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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

Coaching Changes

2014 Offensive Coordinator Ralph Friedgen relinquished his position as offensive coordinator due to age and stayed on as a special assistant to the head coach.[1]

Ben McDaniels, 2014 wide receiver coach and brother of former Denver Broncos head coach and current New England Patriots Offensive Coordinator Josh McDaniels, was promoted to Offensive Coordinator.

2014 graduate assistant and former Rutgers defensive lineman Charlie Noonan was hired as defensive line coach at Holy Cross.[2]

Graduate assistant Sam Williams' two years of graduate assistant-ship expired and was hired by Penn State working with special teams and recruiting quality control.[3]

2014 Graduate assistant and former Rutgers quarterback Mike Teel was hired by his alma mater Don Bosco Preparatory High School as Offensive Coordinator[4]

2015 Staff

Name Position Seasons at
Rutgers
Alma Mater
Kyle Flood Head coach 10 Iona College (1992)
Norries Wilson Running Backs/Associate Head Coach 4 Minnesota (1989)
Ben McDaniels Offensive Coordinator 1 (first as OC) Kent State (2003)
Joe Rossi Defensive Coordinator 4 Allegheny College (2000)
Phil Galiano Special Teams/Tight Ends 10 Shippensburg University (1999)
Mitch Browning Offensive Line 1 Capital University (1979)
Anthony Campanile Wide Receivers 4 Rutgers (2004)
Jim Panagos Defensive Line 4 Maryland (1992)
Bob Fraser Linebackers 5 Allegheny College
Darrell Wilson Defensive Backs 4 Connecticut (1981)
Jeremy Cole Strength and Conditioning/Assistant AD 9 University of Findlay (2005)
Rocco Dimeco Offensive Assistant 1 Norwich University
Scott Vallone Defensive Assistant 0 Rutgers (2012)
Sean Barowski Graduate Assistant 0 Rutgers (2015)
Ralph Friedgen Special Assistant to the Head Coach 1 Maryland

Schedule

Rutgers announced their 2015 football schedule on June 3, 2013. The 2015 schedule consist of 7 home, and 5 away 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.[5]

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*

  September 12Washington State*

  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ

  September 19at Penn State

BTN   September 2612:00 PMKansas*dagger

  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ

  October 10Michigan State

  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ

BTN   October 173:30 PMat Indiana

  October 248:00 PMOhio State

  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ

ABC/ESPN/ESPN2   October 31at Wisconsin

  November 7at Michigan

  November 14Nebraska

  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ

  November 2112:00 PMat Army*

CBSSN   November 28Maryland

  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ

 

Template:CFB Schedule End

Schedule Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ "Ralph Friedgen stays with Rutgers football as special advisor". Ryan Dunleavy. myCentralJersey. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Rutgers graduate assistant Charlie Noonan named Holy Cross' defensive line coach". Dan Duggan. Advance Media. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Rutgers graduate assistant Sam Williams lands job on Penn State staff". Dan Duggan. Advance Media. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "Rutgers graduate assistant Sam Williams lands job on Penn State staff". Patrick Lanni. Advance Media. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  5. ^ "Rutgers' 2015 Big Ten Schedule Announced" (Press release). Rutgers Athletics. June 3, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 15, 2015.