2020 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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2020 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record0-0 (0-0 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
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
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.

The 2020 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team will represent Rutgers University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights will play their home games at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey and compete as members of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. They will be led by twelfth-year head coach Greg Schiano, in the first season of his second stint.

Previous season

Main article: 2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5 Monmouth*
September 12 Syracuse*
  • SHI Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
September 19 at Temple*
September 26 at Ohio State
October 3 Illinois
  • SHI Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
October 10 at Purdue
October 17 Indiana
  • SHI Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
October 24 Nebraska
  • SHI Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
October 31 at Maryland
November 14 Michigan
  • SHI Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
November 21 at Michigan State
November 28 Penn State
  • SHI Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ

[2]

Coaching Staff

Name Position Consecutive season at
Rutgers in current position 		Total years coaching at Rutgers
Greg Schiano Head coach 1st 13th
Augie Hoffmann Running backs 1st 1st
Sean Gleeson Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks 1st 1st
Jim Panagos Defensive line 1st 5th
Robb Smith Defensive coordinator 1st 5th
Andrew Aurich Offensive line 1st 3rd
Tiquan Underwood Wide receivers 1st 1st
Bob Fraser Linebackers 1st 11th
Nunzio Campanile Tight ends 2nd 3rd
Adam Scheier Special team coordinator 1st 1st
Fran Brown Secondary 1st 1st
Reference:[3]

References

  1. ^ Stevens, Matthew. "Big Ten To Play A "Championship Weekend" 9th Game Of 2020 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Rutgers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Football Coaches". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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