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
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
2020 record3–6 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Greg Schiano (1st season of stint, 12th season as head coach, 13th overall season)
Offensive coordinatorSean Gleeson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRobb Smith (1st of stint, 2nd season as DC, 5th overall season)
Home stadiumSHI 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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
October 24 Noon at Michigan State BTN W 38–27
October 31 3:30 p.m. No. 17 Indiana FS1 L 21–37
November 7 7:30 p.m. at No. 3 Ohio State 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 42–483OT
November 28 4:00 p.m. at Purdue FS1 W 37–30
December 5 Noon Penn State
  • SHI Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
FS1 L 7–23
December 12 Noon at Maryland BTN W 27–24OT
December 18 7:30 p.m. Nebraska
  • SHI Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BTN L 21–28

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    Roster and Coaches

    2020 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos.#NameClass
    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.#NameClass
    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.#NameClass
    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
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    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.
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