American college football season
2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football |
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Lambert-Meadowlands champion Quick Lane Bowl champion |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Division | East Division |
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Record | 8–5 (3–5 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Ralph Friedgen (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro-style offense |
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Defensive coordinator | Joe Rossi (1st season) |
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Home stadium | High Point Solutions Stadium |
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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
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 28 | 10:00 pm | vs. Washington State* | | FS1 | W 41–38 | 30,927 |
September 6 | 12:00 pm | Howard* | | 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* | | 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 | | ABC/ESPN2 | L 17–56 | 106,795 |
October 25 | 12:00 pm | at No. 16 Nebraska | | 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 | | BTN | L 3–45 | 70,902 |
November 29 | 3:30 pm | at Maryland | | ESPNU | W 41–38 | 36,673 |
December 26 | 4:30 pm | vs. North Carolina* | | ESPN | W 40–21 | 23,876 |
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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 |
Navy
| 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
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Scarlet Knights | 7 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 40 |
Tar Heels | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
References
- ^ Russo, Ralph D. (November 21, 2012). "Rutgers Joins the Big Ten, Leaving Big East Behind". Yahoo!. Associated Press. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ Murphy, Dan (November 29, 2014). "What We Learned in the Big Ten: Week 14". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
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Venues | - College Field (1869–1890)
- Neilson Field (1891–1938)
- Old Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992)
- Giants Stadium (alternate, 1976–1996)
- SHI Stadium (1994–present)
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