2025 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2025 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kirk Ciarrocca (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Robb Smith (4th season) Zach Sparber (1st season)
Home stadium	SHI Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Illinois		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 23 Indiana		0	–	0					1	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0					1	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 15 Michigan		0	–	0					1	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0					1	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0					1	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 1 Ohio State		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 6 Oregon		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 2 Penn State		0	–	0					1	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0					1	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0					1	–	0
USC		0	–	0					1	–	0
Washington		0	–	0					1	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0					1	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0					0	–	1
UCLA		0	–	0					0	–	1
Championship: December 6, 2025
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of September 3, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team will represent Rutgers University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights are led by 17th-year head coach Greg Schiano and play home games at SHI Stadium located in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:00 p.m.	Ohio *	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 34–31	46,907
September 6	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH) *	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	Peacock
September 13	3:30 p.m.	Norfolk State *	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN
September 19	8:00 p.m.	Iowa	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	FOX
September 27		at Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN
October 10	9:00 p.m.	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FS1
October 18	6:30/7:00 p.m.	Oregon	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
October 25	12:00 p.m.	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN
November 1		at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL
November 8		Maryland	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
November 22		at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH
November 29		Penn State	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

vs Ohio

See also: 2025 Ohio Bobcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Rutgers -15.5	53.5 [3]

Ohio Bobcats (0–0) vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	10	14	0	31
Scarlet Knights	7	24	0	3	34

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 77°F (25°C)
• Game attendance: 46,907
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV announcers (BTN): Jason Horowitz, Brock Vereen and Caroline Hendershot

Game information

First quarter (9:52) RUTG - Antwan Raymond 14-yd run (Jai Patel kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:08; Rutgers 7-0) (4:58) OHIO - Mason Williams 4-yd pass from Parker Navarro (David Dellenbach kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:54; TIED 7-7) Second quarter (14:52) RUTG - Jai Patel 23-yd field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:01; Rutgers 10-7) (13:52) RUTG - DT Sheffield 54-yd pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Jai Patel kick) (Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:07; Rutgers 17-7) (8:34) OHIO - Jake Bruno 14-yd pass from Parker Navarro (David Dellenbach kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:18; Rutgers 17-14) (5:20) RUTG - KJ Duff 6-yd pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Jai Patel kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:14; Rutgers 24-14) (3:22) RUTG - Cam Miller 0-yd punt return (Jai Patel kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 87 yards, 1:55; Rutgers 31-14) (0:08) OHIO - David Dellenbach 30-yd field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 3:14; Rutgers 31-17) Third quarter (11:10) OHIO - Parker Navarro 17-yd run (David Dellenbach kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:50; Rutgers 31-24) (4:07) OHIO - Jake Bruno 13-yd pass from Parker Navarro (David Dellenbach kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 3:38; TIED 31-31) Fourth quarter (11:11) RUTG - Jai Patel 26-yd field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 7:56; Rutgers 34-31)

Statistics	OHIO	RUTG
First downs	24	24
Plays–yards	62-440	59-399
Rushes–yards	31-201	36-147
Passing yards	239	252
Passing: comp–att–int	21-31-0	18-23-0
Time of possession	28:15	31:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio	Passing	Parker Navarro	21/31, 239 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Parker Navarro	9 rushes, 93 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chase Hendricks	9 receptions, 115 yards
Rutgers	Passing	Athan Kaliakmanis	18/23, 252 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Antwan Raymond	14 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ian Strong	7 receptions, 100 yards

vs Miami (OH)

See also: 2025 Miami RedHawks football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Miami RedHawks (0–1) vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
RedHawks			0
Scarlet Knights			0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (Peacock):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	M-OH	RUTG
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Norfolk State (FCS)

See also: 2025 Norfolk State Spartans football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Norfolk State Spartans (FCS) (0–0) vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Spartans (FCS)			0
Scarlet Knights			0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (BTN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NORF	RUTG
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Norfolk State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Iowa

See also: 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hawkeyes			0
Scarlet Knights			0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

• Date: September 19
• Game time: 8:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (FOX):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IOWA	RUTG
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Minnesota

See also: 2025 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Scarlet Knights			0
Golden Gophers			0

at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: September 27
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	RUTG	MINN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Minnesota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Washington

See also: 2025 Washington Huskies football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) at Washington Huskies (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Scarlet Knights			0
Huskies			0

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

• Date: October 10
• Game time: 9:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (FS1):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	RUTG	WASH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Oregon

See also: 2025 Oregon Ducks football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Oregon Ducks (0–0) vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Ducks			0
Scarlet Knights			0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 6:30/7:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ORE	RUTG
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Purdue

See also: 2025 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Scarlet Knights			0
Boilermakers			0

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	RUTG	PUR
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Illinois

See also: 2025 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) at Illinois Fighting Illini (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Scarlet Knights			0
Fighting Illini			0

at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois

• Date: November 1
• Game time:  
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• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	RUTG	ILL
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Maryland

See also: 2025 Maryland Terrapins football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Maryland Terrapins (0–0) vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Terrapins			0
Scarlet Knights			0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

• Date: November 8
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MD	RUTG
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maryland	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Ohio State

See also: 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) at Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Scarlet Knights			0
Buckeyes			0

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

• Date: November 22
• Game time:  
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• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	RUTG	OSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Penn State

See also: 2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Nittany Lions			0
Scarlet Knights			0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

• Date: November 29
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PSU	RUTG
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

2025 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 DT Sheffield Sr WR 1 Famah Toure Jr WR 2 Ben Black So RB 3 Antwan Raymond So WR 4 Jourdin Houston Fr RB 5 CJ Campbell Jr. Sr QB 6 Sean Ashenfelder Fr WR 7 Dylan Braithwaite Jr WR 8 K. J. Duff So WR 9 Ian Strong Jr QB 10 A. J. Surace So TE 11 Logan Blake Jr TE 12 Kenny Fletcher Sr WR 13 Vernon Allen III Fr WR 14 Sah'nye Degraffenreidt Fr QB 16 Athan Kaliakmanis Sr QB 17 Rocco Rainone So TE 18 Colin Weber Sr RB 20 Ja'Shon Benjamin Jr RB 23 Edd Guerrier So TE 24 Ben Rothhaar Fr WR 25 Trent Osborn So RB 26 Terrell Mitchell Fr RB 27 Samuel Brown V Sr RB 30 Jordan Smikle Sr RB 41 Jordan Kinsler Sr OL 51 Raymond Giacobbe So OL 53 Hank Zilinskas Jr OL 54 Taj White Sr OL 55 Nick Oliveira Jr OL 56 Tyler Needham Sr OL 58 Carter Kadow So OL 59 Gus Zilinskas Sr OL 61 Emir Stinette Sr OL 65 Bryan Felter Sr OL 67 Chris Vigna Fr OL 69 Kwabena Asamoah Sr OL 70 N-Kye Wynn Fr OL 71 John Stone Jr OL 72 Jayden Elijah Fr OL 73 Terrence Salami Sr OL 75 Raynor Andrews So OL 76 Dantae Chin Sr OL 77 Kenny Jones So WR 80 Michael Thomas III Fr TE 82 Jackson Gister So WR 83 Dino Kaliakmanis Sr WR 85 Ben Rosenblatt Jr TE 86 Liam Kilcomons So TE 87 Monte Keener So TE 88 Mike Higgins Sr TE 89 Victor Konopka Sr WR Dane Pardridge  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 Doug Blue-Eli Sr LB 2 Moses Walker Sr DB 3 Bo Mascoe Jr LB 4 Sam Robinson So DB 5 Kaj Sanders So LB 6 Abram Wright Jr DB 7 Cam Miller Sr DL 8 Jordan Walker Sr DB 9 Jett Elad Sr DB 10 Jacobie Henderson Sr DB 11 Steven Murray Fr DB 12 Renick Dorilas Fr LB 13 DJ McClary Fr DL 14 Jordan Thompson Sr DB 15 Zilan Williams Sr DB 16 Jesse Ofurie Jr LB 17 M. J. Johnson So DL 18 Canaan Edwards Fr DB 19 Davoun Fuse Jr DB 21 Al-Shadee Salaam Sr DB 22 Michael Clayton Fr LB 23 Isaiah Deloatch Fr DB 24 Kevin Levy So DB 25 D. K. Gilley So DB 26 Isaiah Crumpler So DB 27 Sage Clawges Jr LB 28 Dariel Djabome Sr DB 29 Sebastian Jusma Sr DL 30 Elijah King So DB 31 Michael Robinson II Sr LB 33 John Insinga Fr DB 34 Noah Shaw So LB 37 Talibi Kaba Fr DB 38 Timmy Ward Sr DL 42 D. J. Allen Sr DB 45 Shawn Purcell Jr LB 46 Sam Pilof So DL 48 Raedyn Bruens Fr LB 49 Evan Ward Sr DL 55 Zaire Angoy Sr DL 56 Sean Cooper Sr LB 59 Liam Gilmore So DL 88 Jyon Simon Fr DL 90 Farell Gnago So DL 91 Djibril Abdou Rahman Jr DL 92 Darold DeNgohe Jr DL 94 Bradley Weaver Sr DL 95 Henry Hughes Jr. Sr DL 96 Keshon Griffin Sr DL 97 Anthony Morales So DL 98 Braxton Kyle Fr DL 99 Eric O'Neill Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 29 Dane Pizzaro So K 44 Jai Patel Sr LS 46 Sammy El Hadidi Sr K 93 Jack Scullion So P 94 Jakob Anderson So K 97 Riley McCann Jr LS 99 Michael O'Connor Sr	Head coach Greg Schiano Coordinators/assistant coaches Kirk Ciarrocca – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Robb Smith – Co-defensive coordinator Zach Sparber – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Colin Ferrell – Defense linemen Julian Campenni – Defensive ends Vic Hall – Safeties David Rowe – Cornerbacks Charlie Noonan – Defensive tackles Dave Brock – Wide receivers Damiere Shaw – Running backs Pat Flaherty – Offensive linemen Scott Vallone – Tight ends Spencer Brown – Director, sports performance Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 08/06/25

References

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