2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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.

2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Lambert-Meadowlands champion Quick Lane Bowl champion
Quick Lane Bowl, W 40–21 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East Division
2014 record	8–5 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kyle Flood (3rd as head coach;9th overall season)
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style offense
Defensive coordinator	Joe Rossi (1st full as DC; 3rd overall season)
Home stadium	High Point Solutions Stadium (Capacity: 52,454)

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. 5-t 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

Previous season

The Scarlet Knights played the 2013 season in the American Athletic Conference.[2]

Coaching staff

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	10:00 PM	vs. Washington State*	CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA	FS1	W 41–38	30,927
September 6	12:00 PM	Howard*	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 38–25	48,040
September 13	8:00 PM	Penn State	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 10–13	53,774
September 20	3:30 PM	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 31–24	33,655
September 27	12:00 PM	Tulane*	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPNews	W 31–6	48,361
October 4	7:00 PM	Michigan	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 26–24	53,327
October 18	3:30 PM	at No. 13 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC/ESPN2	L 17–56	106,795
October 25	12:00 PM	at No. 16 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ESPN2	L 24–42	91,088
November 1	12:00 PM	Wisconsin	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	L 0–37	52,797
November 15	3:30 PM	Indiana	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 45–23	47,492
November 22	12:00 PM	at No. 10 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 3–45	70,902
November 29	3:30 PM	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPNU	W 41–38	36,673
December 26	4:30 PM	vs. North Carolina*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Quick Lane Bowl)	ESPN	W 40–21	23,876
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Washington State

	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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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

See also: 2014 Howard Bison football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2012	RUTG, 26–0

Penn State

	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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–22	1995	PSU, 50–34

Navy

	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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–10–1	2011	RUTG, 21–20

Tulane

	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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2012	RUTG, 24–12

Michigan

	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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Ohio State

	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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Nebraska

	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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1920	NEB 28–0

Wisconsin

	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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Indiana

	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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Michigan State

	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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2004	RUTG, 19–14

Maryland

	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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2009	RUTG, 34–13

Rutgers had the biggest comeback in school history, being down 35-10 towards the end of the first half.[3]

North Carolina–Quick Lane Bowl

	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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2011	UNC, 24–22

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. Luicci, Tom (April 3, 2013). "American Athletic Conference Name Replaces Big East for Football Schools". The Star-Ledger. Newark: New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
3. Murphy, Dan (November 29, 2014). "What We Learned in the Big Ten: Week 14". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2014.