2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Lambert-Meadowlands champion
Quick Lane Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–5 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJoe Rossi (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumHigh Point Solutions Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 1 Ohio State x$#^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. T–5 Michigan State   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Maryland   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Rutgers   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Michigan   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Penn State   2 – 6     7 – 6  
Indiana   1 – 7     4 – 8  
West Division
No. 13 Wisconsin x   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Minnesota   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Nebraska   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Iowa   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Illinois   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Northwestern   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Purdue   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights played their home games at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey in their inaugural year as a member of the Big Ten Conference,[1] having played the previous year in the American Athletic Conference. They were led by third year head coach Kyle Flood. They finished the season 8–5, 3–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl where they defeated North Carolina.

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Rutgers		 Alma Mater
Kyle Flood Head coach 9 Iona College (1992)
Norries Wilson Associate Head Coach/Running Backs 3 Minnesota (1989)
Ralph Friedgen Offensive Coordinator 0 Maryland
Joe Rossi Defensive Coordinator 3 Allegheny College (2000)
Ben McDaniels Wide Receivers 0 Kent State (2003)
Anthony Campanile Tight Ends 3 Rutgers (2004)
Mitch Browning Offensive Line 0 Capital University (1979)
Jim Panagos Defensive Line 3 Maryland (1992)
Darrell Wilson Defensive Backs 2 Connecticut (1981)
Charlie Noonan Defensive Line Assistant 1 Rutgers (2010)
Sam Williams Offensive Line Assistant 1 Shepherd (2008)
Jeremy Cole Strength and Conditioning/Assistant AD 8 University of Findlay (2005)

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 2810:00 pmvs. Washington State*
FS1W 41–3830,927
September 612:00 pmHoward*
BTNW 38–2548,040
September 138:00 pmPenn State
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BTNL 10–1353,774
September 203:30 pmat Navy*
CBSSNW 31–2433,655
September 2712:00 pmTulane*
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPNewsW 31–648,361
October 47:00 pmMichigan
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BTNW 26–2453,327
October 183:30 pmat No. 13 Ohio State
ABC/ESPN2L 17–56106,795
October 2512:00 pmat No. 16 Nebraska
ESPN2L 24–4291,088
November 112:00 pmWisconsindagger
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPNL 0–3752,797
November 153:30 pmIndiana
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BTNW 45–2347,492
November 2212:00 pmat No. 10 Michigan State
BTNL 3–4570,902
November 293:30 pmat Maryland
ESPNUW 41–3836,673
December 264:30 pmvs. North Carolina*
ESPNW 40–2123,876

Game summaries

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Washington State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 14 3 17 41
Cougars 3 14 14 7 38
See also: 2014 Washington State Cougars football team

Michael Batlan is the game referee.

Howard

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 7 0 6 12 25
Scarlet Knights 10 21 7 0 38
See also: 2014 Howard Bison football team

Penn State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Nittany Lions 0 0 3 10 13
Scarlet Knights 0 10 0 0 10
See also: 2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
[edit]
1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 17 7 0 31
Midshipmen 7 7 3 7 24
See also: 2014 Navy Midshipmen football team

Tulane

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1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0 6 0 0 6
Scarlet Knights 14 7 3 7 31
See also: 2014 Tulane Green Wave football team

Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wolverines 3 14 0 7 24
Scarlet Knights 6 13 0 7 26
See also: 2014 Michigan Wolverines football team

Ohio State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 0 3 7 17
Buckeyes 14 21 21 0 56
See also: 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Nebraska

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1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 0 10 7 24
Cornhuskers 7 14 14 7 42
See also: 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Wisconsin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Badgers 7 13 10 7 37
Scarlet Knights 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Indiana

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hoosiers 3 10 3 7 23
Scarlet Knights 3 7 21 14 45
See also: 2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Michigan State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 0 0 3 0 3
Spartans 14 21 0 10 45
See also: 2014 Michigan State Spartans football team

Maryland

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1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 3 14 14 10 41
Terrapins 7 28 3 0 38
See also: 2014 Maryland Terrapins football team

Rutgers had the biggest comeback in school history, being down 35-10 towards the end of the first half.[2]

North Carolina–Quick Lane Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 16 7 10 40
Tar Heels 0 0 7 14 21
Main article: 2014 Quick Lane Bowl
See also: 2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

References

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  1. ^ Russo, Ralph D. (November 21, 2012). "Rutgers Joins the Big Ten, Leaving Big East Behind". Yahoo!. Associated Press. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  2. ^ Murphy, Dan (November 29, 2014). "What We Learned in the Big Ten: Week 14". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
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