2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights played their home games at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey and competed as members of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Chris Ash. They finished the season 4–8, 3–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
2017 record4–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJerry Kill (1st season)
Offensive schemePower spread
Defensive coordinatorJay Niemann (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumHigh Point Solutions Stadium
(Capacity: 52,454)
2017 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$  8 1     12 2  
No. 15 Michigan State  7 2     10 3  
No. 8 Penn State  7 2     11 2  
Michigan  5 4     8 5  
Rutgers  3 6     4 8  
Indiana  2 7     5 7  
Maryland  2 7     4 8  
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy  9 0     13 1  
No. 17 Northwestern  7 2     10 3  
Iowa  4 5     8 5  
Purdue  4 5     7 6  
Nebraska  3 6     4 8  
Minnesota  2 7     5 7  
Illinois  0 9     2 10  
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Recruiting

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

The Scarlet Knights signed a total of 26 recruits.

Schedule

Rutgers announced its 2017 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2017 schedule consisted of 6 home, 5 away, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Scarlet Knights hosted Big Ten foes Michigan State, Ohio State, and Purdue, and traveled to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, and Penn State. Rutgers played against Maryland in Bronx, New York at Yankee Stadium.[1]

The Scarlet Knights hosted all three of the non-conference opponents, Eastern Michigan from the Mid-American Conference, Morgan State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Washington from the Pac-12 Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:00 p.m.No. 8 Washington*FS1L 14–3046,093
September 93:30 p.m.Eastern Michigan*
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BTNL 13–1637,661
September 163:30 p.mMorgan State*
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BTNW 65–039,892
September 233:30 p.m.at NebraskaBTNL 17–2789,775
September 307:30 p.m.No. 11 Ohio State
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BTNL 0–5646,328
October 1412:00 p.m.at IllinoisBTNW 35–2435,675
October 2112:00 p.m.Purdue
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BTNW 14–1238,278
October 2812:00 p.m.at MichiganBTNL 14–35111,213
November 43:30 p.m.Maryland
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BTNW 31–2435,221
November 1112:00 p.m.at No. 16 Penn StateBTNL 6–35107,531
November 1812:00 p.m.at IndianaBTNL 0–4135,949
November 254:00 p.m.No. 21 Michigan State
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
FOXL 7–4035,021
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Huskies 3 7 10 10 30
Scarlet Knights 7 0 0 7 14

The Scarlet Knights opened the season by welcoming No. 8-ranked Washington to New Jersey. Rutgers took the early lead on a three-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Bolin to Janarion Grant. Washington answered with a field goal in the first quarter and a 61-yard punt return for a touchdown with the 3:50 seconds left in the half to take a 10–7 halftime lead. Though trailing, the Knights played well and hung with the highly-ranked Huskies in the first half. However, Washington QB Jake Browning threw two second-half touchdown passes as Washington pulled away from the Scarlet Knights to win the game 30–14.[3] The loss left the Scarlet Knights with an 0–1 record.

Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 13 0 3 16
Scarlet Knights 6 7 0 0 13

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Scarlet Knights 7 27 17 14 65

at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 3 7 0 17
Cornhuskers 7 7 7 6 27

Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total
Buckeyes 7 28 7 14 56
Scarlet Knights 0 0 0 0 0

at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 14 7 7 35
Fighting Illini 3 7 0 14 24

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers 0 3 3 6 12
Scarlet Knights 7 0 7 0 14

at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 0 7 7 0 14
Wolverines 0 21 7 7 35

Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total
Terrapins 7 7 10 0 24
Scarlet Knights 0 17 0 14 31

at Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 3 3 0 0 6
Nittany Lions 0 14 14 7 35

at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 0 0 0 0 0
Hoosiers 17 3 14 7 41

Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 13 3 3 21 40
Scarlet Knights 0 7 0 0 7

Roster and staff

2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Janarion Grant  Sr
WR 2 Ahmir Mitchell  Fr
WR 3 Jawuan Harris  So
RB 4 Trey Sneed So
WR 5 Damon Mitchell  Sr
WR 6 Mohamed Jabbie  Fr
RB 7 Robert Martin Sr
RB 8 Josh Hicks Sr
QB 9 Kyle Bolin  Sr
WR 10 Everett Wormley Fr
QB 11 Johnathan Lewis Fr
QB 12 Zach Allen  Sr
TE 12 Myles Nash  Sr
RB 13 Gus Edwards  Sr
QB 14 Rob Nittolo  Jr
WR 15 Shameen Jones Fr
WR 16 Tommy Wyatt  Fr
QB 17 Giovanni Rescigno  Jr
WR 18 Bo Melton Fr
QB 19 Tom Flacco Jr
RB 20 Elijah Barnwell Fr
WR 23 Dacoven Bailey Fr
RB 24 Charles Snorweah  So
RB 25 Raheem Blackshear Fr
RB 27 McDerby Ceneus  Jr
RB 28 Aslan Pugh  Fr
RB 38 Jim Brady  Fr
WR 38 Nyshere Woodson Fr
RB 40 Brendan Devera Fr
RB 44 Max Anthony  So
OL 50 Owen Bowles Fr
OL 51 Jamaal Beaty Fr
OL 54 Kamaal Seymour  So
OL 55 Michael Maietti  Fr
OL 56 Micah Clark Fr
OL 57 Zach Miseo Fr
OL 58 Charles Zarzecki Fr
OL 60 Dorian Miller  Sr
OL 61 Mike Lonsdorf  Fr
OL 63 Jim Onulak  Fr
OL 64 Skiy Pyrame  So
OL 65 Tariq Cole  Jr
OL 66 Nick Krimin  Fr
OL 71 Marcus Applefield  Jr
OL 72 Manny Taylor  So
OL 73 Jonah Jackson  So
OL 74 Sam Howson  Fr
OL 75 Zach Venesky  So
OL 77 Sam Vretman Fr
OL 79 Zack Heeman  Jr
WR 80 Nixon Provillon  Sr
WR 81 Tyler Hayek Fr
WR 82 Hunter Hayek Fr
WR 83 Rashad Blunt  So
WR 84 Cole Murphy Jr
TE 86 Nakia Griffin-Stewart  So
WR 87 Prince Taylor  Fr
TE 88 Jerome Washington Jr
TE 89 Travis Vokolek Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 2 Kiy Hester  Jr
LB 3 Olakunle Fatukasi Fr
DB 4 Trey Avery  Fr
LB 6 Deonte Roberts Jr
DL 7 Elorm Lumor  Fr
LB 8 Tyshon Fogg Fr
DB 9 Saquan Hampton  Jr
DB 10 Blessuan Austin Jr
DB 11 Isaiah Wharton  Jr
DL 14 Solomon Manning  Fr
LB 15 Trevor Morris Jr
DB 16 Jelani Garvin So
DB 17 K. J. Gray So
LB 21 Ross Douglas  Sr
DB 22 Damon Hayes So
DB 24 Naijee Jones Fr
LB 25 Syhiem Simmons Fr
LB 26 C. J. Onyechi Fr
DB 27 Kobe Marfo Jr
DB 29 Lawrence Stevens  Fr
DB 31 Edwin Lopez Fr
DB 32 Rani Abdulaziz Fr
DB 33 Tim Barrow Fr
DB 34 Parker Day Fr
LB 35 Eric Margolis  Jr
LB 36 T. J. Taylor  Sr
DB 37 Zane Campbell  Sr
LB 44 Tyreek Maddox-Williams So
DB 46 Davante McDuffie Sr
LB 49 Brandon Russell  Jr
DL 50 Julius Turner  Fr
DL 51 Sebastian Joseph-Day  Sr
DL 53 Brendan Bordner Fr
LB 55 Austin Rosa  So
LB 56 Rashawn Battle  Fr
DL 57 Joahne Duggan Fr
DL 58 Kemoko Turay  Sr
DL 59 Darnell Davis  Sr
DL 91 Tijuan Mason Fr
DL 92 Eric Wiafe  Jr
DL 93 Jason Griggs  Fr
DL 95 Jon Bateky Jr
DL 96 Willington Previlon  So
DL 97 Mike Tverdov Fr
DL 98 Jimmy Hogan  Jr
DL 99 Kevin Wilkins  Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 47 Bill Taylor Fr
LS 62 Matthew Sportelli  Fr
LS 85 Alan Lucy Sr
P 94 Michael Cintron  Jr
K 95 Justin Davidovicz Fr
P 96 Ryan Anderson  Sr
PK 97 Andrew Harte  Sr
PK 98 David Bonagura  Sr
P 99 Gavin Haggerty  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jerry Kill (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
  • Jay Nieman (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)
  • Vince Okruch (Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends)
  • A. J. Blazek (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line)
  • Shane Burnham (Defensive Line)
  • Bill Busch (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs)
  • Henry Baker (Cornerbacks)
  • Lester Erb (Running Backs)
  • Jafar Williams (Wide Receivers)
  • Kenny Parker (Head Strength and Conditioning)
  • Mason Judd (Defensive Assistant)
  • David Galante (Offensive Assistant)
  • Mark Rosenbaum (Offensive Assistant)
  • Anthony Van Curen (Defensive Assistant)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 17, 2017

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Kemoko TurayDE252Indianapolis Colts
Sebastian JosephDT6195Los Angeles Rams

References

  1. "Big Ten Conference Announces 2016-2017 Football Schedules" (Press release). Rutgers University Department of Athletics. July 11, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. "2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  3. "Washington vs. Rutgers - Game Recap - September 1, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
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