2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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, 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.

2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Lambert-Meadowlands champion
Quick Lane Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–5 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style offense
Defensive coordinatorJoe Rossi (1st season)
Home stadiumHigh Point Solutions Stadium
2014 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 1 Ohio State x$#^  8 0   14 1  
No. T–5 Michigan State  7 1   11 2  
Maryland  4 4   7 6  
Rutgers  3 5   8 5  
Michigan  3 5   5 7  
Penn State  2 6   7 6  
Indiana  1 7   4 8  
West Division
No. 13 Wisconsin x  7 1   11 3  
Minnesota  5 3   8 5  
Nebraska  5 3   9 4  
Iowa  4 4   7 6  
Illinois  3 5   6 7  
Northwestern  3 5   5 7  
Purdue  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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