# 2024 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 2024 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by 16th-year head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Howard* | SHI StadiumPiscataway, NJ | BTN | W 44–7 | 47,803 |
| September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Akron* | SHI StadiumPiscataway, NJ | BTN | W 49–17 | 41,021 |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ACCN | W 26–23 | 65,632 |
| September 27 | 8:00 p.m. | Washington | SHI StadiumPiscataway, NJ | FOX | W 21–18 | 54,079 |
| October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | at Nebraska | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | FS1 | L 7–14 | 87,464 |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Wisconsin | SHI StadiumPiscataway, NJ | BTN | L 7–42 | 50,111 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | UCLA | SHI StadiumPiscataway, NJ | FS1 | L 32–35 | 53,726 |
| October 25 | 11:00 p.m. | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | FOX | L 20–42 | 63,404 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Minnesota | SHI StadiumPiscataway, NJ | NBC | W 26–19 | 44,120 |
| November 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Maryland | SECU StadiumCollege Park, MD | FS1 | W 31–17 | 31,433 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 25 Illinois | SHI StadiumPiscataway, NJ | Peacock | L 31–38 | 47,524 |
| November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at Michigan State | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | FS1 | W 41–14 | 50,038 |
| December 26 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. Kansas State* | Chase FieldPhoenix, AZ (Rate Bowl) | ESPN | L 41–44 | 21,659 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll - Released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### vs. Howard (FCS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison (FCS) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Scarlet Knights | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 44 |
at SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ
* Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 47,803
* Referee: David Siegle
* TV announcers (BTN): Jason Horowitz (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), and Taryn Hatcher (sideline)
* ScarletKnights.com box score
| Statistics | HOW | RUTG |
| First downs | 14 | 29 |
| Total yards | 60–262 | 70–476 |
| Rushing yards | 35–146 | 46–329 |
| Passing yards | 116 | 147 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–25–1 | 15–24–1 |
| Time of possession | 26:46 | 33:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Howard | Passing | Jashawn Scroggins | 14/25, 116 yards, INT |
| Howard | Rushing | Jashawn Scroggins | 12 carries, 67 yards |
| Howard | Receiving | Isiah Williams | 3 receptions, 39 yards |
| Rutgers | Passing | Athan Kaliakmanis | 15/24, 147 yards, 3 TD |
| Rutgers | Rushing | Kyle Monangai | 19 carries, 165 yards, TD |
| Rutgers | Receiving | Dymere Miller | 4 receptions, 37 yards, TD |

### vs Akron

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Zips | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Scarlet Knights | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
* Date: September 7
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SW 7mph
* Game attendance: 41,021
* Referee: Bryan Banks
* TV announcers (BTN): Jason Horowitz (play-by-play), Adam Breneman (analyst), and Taryn Hatcher (sideline)
| Statistics | AKR | RUTG |
| First downs | 15 | 26 |
| Total yards | 59–307 | 67–515 |
| Rushing yards | 25–156 | 44–285 |
| Passing yards | 151 | 230 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–34–1 | 14–23–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:30 | 32:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Akron | Passing | Ben Finley | 14/31, 138 yards, TD, INT |
| Akron | Rushing | Jordon Simmons | 9 carries, 109 yards, TD |
| Akron | Receiving | Adrian Norton | 3 receptions, 55 yards, TD |
| Rutgers | Passing | Athan Kaliakmanis | 14/23, 230 yards, 3 TD |
| Rutgers | Rushing | Kyle Monangai | 27 carries, 208 yards, 3 TD |
| Rutgers | Receiving | Chris Long | 4 receptions, 87 yards, TD |

### at Virginia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scarlet Knights | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| Hokies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia
* Date: September 21
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
* Game attendance: 65,632
* Referee: Tim O'Dey
* TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Coley Harvey (sideline)
| Statistics | RUTG | VT |
| First downs | 25 | 14 |
| Total yards | 77–422 | 54–320 |
| Rushing yards | 52–153 | 27–183 |
| Passing yards | 269 | 137 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–25–0 | 13–27–1 |
| Time of possession | 39:23 | 20:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Rutgers | Passing | Athan Kaliakmanis | 16/25, 269 yards |
| Rutgers | Rushing | Kyle Monangai | 26 carries, 84 yards, TD |
| Rutgers | Receiving | Ian Strong | 4 receptions, 110 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 13/27, 137 yards, INT |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing | Bhayshul Tuten | 15 carries, 122 yards, 3 TD |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving | Jaylin Lane | 2 receptions, 38 yards |

### vs Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| Scarlet Knights | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
* Date: September 27
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: E 4 mph
* Game attendance: 54,079
* Referee: Jerry McGinn
* TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline)
| Statistics | WASH | RUTG |
| First downs | 23 | 15 |
| Total yards | 66–521 | 57–299 |
| Rushing yards | 29–207 | 33–184 |
| Passing yards | 314 | 115 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–37–0 | 14–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:34 | 29:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington | Passing | Will Rogers | 26/36, 306 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington | Rushing | Jonah Coleman | 16 carries, 148 yards |
| Washington | Receiving | Denzel Boston | 6 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD |
| Rutgers | Passing | Athan Kaliakmanis | 14/24, 115 yards, TD |
| Rutgers | Rushing | Kyle Monangai | 25 carries, 132 yards, TD |
| Rutgers | Receiving | Ian Strong | 5 receptions, 40 yards, TD |

### at Nebraska

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scarlet Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Cornhuskers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
* Date: October 5
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 97 °F (36 °C), Wind: SW @ 19 miles per hour (31 km/h)
* Game attendance: 87,464
* Referee: Larry Smith
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
| Statistics | RUTG | NEB |
| First downs | 18 | 15 |
| Total yards | 69–264 | 70–261 |
| Rushing yards | 32–78 | 42–97 |
| Passing yards | 186 | 164 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–37–2 | 14–28–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:25 | 31:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Rutgers | Passing | Athan Kaliakmanis | 15/37, 186 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rutgers | Rushing | Kyle Monangai | 19 carries, 78 yards |
| Rutgers | Receiving | Ben Black | 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD |
| Nebraska | Passing | Dylan Raiola | 15/37, 186 yards, INT |
| Nebraska | Rushing | Dante Dowdell | 14 carries, 57 yards, TD |
| Nebraska | Receiving | Rahmir Johnson | 3 receptions, 40 yards |

### vs Wisconsin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Scarlet Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 50,111
* Referee: Mark Kluczynski
* TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Wisconsin | Passing |
| Wisconsin | Rushing |
| Wisconsin | Receiving |
| Rutgers | Passing |
| Rutgers | Rushing |
| Rutgers | Receiving |

### vs UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bruins | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Scarlet Knights | 7 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 53,726
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (FS1): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Rhett Lewis (sideline)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UCLA | Passing |
| UCLA | Rushing |
| UCLA | Receiving |
| Rutgers | Passing |
| Rutgers | Rushing |
| Rutgers | Receiving |

### at USC

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scarlet Knights | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| Trojans | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
* Date: October 25
* Game time: 11:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 63,404
* Referee: Gregory Blum
* TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), and Allison Williams (sideline)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Rutgers | Passing |
| Rutgers | Rushing |
| Rutgers | Receiving |
| USC | Passing |
| USC | Rushing |
| USC | Receiving |

### vs Minnesota

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Gophers | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| Scarlet Knights | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 26 |
at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
* Date: November 9
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Referee: Jerry McGinn
* TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Michael Robinson (analyst), and Caroline Pineda (sideline)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Minnesota | Passing |
| Minnesota | Rushing |
| Minnesota | Receiving |
| Rutgers | Passing |
| Rutgers | Rushing |
| Rutgers | Receiving |

### at Maryland

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scarlet Knights | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Terrapins | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
* Date: November 16
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 31,433
* Referee: Brian Banks
* TV announcers (FS1): Chris Myers (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
* ScarletKnights.com box score
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Rutgers | Passing |
| Rutgers | Rushing |
| Rutgers | Receiving |
| Maryland | Passing |
| Maryland | Rushing |
| Maryland | Receiving |

### vs No. 25 Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Fighting Illini | 0 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 38 |
| Scarlet Knights | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: 17 mph
* Game attendance: 47,524
* Referee: Larry Smith
* TV announcers (Peacock): Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play), Michael Robinson (analyst), and Caroline Pineda (sideline)
* ScarletKnights.com box score
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |
| Rutgers | Passing |
| Rutgers | Rushing |
| Rutgers | Receiving |

### at Michigan State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scarlet Knights | 10 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 41 |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
* Date: November 30
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 24 °F (−4 °C), Wind: 11 mph W, Snow
* Game attendance: 50,038
* Referee: Tim O'Dey
* TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie and Petros Papadakis
* ScarletKnights.com box score
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Rutgers | Passing |
| Rutgers | Rushing |
| Rutgers | Receiving |
| Michigan State | Passing |
| Michigan State | Rushing |
| Michigan State | Receiving |

### vs Kansas State (Rate Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scarlet Knights | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 44 |
at Chase Field • Phoenix, Arizona
* Date: Thursday, December 26, 2024
* Game time: 5:40 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Indoor
* Referee: Nate Black
* TV announcers (ESPN/ESPN Radio): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Dana Boyle (sideline)/Jorge Sedano (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Rutgers | Passing |
| Rutgers | Rushing |
| Rutgers | Receiving |
| Kansas State | Passing |
| Kansas State | Rushing |
| Kansas State | Receiving |