2018 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 1–11 (0–9 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | John McNulty (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Power spread |
Defensive coordinator | Jay Niemann (3rd season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Home stadium | HighPoint.com Stadium |
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No. 3 Ohio State xy$ | 8 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Michigan x | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Penn State | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 21 Northwestern xy | 8 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Iowa | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Ohio State 45, Northwestern 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights played their home games at HighPoint.com Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey and competed as members of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Chris Ash.
Rutgers began the year with a 35–7 victory over Texas State, but things quickly turned south for the team. After a blowout loss to Ohio State in Rutgers' conference opener, the team traveled to play Kansas, who had lost 39 of their previous 42 games against FBS opponents. [1] Rutgers lost in a blowout, 55–14. The next week, the team was blown out 42–13 by Buffalo of the Mid-American Conference. In the remainder of conference play, the Scarlet Knights were mostly outmatched, losing the rest of their games, despite holding fourth quarter leads in games against Northwestern and Michigan State. [2] [3] Rutgers' final record of 1–11 matched the previous school record for losses in a season with their 1–11 2002 team and 0–11 1997 team. [4]
Freshman quarterback Artur Sitowski led the team in passing, finishing with 1,158 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 18 interceptions. Sophomore running back Raheem Blacksheer led the team in both rushing and receiving yards, and had 953 yards from scrimmage on the year. [5] On defense, senior linebacker Trevor Morris finished in sixth in the conference with 105 total tackles. He concluded his career in ninth on the school's all-time leaderboard for total tackles. [6]
The Scarlet Knights signed a total of 21 recruits.
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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John Mackey Award [7] | Jerome Washington | TE | SR |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Texas State * | BTN | W 35–7 | 40,124 | |
September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Ohio State | BTN | L 3–52 | 93,057 | |
September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kansas * | FSN | L 14–55 | 28,044 | |
September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo * |
| BTN | L 13–42 | 34,574 |
September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Indiana |
| BTN | L 17–24 | 32,056 |
October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Illinois |
| BTN | L 17–38 | 36,702 |
October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maryland | BTN | L 7–34 | 32,995 | |
October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwestern |
| BTN | L 15–18 | 32,514 |
November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin | BTN | L 17–31 | 74,379 | |
November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 4 Michigan |
| BTN | L 7–42 | 43,786 |
November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 16 Penn State |
| BTN | L 7–20 | 44,840 |
November 24 | 4:00 p.m. | at Michigan State | FOX | L 10–14 | 64,951 | |
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Offense
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Roster |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Scarlet Knights | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Scarlet Knights | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
No. 4 Buckeyes | 14 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Scarlet Knights | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Jayhawks | 17 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 55 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulls | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
Scarlet Knights | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hoosiers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Scarlet Knights | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Fighting Illini | 10 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
Scarlet Knights | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Scarlet Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Terrapins | 10 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
Scarlet Knights | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Scarlet Knights | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
Badgers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 4 Wolverines | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Scarlet Knights | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 16 Nittany Lions | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Scarlet Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Scarlet Knights | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Spartans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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6 | 177 | Saquan Hampton | S | New Orleans Saints |
6 | 196 | Blessuan Austin | CB | New York Jets |
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