2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Gator Bowl, L 10–38 vs. Wake Forest
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East Division
Record	5–8 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Sean Gleeson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Robb Smith (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	SHI Stadium

2021 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 6 Ohio State x		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 9 Michigan State		7	–	2					11	–	2
Penn State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Maryland		3	–	6					7	–	6
Rutgers		2	–	7					5	–	8
Indiana		0	–	9					2	–	10
West Division
No. 23 Iowa xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
Minnesota		6	–	3					9	–	4
Wisconsin		6	–	3					9	–	4
Purdue		6	–	3					9	–	4
Illinois		4	–	5					5	–	7
Nebraska		1	–	8					3	–	9
Northwestern		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Michigan 42, Iowa 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University during the 2021 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 13th-year head coach Greg Schiano, in the second season of his second stint with Rutgers.

While the team finished their season with a 5–7 record, they were invited to play Wake Forest in the Gator Bowl after Texas A&M withdrew.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 p.m.	Temple*	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 61–14	52,519
September 11	2:00 p.m.	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 17–7	31,941
September 18	3:30 p.m.	No. 6 (FCS) Delaware*	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 45–13	40,129
September 25	3:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 13–20	106,943
October 2	3:30 p.m.	No. 11 Ohio State	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 13–52	51,006
October 9	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 Michigan State	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 13–31	41,117
October 16	12:00 p.m.	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	L 7–21	30,218
October 30	12:00 p.m.	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	W 20–14	36,942
November 6	3:30 p.m.	No. 21 Wisconsin	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 3–52	40,280
November 13	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 38–3	40,171
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	L 0–28	106,038
November 27	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 16–40	42,729
December 31	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 17 Wake Forest*	TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ESPN	L 10–38	28,508
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster and Coaches

2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 0 Noah Vedral  Sr RB 1 Isiah Pacheco Sr WR 2 Aron Cruickshank Sr QB 3 Evan Simon Fr RB 4 Aaron Young Jr TE 5 Jovani Haskins  Sr WR 6 Christian Dremel  So WR 7 Shameen Jones  Sr RB 8 Jamier Wright-Collins  Fr QB 9 Gavin Wimsatt Fr TE 10 Matt Alaimo  Jr WR 11 Don Munnerlyn Fr WR 12 Brandon Sanders Sr TE 13 Zukudo Igwenagu  So WR 14 Isaiah Washington So QB 15 Cole Snyder So QB 17 Gavin Rupp Fr WR 18 Bo Melton Sr QB 19 Austin Albericci  Jr QB 21 Johnny Langan  Jr RB 23 Kyle Monangai Fr RB 26 Al-Shadee Salaam Fr WR 28 Nasir Montgomery Fr RB 33 Parker Day  Sr RB 39 Nyjon Freeman Fr RB 41 Jordan Kinsler Fr TE 45 Brandon Myers  Jr OL 50 C. J. Hanson  So OL 51 Troy Rainey Fr OL 53 Tunde Fatukasi Fr OL 54 Cedrice Paillant Jr OL 55 Kamar Missouri Fr OL 56 Tyler Needham Fr OL 57 Ireland Brown So OL 58 David Nwaogwugwu Jr OL 59 Gus Zilinskas Fr OL 60 Moses Gbagbe-Sowah Fr OL 65 Bryan Felter Fr OL 66 Nick Krimin  Sr OL 67 Kevin Schaeffer Fr OL 69 Brendan Bordner  Sr OL 70 Reggie Sutton  Jr OL 71 Raiqwon O'Neal  Jr OL 72 Hollin Pierce Fr OL 73 Terrence Salami Fr OL 74 Isaiah Wright Fr OL 75 Beau Lanzidelle Fr OL 76 Matt Rosso  Jr OL 77 Sam Vretman Sr OL 78 Kevin Toth Jr. Fr OL 79 Jason LaVigna So WR 80 Frederik Krebs Fr WR 81 Zach Goodale Fr TE 82 Myles Goddard Fr WR 83 Joshua Youngblood So WR 84 Ahmirr Robinson Fr WR 85 Jessie Parson III Fr TE 86 Cooper Heisey  So TE 87 Tahjay Moore Fr TE 88 Carnell Davis Fr TE 89 Victor Konopka Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 0 Christian Izien  Jr DB 2 Avery Young Jr LB 3 Olakunle Fatukasi Sr DB 4 Naijee Jones  Sr DB 5 Keesawn Abraham  Jr LB 6 Rashawn Battle  Sr DB 6 Christian Braswell Jr DB 7 Robert Longerbeam  Fr LB 8 Tyshon Fogg Sr LB 9 Tyreek Maddox-Williams  Sr DL 10 Shawn Collins Fr LB 11 Drew Singleton  Sr LB 12 Khayri Banton Fr DB 13 Chris Long Fr DL 14 Jordan Thompson Fr DB 15 Alijah Clark Fr DB 16 Max Melton Fr LB 17 Deion Jennings  Jr DB 18 Keenan Reid Sr DB 19 Calebe Silva  Sr DB 20 Elijuwan Mack Fr DB 21 Tre Avery  Sr LB 22 Tyreem Powell Fr DL 23 Wesley Bailey Fr DB 24 Patrice Rene  Sr DB 25 Shaquan Loyal Fr DL 26 C. J. Onyechi  Sr DB 27 Jameer Campbell Sr LB 28 Aslan Pugh  Sr DB 29 Lawrence Stevens  Sr LB 30 Chris Conti  So DB 31 Michael Robinson II Fr DB 32 John Guaimano  So LB 33 Andrew Vince Fr DB 34 Desmond Igbinosun Fr DB 35 Max Patterson Fr LB 35 Jonathan Pimentel  Jr DB 37 Joe Lusardi Fr LB 38 Austin Dean Fr DB 39 Amir Byrd  So DB 40 Adrian Taffe Fr DB 41 Todd Bowles Jr. Fr LB 43 Dami Awoyinfa Fr DL 44 Brian Ugwu  So DL 45 Jamree Kromah  Jr LB 46 Matt Gibney  So DL 48 Kyonte Hamilton Fr DL 50 Julius Turner  Sr DL 55 Zaire Angoy Fr DL 56 Sean Cooper Fr DL 57 Stanley Dennis II Fr LB 58 Mohamed Toure  So LB 59 Drew Bethke  So DL 69 Caleb Patterson Fr DL 71 Aaron Lewis Fr DL 88 Ifeanyi Maijeh  Sr DL 90 René Konga So DL 91 Cam'Ron Stewart Fr DL 92 Mayan Ahanotu  Jr DL 95 Henry Hughes Jr. Fr DL 96 Keshon Griffin Fr DL 97 Mike Tverdov  Sr DL 99 Ryan Keeler Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 1 Valentino Ambrosio Jr K 16 Michael O'Connor Fr LS 46 Brendan Shank  Jr LS 47 Billy Taylor Sr LS 49 Zack Taylor Fr P 94 Adam Korsak  Sr K 96 Guy Fava  So K 99 Eric Bernstein So	Head coach Greg Schiano Coordinators/assistant coaches Augie Hoffmann (running backs) Sean Gleeson (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Jim Panagos (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) Charlie Noonan (defensive assistant) Damaso Munoz (defensive assistant) John Perry (offensive analyst) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 2, 2020