2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo.svg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
2021 record5–7 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Greg Schiano (2nd season of stint, 13th season as head coach, 14th overall season season)
Offensive coordinatorSean Gleeson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRobb Smith (2nd of stint, 3rd season as DC, 6th overall season)
Home stadiumSHI Stadium
(capacity: 52,454)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Michigan xy$^   8 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 6 Ohio State x   8 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 10 Michigan State   7 – 2     10 – 2  
Penn State   4 – 5     7 – 5  
Maryland   3 – 6     6 – 6  
Rutgers   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Indiana   0 – 9     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 15 Iowa xy   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Minnesota   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Wisconsin   6 – 3     8 – 4  
Purdue   6 – 3     8 – 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
As of December 4, 2021; Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights 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 are 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.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 12:00 p.m. Temple*
BTN W 61–14 52,519
September 11 2:00 p.m. at Syracuse*
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
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*
 ESPN
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Roster and Coaches[]

2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 0 Noah Vedral Redshirt.svg Sr
RB 1 Isaih Pacheco Sr
WR 2 Aron Cruickshank Sr
QB 3 Gavin Wimsatt Fr
RB 4 Aaron Young Jr
WR 6 Christian Dremel Redshirt.svg So
WR 7 Shameen Jones Redshirt.svg Sr
RB 8 Jamier Wright-Collins Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 9 Monterio Hunt Sr
TE 10 Matt Alaimo Redshirt.svg Jr
WR 11 Shawn Munnerlyn Fr
TE 13 Jovani Haskins Redshirt.svg Sr
WR 14 Isaiah Washington So
QB 15 Cole Snyder So
WR 17 Jameer Campbell Sr
WR 18 Bo Melton Sr
QB 19 Austin Albericci Redshirt.svg Jr
QB 21 Johnny Langan Redshirt.svg Jr
WR 22 Max Patterson Fr
RB 23 Kyle Monangai Fr
RB 27 Piotr Partyla Fr
WR 28 Nasir Montgomery Fr
WR 32 John Guaimano Redshirt.svg So
RB 33 Parker Day Redshirt.svg Sr
RB 40 Joseph Hayford Sr
TE 45 Brandon Myers Redshirt.svg Jr
TE 48 Thomas Morgan Jr
OL 50 C. J. Hanson Redshirt.svg 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 58 David Nwaogwugwu Jr
OL 65 Bryan Felter Fr
OL 66 Nick Krimin Redshirt.svg Sr
OL 69 Brendan Bordner Redshirt.svg Sr
OL 70 Reggie Sutton Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 71 Raiqwon O'Neal Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 72 Hollin Pierce Fr
OL 74 Isaiah Wright Fr
OL 75 Beau Lanzidelle Fr
OL 76 Matt Rosso Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 77 Sam Vretman Sr
OL 79 Jason LaVigna So
WR 80 Frederik Krebs Fr
WR 82 Brayden Fox Fr
WR 83 Joshua Youngblood So
WR 84 Ahmirr Robinson Fr
WR 85 Jeesie Parson III Fr
TE 86 Cooper Heisey Redshirt.svg So
TE 87 Tahjay Moore Fr
TE 88 Carnell Davis Fr
TE 89 Victor Konopka Fr
DL 96 Keshon Griffin Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Christian Izien Redshirt.svg Jr
DB 2 Avery Young So
LB 3 Olakunle Fatukasi Sr
DB 4 Naijee Jones Redshirt.svg Sr
DB 5 Keesawn Abraham Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 6 Rashawn Battle Redshirt.svg Sr
DB 7 Robert Longerbeam Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 8 Tyshon Fogg Sr
LB 9 Tyreek Maddox-Williams Redshirt.svg Sr
LB 10 Zukudo Igwenagu Redshirt.svg So
LB 11 Drew Singleton Redshirt.svg Sr
LB 12 Khayri Banton Fr
DB 12 Peyton Powell So
DB 13 Chris Long Fr
DL 14 Jordan Thompson Fr
DB 15 Alijah Clark Fr
DB 16 Max Melton Fr
LB 17 Deion Jennings Redshirt.svg Jr
DB 18 Keenan Reid Sr
DB 19 Calebe Silva Redshirt.svg Sr
DB 20 Elijuwan Mack Fr
DB 21 Tre Avery Redshirt.svg Sr
DB 22 Tyreem Powell Fr
DL 23 Wesley Bailey Fr
DB 24 Patrice Rene Redshirt.svg Sr
DB 25 Shaquan Loyal Fr
DL 26 C. J. Onyechi Redshirt.svg Sr
LB 28 Aslan Pugh Redshirt.svg Sr
DB 29 Lawrence Stevens Redshirt.svg Sr
LB 30 Chris Conti Redshirt.svg So
DL 33 Andrew Vince Fr
LB 35 Jonathan Pimentel Redshirt.svg Jr
DB 36 Darius Gooden So
DB 37 Joe Lusardi Fr
DB 39 Amir Byrd Redshirt.svg So
DB 42 David Tarallo Fr
DB 43 Dami Awoyinfa Fr
DL 44 Brian Ugwu Redshirt.svg So
DL 45 Jamree Kromah Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 46 Matt Gibney Redshirt.svg So
DL 50 Julius Turner Redshirt.svg Sr
DL 57 Stanley Dennis II Fr
LB 58 Mohamed Toure Redshirt.svg So
DL 59 Drew Bethke Redshirt.svg So
DL 69 Caleb Patterson Fr
DL 71 Aaron Lewis Fr
DL 80 Shawn Collins Fr
DL 88 Ifeanyi Maijeh Redshirt.svg Sr
DL 90 René Konga So
DL 91 Tijaun Mason Redshirt.svg Sr
DL 92 Mayan Ahanotu Redshirt.svg Jr
DL 93 Ireland Burke So
DL 94 Kevin Schaeffer Fr
DL 95 Henry Hughes Jr. Fr
DL 97 Mike Tverdov Redshirt.svg Sr
DL 98 Robin Jutwreten Redshirt.svg Jr
DL 99 Ryan Keeler Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Valentino Ambrosio Jr
P 16 Zach Feagles Sr
LS 46 Brendan Shank Redshirt.svg Jr
LS 47 Billy Taylor Sr
LS 49 Zack Taylor Fr
P 94 Adam Korsak Redshirt.svg Sr
K 96 Guy Fava Redshirt.svg So


Head coach
  • Greg Schiano
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2020

Rankings[]

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

References[]

  1. ^ "Rutgers receives Gator Bowl bid". Chicago Sun-Times. AP. December 23, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Rutgers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
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