# 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, 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 |
| 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 FieldSeattle, WA | FS1 | W 41–38 | 30,927 |
| September 6 | 12:00 pm | Howard* | High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ | BTN | W 38–25 | 48,040 |
| September 13 | 8:00 pm | Penn State | High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ | BTN | L 10–13 | 53,774 |
| September 20 | 3:30 pm | at Navy* | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | W 31–24 | 33,655 |
| September 27 | 12:00 pm | Tulane* | High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ESPNews | W 31–6 | 48,361 |
| October 4 | 7:00 pm | Michigan | High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ | BTN | W 26–24 | 53,327 |
| October 18 | 3:30 pm | at No. 13 Ohio State | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC/ESPN2 | L 17–56 | 106,795 |
| October 25 | 12:00 pm | at No. 16 Nebraska | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | ESPN2 | L 24–42 | 91,088 |
| November 1 | 12:00 pm | Wisconsin | High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ESPN | L 0–37 | 52,797 |
| November 15 | 3:30 pm | Indiana | High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ | BTN | W 45–23 | 47,492 |
| November 22 | 12:00 pm | at No. 10 Michigan State | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | BTN | L 3–45 | 70,902 |
| November 29 | 3:30 pm | at Maryland | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD | ESPNU | W 41–38 | 36,673 |
| December 26 | 4:30 pm | vs. North Carolina* | Ford FieldDetroit, MI (Quick Lane Bowl) | ESPN | W 40–21 | 23,876 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll 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 |
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.

### North Carolina–Quick Lane Bowl

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