2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|year=2014

|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights

|sport=football

|image=Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo.svg

|conference=Big Ten Conference

|division= East Division

|short_conf=Big Ten

|record=8–5

|conf_record=3–5

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|BCSRank=

|head_coach=Kyle Flood

|hc_year= 3rd

|off_coach=Ralph Friedgen

|oc_year=1st

|def_coach=Joe Rossi

|dc_year=1st

|off_scheme= Pro-style

|def_scheme=4–3

|stadium=High Point Solutions Stadium

|champion= Lambert-Meadowlands champion
Quick Lane Bowl champion

|bowl=Quick Lane Bowl

|bowl_result= W 40–21 vs. North Carolina

}}

The 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights played their home games at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey in their inaugural year as a member of the Big Ten Conference,{{cite web |title=Rutgers Joins the Big Ten, Leaving Big East Behind|first=Ralph D.|last=Russo|url=https://news.yahoo.com/rutgers-joins-big-ten-leaving-big-east-behind-192059572--spt.html|work=Yahoo!|publisher=Associated Press|date=November 21, 2012|access-date=June 17, 2014}} having played the previous year in the American Athletic Conference. They were led by third year head coach Kyle Flood. They finished the season 8–5, 3–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl where they defeated North Carolina.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Rutgers	Alma Mater
class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%;"
Kyle Flood	Head coach	align=center\| 9	Iona College (1992)
Norries Wilson	Associate Head Coach/Running Backs	align=center\| 3	Minnesota (1989)
Ralph Friedgen	Offensive Coordinator	align=center\| 0	Maryland
Joe Rossi	Defensive Coordinator	align=center\| 3	Allegheny College (2000)
Ben McDaniels	Wide Receivers	align=center\| 0	Kent State (2003)
Anthony Campanile	Tight Ends	align=center\| 3	Rutgers (2004)
Mitch Browning	Offensive Line	align=center\| 0	Capital University (1979)
Jim Panagos	Defensive Line	align=center\| 3	Maryland (1992)
Darrell Wilson	Defensive Backs	align=center\| 2	Connecticut (1981)
Charlie Noonan	Defensive Line Assistant	align=center\| 1	Rutgers (2010)
Sam Williams	Offensive Line Assistant	align=center\| 1	Shepherd (2008)
Jeremy Cole	Strength and Conditioning/Assistant AD	align=center\| 8	University of Findlay (2005)

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2014

| poll = Coaches'

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 28

| time = 10:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Washington State

| site_stadium = CenturyLink Field

| site_cityst = Seattle, WA

| tv = FS1

| score = 41–38

| attend = 30,927

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 6

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Howard

| site_stadium = High Point Solutions Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN

| score = 38–25

| attend = 48,040

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 13

| time = 8:00 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = Penn State

| site_stadium = High Point Solutions Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN

| score = 10–13

| attend = 53,774

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Navy

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 31–24

| attend = 33,655

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = High Point Solutions Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = ESPNews

| score = 31–6

| attend = 48,361

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Michigan

| site_stadium = High Point Solutions Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN

| score = 26–24

| attend = 53,327

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Ohio State

| opprank = 13

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| tv = ABC/ESPN2

| score = 17–56

| attend = 106,795

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Nebraska

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 24–42

| attend = 91,088

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Wisconsin

| site_stadium = High Point Solutions Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = ESPN

| score = 0–37

| attend = 52,797

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = High Point Solutions Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN

| score = 45–23

| attend = 47,492

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Michigan State

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| tv = BTN

| score = 3–45

| attend = 70,902

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 29

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Maryland

| site_stadium = Byrd Stadium

| site_cityst = College Park, MD

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 41–38

| attend = 36,673

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 26

| time = 4:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = North Carolina

| gamename = Quick Lane Bowl

| site_stadium = Ford Field

| site_cityst = Detroit, MI

| tv = ESPN

| score = 40–21

| attend = 23,876

}}

Game summaries

|R4=10

|Home=Terrapins

|H1=7

|H2=28

|H3=3

|H4=0

}}

Rutgers had the biggest comeback in school history, being down 35-10 towards the end of the first half.{{cite web |title=What We Learned in the Big Ten: Week 14|first=Dan|last=Murphy|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/111845/what-we-learned-in-the-big-ten-week-14-4|work=ESPN|date=November 29, 2014|access-date=December 9, 2014}}