2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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2015 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 6 Michigan State xy$^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 4 Ohio State x		7	–	1					12	–	1
No. 12 Michigan		6	–	2					10	–	3
Penn State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Indiana		2	–	6					6	–	7
Rutgers		1	–	7					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
No. 9 Iowa xy		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 23 Northwestern		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 21 Wisconsin		6	–	2					10	–	3
Nebraska		3	–	5					6	–	7
Minnesota		2	–	6					6	–	7
Illinois		2	–	6					5	–	7
Purdue		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team will represent Rutgers University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It will be the Scarlet Knights' second season as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and second as a member of the East Division. The team will be led by Kyle Flood, in his fourth year as head coach, and will play its home games at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Previous season

The 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team finished the regular season 7–5, with a highlight win against Michigan for the team's first Big Ten Conference win. After defeating Indiana the Scarlet Knights become bowl eligible and were invited to play in the Quick Lane Bowl against North Carolina of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Rutgers defeated the Tar Heels in Detroit, Michigan 40–21 finishing their 2014 Season at 8–5.

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Rutgers	Alma Mater
Kyle Flood	Head coach	10	Iona College (1992)
Ben McDaniels	Offensive Coordinator	1 (first as OC)	Kent State (2003)
Norries Wilson	Running Backs/Associate Head Coach	4	Minnesota (1989)
Joe Rossi	Defensive Coordinator	4	Allegheny College (2000)
Phil Galiano	Special Teams/Tight Ends	10	Shippensburg University (1999)
Anthony Campanile	Wide Receivers	4	Rutgers (2004)
Jim Panagos	Defensive Line	4	Maryland (1992)
Darrell Wilson	Defensive Backs	4	Connecticut (1981)
Jeremy Cole	Strength and Conditioning/Assistant AD	9	University of Findlay (2005)

Schedule

Rutgers announced their 2015 football schedule on June 3, 2013. The 2015 schedule consist of 6 home, 5 away, and 1 neutral site games in the regular season. The Scarlet Knights will host Big Ten foes Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Nebraska and will travel to Indiana, Michigan, Penn State, and Wisconsin.

The Scarlet Knights will host three of their four non conference games against Kansas, Norfolk State and Washington State. Rutgers will match up against Army on November 21 at Michie Stadium at West Point.

September 5Norfolk State*

• High Point Solutions Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

  September 12Washington State*

• High Point Solutions Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

  September 19at Penn State

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

BTN   September 26Kansas*

• High Point Solutions Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

  October 10Michigan State

• High Point Solutions Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

BTN   October 17at Indiana

• Memorial Stadium
• Bloomington, IN

  October 248:00 PMOhio State

• High Point Solutions Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

ABC   October 31at Wisconsin

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

  November 7at Michigan

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

  November 14Nebraska

• High Point Solutions Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

  November 2112:00 or 3:30 PMat Army*

• Michie Stadium
• West Point, NY

CBSSN   November 28Maryland

• High Point Solutions Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

 

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