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 offense
Defensive coordinatorJoe Rossi (1st season)
Home stadiumHigh Point Solutions Stadium
2014 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

NamePositionSeasons at
Rutgers		Alma Mater
Kyle FloodHead coach9Iona College (1992)
Norries WilsonAssociate Head Coach/Running Backs3Minnesota (1989)
Ralph FriedgenOffensive Coordinator0Maryland
Joe RossiDefensive Coordinator3Allegheny College (2000)
Ben McDanielsWide Receivers0Kent State (2003)
Anthony CampanileTight Ends3Rutgers (2004)
Mitch BrowningOffensive Line0Capital University (1979)
Jim PanagosDefensive Line3Maryland (1992)
Darrell WilsonDefensive Backs2Connecticut (1981)
Charlie NoonanDefensive Line Assistant1Rutgers (2010)
Sam WilliamsOffensive Line Assistant1Shepherd (2008)
Jeremy ColeStrength and Conditioning/Assistant AD8University of Findlay (2005)

Schedule

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

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 14 3 17 41
Cougars 3 14 14 7 38

Michael Batlan is the game referee.

Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 7 0 6 12 25
Scarlet Knights 10 21 7 0 38

Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Nittany Lions 0 0 3 10 13
Scarlet Knights 0 10 0 0 10
1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 17 7 0 31
Midshipmen 7 7 3 7 24

Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0 6 0 0 6
Scarlet Knights 14 7 3 7 31

Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolverines 3 14 0 7 24
Scarlet Knights 6 13 0 7 26

Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 0 3 7 17
Buckeyes 14 21 21 0 56

Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 0 10 7 24
Cornhuskers 7 14 14 7 42

Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total
Badgers 7 13 10 7 37
Scarlet Knights 0 0 0 0 0

Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Hoosiers 3 10 3 7 23
Scarlet Knights 3 7 21 14 45

Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 0 0 3 0 3
Spartans 14 21 0 10 45

Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 3 14 14 10 41
Terrapins 7 28 3 0 38

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 16 7 10 40
Tar Heels 0 0 7 14 21

References

  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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