Rutgers, one game; At Rutgers: Pitt Leads 9-5; At Pittsburgh: Pitt Leads 11-3; Neutral Sights: Pitt Leads 1-0

TEAM INFORMATION

COACHING STAFF

Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.; Enrollment: 28,766; Chancellor: Mark A. Nordenberg; Athletic Director: Steve Pederson; Nickname: Panthers; Colors: Blue and Gold; Affiliation: Football Bowl Subdivision; Conference: BIG EAST; Stadium: Heinz Field; Capacity: 65,050; Playing Surface: Grass

SERIES

GENERAL

DATE: NOVEMBER 24, 2012

2011 Results (6-7, 4-3 BIG EAST) 9/3 Buffalo W, 35-16 9/10 Maine W, 35-29 9/17 at Iowa L, 31-27 9/24 Notre Dame L, 15-12 9/29 USF W, 44-17 10/8 at Rutgers L, 34-10 10/15 Utah L, 26-14 10/26 Connecticut W, 35-20 11/5 Cincinnati L, 26-23 11/12 at Louisville W, 21-14 11/25 at West Virginia L, 21-20 12/3 Syracuse W, 33-20 1/7 SMU L, 28-6

2011 Record: 6-7 2011 BIG EAST Record: 4-3 Final 2011 Ranking: None Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 Lettermen Returning: 53 (27 offense, 23 defense, 3 specialists) Lettermen Lost: 18 (4 offense, 12 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Returning: 14 (8 offense, 4 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Lost: 10 (3 offense, 7 defense, 0 specialists)

Football SID: E.J. Borghetti E-mail: eborghetti@athletics.pitt.edu Twitter: @GoPittFootball Office Phone: (412)648-8240 Cell Phone: (412)491-5110 Press Box Phone: (412)697-7198 SID Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7436, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Website: www.pittsburghpanthers.com

LOUISVILLE LOCATION: HIGH POINT SOLUTIONS STADIUM (PISCATAWAY, N.J.)

TIME: 7:30 PM (ESPN)

Head Coach: Charlie Strong; Career Record: 14-12; Record at Louisville: 14-12; Career vs. Rutgers: 2-0; Office Phone: (502)852-7775; Assistant Coaches, Position: Vance Bedford, Defensive Coordinator; Shawn Watson, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks; Dave Borbely, Offensive Line; Kenny Carter, Running Backs/Special Teams; Ron Dugans, Wide Receivers; Clint Hurtt, Defensive Line; Brian Jean-Mary, Linebackers; Sherrone Moore, Tight Ends; Tommy Restivo, Secondary; Pat Moorer, Head Strength and Conditioning. Games: 11; All-time Record: Rutgers leads 7-3; Last Meeting: Louisville won 16-14 in 2011; Win Streak: Louisville, two games; At Rutgers: Rutgers leads 4-1; At Louisville: Series tied 3-3

TEAM INFORMATION

COACHING STAFF

Location: Louisville, Ky.; Enrollment: 23,000; President: Dr. James Ramsey; Athletic Director: Tom Jurich; Nickname: Cardinals; Colors: Red and Black; Affiliation: Football Bowl Subdivision; Conference: BIG EAST; Stadium: Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium; Capacity: 55,000; Playing Surface: FieldTurf

SERIES

GENERAL

DATE: NOVEMBER 29, 2012

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2011 Results (7-6, 5-2 BIG EAST) 9/1 Murray State W, 21-9 9/9 Florida International L, 24-17 9/17 at Kentucky W, 24-17 10/1 Marshall L, 17-13 10/8 at North Carolina L, 14-7 10/15 at Cincinnati L, 25-16 10/21 Rutgers W, 16-14 10/29 Syracuse W, 27-10 11/5 at West Virginia W, 38-35 11/12 Pittsburgh L, 21-14 11/19 at Connecticut W, 34-20 11/25 at South Florida W, 34-24 12/27 vs. NC State L, 31-24

2011 Record: 7-6 2011 BIG EAST Record: 5-2 Final 2011 Ranking: None Basic Offense: Multiple Basic Defense: 4-3 Lettermen Returning: 46 Lettermen Lost: 14 Starters Returning: 17 Starters Lost: 7

Football SID: Rocco Gasparro E-mail: rocco.gasparro@louisville.edu Twitter: @UofLFootball Office Phone: (502)852-0102 Cell Phone: (502)262-2258 Press Box Phone: (502)852-6703 SID Mailing Address: 2100 South Floyd Street, Louisville, KY 40292 Website: www.uoflsports.com


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