2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team explained

Year:2014
Team:Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Sport:football
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Division:East Division
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:8–5
Conf Record:3–5
Hc Year:3rd
Oc Year:1st
Dc Year:1st
Champion:Lambert-Meadowlands champion
Quick Lane Bowl champion
Bowl Result:W 40–21 vs. North Carolina

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

Name Position Seasons at
Rutgers
Alma Mater
9 Iona College (1992)
Associate Head Coach/Running Backs 3 Minnesota (1989)
Offensive Coordinator 0 Maryland
Joe RossiDefensive Coordinator3 Allegheny College (2000)
Wide Receivers 0 Kent State (2003)
Tight Ends 3 Rutgers (2004)
Offensive Line 0 Capital University (1979)
Defensive Line 3 Maryland (1992)
Darrell WilsonDefensive Backs 2 Connecticut (1981)
Charlie NoonanDefensive 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)

Game summaries

Washington State

See also: 2014 Washington State Cougars football team.

Michael Batlan is the game referee.

Howard

See also: 2014 Howard Bison football team.

Penn State

See also: 2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.

Navy

See also: 2014 Navy Midshipmen football team.

Tulane

See also: 2014 Tulane Green Wave football team.

Michigan

See also: 2014 Michigan Wolverines football team.

Ohio State

See also: 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.

Nebraska

See also: 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.

Wisconsin

See also: 2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team.

Indiana

See also: 2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team.

Michigan State

See also: 2014 Michigan State Spartans football team.

Maryland

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

See main article: 2014 Quick Lane Bowl.

See also: 2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football team.

Notes and References

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