2020 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 2020 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights played their home games at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, and competed as members of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by 12th-year head coach Greg Schiano, in the first season of his second stint with Rutgers.

2020 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	East Division
2020 record	3–6 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (1st season of stint, 12th season as head coach, 13th overall season)
Offensive coordinator	Sean Gleeson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Robb Smith (1st of stint, 2nd season as DC, 5th overall season)
Home stadium	SHI Stadium (Capacity: 52,454)
Uniform

2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 2 Ohio State xy$^		5	–	0					7	–	1
No. 12 Indiana		6	–	1					6	–	2
Penn State		4	–	5					4	–	5
Maryland		2	–	3					2	–	3
Rutgers		3	–	6					3	–	6
Michigan		2	–	4					2	–	4
Michigan State		2	–	5					2	–	5
West Division
No. 10 Northwestern xy		6	–	1					7	–	2
No. 16 Iowa		6	–	2					6	–	2
Wisconsin		3	–	3					4	–	3
Minnesota		3	–	4					3	–	4
Nebraska		3	–	5					3	–	5
Purdue		2	–	4					2	–	4
Illinois		2	–	6					2	–	6
Championship: Ohio State 22, Northwestern 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Ten suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on October 24. In addition to the title game that was played on December 19, the conference seeded all remaining teams for "championship week" games.[1] Rankings from AP Poll.

On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On September 16, the Big Ten reinstated the season, announcing an eight-game season beginning on October 24.[3]

Previous season

The Scarlet Knights finished the 2019 season 2–10, 0–9 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in the East Division.

Schedule

Rutgers had games scheduled against Monmouth, Syracuse, and Temple, but canceled these games on July 9 due to the Big Ten Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 24	Noon	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	W 38–27
October 31	3:30 p.m.	No. 17 Indiana	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	FS1	L 21–37
November 7	7:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 27–49
November 14	1:00 p.m.	Illinois	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 20–23
November 21	7:30 p.m.	Michigan	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 42–48^3OT
November 28	4:00 p.m.	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	FS1	W 37–30
December 5	Noon	Penn State	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	FS1	L 7–23
December 12	Noon	at Maryland	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	W 27–24^OT
December 18	7:30 p.m.	Nebraska	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 21–28
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster and Coaches

2020 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 0 Noah Vedral  Jr RB 1 Isaih Pacheco Jr WR 2 Aron Cruickshank Jr QB 3 Evan Simon Fr RB 4 Aaron Young So WR 5 Paul Woods  So WR 7 Robert Longerbeam Fr QB 8 Artur Sitkowski Jr WR 9 Monterio Hunt Sr TE 10 Matt Alaimo  So TE 11 Johnathan Lewis Sr TE 13 Jovani Haskins  Sr WR 15 Shameen Jones  Sr QB 16 Cole Snyder So WR 17 Jameer Campbell Sr WR 18 Bo Melton Sr QB 19 Austin Albericci  So WR 20 John Guaimano  Fr QB 21 Johnny Langan  So RB 22 Kay'Ron Adams So RB 23 Kyle Monangai Fr RB 27 Piotr Partyla Fr WR 28 Nasir Montgomery Fr RB 31 Jamier Wright=Collins  So RB 33 Parker Day  Jr RB 39 Nyjon Freeman Fr RB 40 Joseph Hayford Sr WR 41 Frederik Krebs Fr TE 45 Brandon Myers  So OL 50 C. J. Hanson  Fr OL 53 Tunde Fatukasi Fr OL 54 Cedrice Paillant Jr OL 57 Zach Miseo  Jr OL 60 Omari Cooper Sr OL 64 Jason Lavigna Fr OL 65 Bryan Felter Fr OL 66 Nick Krimin  Sr OL 67 Harry Ganton Fr OL 70 Reggie Sutton  So OL 71 Raiqwon O'Neal  So OL 72 Hollin Pierce Fr OL 73 Brendan Bordner  Jr OL 74 Isaiah Wright Fr OL 75 Beau Lanzidelle Fr OL 76 Matt Rosso  So OL 77 Sam Vretman Sr OL 78 Liam Flite  So WR 81 Rich McDonald Sr WR 82 Christian Dremel  Fr WR 83 Isaiah Washington So WR 84 Ahmirr Robinson Fr WR 85 Jeesie Parson III Fr TE 86 Cooper Heisey  Fr TE 87 Tahjay Moore Fr WR 88 Stanley King  Fr TE 89 Victor Konopka Fr TE 90 Thomas Morgan Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 0 Christian Izien  So DB 2 Avery Young Jr LB 3 Olakunle Fatukasi Sr DB 5 Kessawn Abraham  So LB 6 Rashawn Battle  Sr DB 7 Brendon White Sr LB 8 Tyshon Fogg Sr LB 9 Tyreek Maddox-Williams  Sr LB 10 Zukudo Igwenagu  Fr LB 11 Drew Singleton  Jr DB 12 Peyton Powell So DB 13 Chris Long Fr DB 16 Max Melton Fr LB 17 Deion Jennings  So DB 18 Keenan Reid Sr DB 19 Calebe Silva  Jr DB 20 Elijuwan Mack Fr DB 21 Tre Avery  Sr DB 22 Tyreem Powell Fr DL 23 Elorm Lumor  Sr DB 24 Naijee Jones  Sr DL 26 C. J. Onyechi  Jr LB 28 Aslan Pugh  Sr DB 29 Lawrence Stevens  Sr LB 30 Chris Conti  Fr DB 32 Rani Abdulaziz  Jr DL 33 Andrew Vince Fr LB 35 Jonathan Pimentel  So DB 36 Darius Gooden Fr DB 37 Joe Marfo Fr DB 39 Amir Bird  Fr DL 41 Jack Quander  Fr DB 42 David Tarallo Fr DB 43 Dami Awoyinfa Fr DL 44 Brian Ugwu  Fr DL 45 Jamree Kromah  So LB 46 Matt Gibney  Fr DL 50 Julius Turner  Sr DL 51 Troy Rainey Fr DL 55 Malik Barrow  Sr DL 56 Kamar Missouri Fr LB 58 Mohamed Toure  Fr DL 59 Drew Bethke  Fr DL 68 Stanley Dennis II Fr DL 69 Caleb Patterson Fr DL 71 Aaron Lewis Fr DL 80 Shawn Collins Fr DL 88 René Konga Fr DL 90 Wesley Bailey Fr DL 91 Tijaun Mason  Jr DL 92 Mayan Ahanotu  So DL 93 Ireland Burke So DL 94 Kevin Schaeffer Fr DL 97 Mike Tverdov  Jr DL 98 Robin Jutwreten  So DL 99 Michael Dwumfour  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 1 Valentino Ambrosio Jr P 14 Zach Feagles Sr LS 46 Brendan Shank  Jr LS 47 Billy Taylor Sr LS 62 Matthew Sportelli  Sr P 91 David Broncati  Fr P 94 Adam Korsak  Sr K 95 Justin Davidovicz Sr K 96 Guy Fava  Fr	Head coach Greg Schiano Coordinators/assistant coaches Augie Hoffmann (Running Backs) Sean Gleeson (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) Jim Panagos (Defensive Line)* Charlie Noonan (Interim Defensive Line)* Robb Smith (Defensive Coordinator) Andrew Aurich (Offensive Line) Tiquan Underwood (Wide Receivers) Bob Fraser (Linebackers) Nunzio Campanile (Tight Ends) Adam Scheier (Special Teams Coordinator) Fran Brown (Secondary) Jamaal Westerman (Defensive Graduate Assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 2, 2020

* Jim Paganos was unable to coach in 2020 due to knee replacement surgery. Charlie Noonan replaced him as the interim defensive line coach.[6]

References

1. Stevens, Matthew. "Big Ten To Play A "Championship Weekend" 9th Game Of 2020 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
2. "Big Ten Statement on 2020-21 Fall Season". bigten.org. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
3. "The Big Ten Conference Adopts Stringent Medical Protocols; Football Season to Resume October 23-24, 2020". bigten.org. September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
4. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
5. "2020 Rutgers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
6. "Rutgers DL coach Jim Panagos out for season". ScarletNation.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.