2020 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

2020 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East Division
Record	3–6 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Sean Gleeson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Robb Smith (2nd season)
Home stadium	SHI Stadium
Uniform

Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
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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 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.

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]

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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 24	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	W 38–27	0
October 31	3:30 p.m.	No. 17 Indiana	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	FS1	L 21–37	0
November 7	7:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 27–49	1,275
November 14	1:00 p.m.	Illinois	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 20–23	0
November 21	7:30 p.m.	Michigan	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 42–48^3OT	0
November 28	4:00 p.m.	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	FS1	W 37–30	728
December 5	12:00 p.m.	Penn State	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	FS1	L 7–23	0
December 12	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	W 27–24^OT	0
December 18	7:30 p.m.	Nebraska	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 21–28	0
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster and Coaches

2020 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`0`	Noah Vedral	Jr
RB	`1`	Isiah 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.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	Name	Class
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

Greg Schiano

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Augie Hoffmann (Running Backs)
Sean Gleeson (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
Jim Panagos (Defensive Line)*
Charlie Noonan (Interim Defensive Line)*
Robb Smith (Defensive Coordinator)
Andrew Aurich (Offensive Line)
Tiquan Underwood (Wide Receivers)
Bob Fraser (Linebackers)
Nunzio Campanile (Tight Ends)
Adam Scheier (Special Teams Coordinator)
Fran Brown (Secondary)
Jamaal Westerman (Defensive Graduate Assistant)
Damaso Munoz (Defensive Assistant)
Ross Douglas (Defensive Graduate Assistant)

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

^ Stevens, Matthew. "Big Ten To Play A "Championship Weekend" 9th Game Of 2020 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
^ "Big Ten Statement on 2020-21 Fall Season". bigten.org. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
^ "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.
^ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
^ "2020 Rutgers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
^ "Rutgers DL coach Jim Panagos out for season". ScarletNation.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020.

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