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November 9, 2006: Rutgers 28, Louisville 25. The Scarlet Knights had never beaten a team ranked as high as No. 3 in the country until this game. Now, as we near the 10-year anniversary of the greatest win in Rutgers Football history, we go behind the scenes and take you back to that memorable week.

Rutgers Board of Governors Chairman Greg Brown called it "a signature event'' in Rutgers Athletics. University President Robert Barchi labeled it "a milestone day.'' And AD Pat Hobbs dubbed it a "historic day'' for the department he directs. Rutgers announced both an $18 million "investment'' from RWJBarnabas and held a groundbreaking for its new athletics facility.