2026 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2026 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
2026 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (18th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kirk Ciarrocca (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Travis Johansen (1st season)
Home stadium	SHI Stadium
	Seasons ← 2025 2027 →

The 2026 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team will represent Rutgers University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights are led by 18th-year head coach Greg Schiano and play home games at SHI Stadium located in Piscataway, New Jersey.

2026 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0
Indiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
Iowa	0	–	0	0	–	0
Maryland	0	–	0	0	–	0
Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Michigan State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Minnesota	0	–	0	0	–	0
Nebraska	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	0	0	–	0
Ohio State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Oregon	0	–	0	0	–	0
Penn State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Purdue	0	–	0	0	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	0	0	–	0
UCLA	0	–	0	0	–	0
USC	0	–	0	0	–	0
Washington	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 5, 2026
As of June 26, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
September 3	6:00 p.m.	UMass*	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN
September 11	7:30 p.m.	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN2
September 19	3:30 p.m.	USC	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	CBS
September 25	7:00 p.m.	Howard*	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN
October 3		Indiana	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
October 17		at Maryland	SECU Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)
October 24		at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL
October 31		Michigan	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
November 7		at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI
November 14		Nebraska	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
November 21		at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA
November 28		Michigan State	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

vs UMass

UMass Minutemen (0–0) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Minutemen			0
Scarlet Knights			0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

Date: September 3
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
TV announcers (BTN): TBD

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

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

at Boston College

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) at Boston College Eagles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Scarlet Knights			0
Eagles			0

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Date: September 11
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
TV announcers (ESPN2): TBD

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Boston College	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs USC

USC Trojans (0–0) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Trojans			0
Scarlet Knights			0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

Date: September 19
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Charles Davis (analyst), Jenny Dell (sideline reporter), and Gene Steratore (rules analyst)

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

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

vs Howard

Howard Bison (0–0) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary

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

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

Date: September 25
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
TV announcers (BTN): TBD

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

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

vs Indiana

Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hoosiers			0
Scarlet Knights			0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

Date: October 3

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

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

at Maryland

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
Scarlet Knights			0
Terrapins			0

at SECU Stadium • College Park, Maryland

Date: October 17

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

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

at Northwestern

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) at Northwestern Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Scarlet Knights			0
Wildcats			0

at Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois

Date: October 24

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

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

vs Michigan

Michigan Wolverines (0–0) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wolverines			0
Scarlet Knights			0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

Date: October 31

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

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

at Wisconsin

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) at Wisconsin Badgers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Scarlet Knights			0
Badgers			0

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

Date: November 7

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

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

vs Nebraska

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cornhuskers			0
Scarlet Knights			0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

Date: November 14

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

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

at Penn State

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
Scarlet Knights			0
Nittany Lions			0

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: November 21

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

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

vs Michigan State

Michigan State Spartans (0–0) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Spartans			0
Scarlet Knights			0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

Date: November 28

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

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

Personnel

2026 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Dyzier Carter	Fr
WR	`1`	Famah Toure	Sr
WR	`2`	Ben Black	Jr
RB	`3`	Antwan Raymond	Jr
WR	`4`	Jourdin Houston	So
WR	`5`	Vernon Allen III	So
QB	`6`	Sean Ashenfelder	So
WR	`7`	Dylan Braithwaite	Sr
WR	`8`	K. J. Duff	Jr
RB	`9`	Clay Thevenin	Sr
QB	`10`	A. J. Surace	Jr
TE	`11`	Logan Blake	Sr
QB	`12`	Dylan Lonergan	Sr
WR	`13`	Elias Coke	Fr
WR	`14`	Sah'nye Degraffenreidt	So
QB	`15`	Rocco Rainone	Jr
QB	`17`	Xavier Stearn	Fr
RB	`20`	Ja'Shon Benjamin	Sr
RB	`22`	Michael Dukes III	Fr
RB	`23`	Edd Guerrier	Jr
TE	`24`	Ben Rothhaar	So
WR	`25`	Trent Osborn	Jr
RB	`26`	Terrell Mitchell	So
RB	`28`	Xavier Williams	So
WR	`39`	Salomon Ealey	So
OL	`51`	Raymond Giacobbe	Jr
OL	`53`	Hank Zilinskas	Sr
OL	`54`	Everett Small	Jr
OL	`55`	Nick Oliveira	Sr
OL	`56`	Tyler Needham	Sr
OL	`57`	Isaiah Cook	Sr
OL	`58`	Joseph Lakatos	Jr
OL	`60`	Logan Anthony	Fr
OL	`61`	Emir Stinette	Sr
OL	`62`	Tyler Duell	Fr
OL	`64`	Joshua Blackston	So
OL	`66`	Donovan Johnson	Fr
OL	`67`	Chris Vigna	So
OL	`68`	Ryder Langsdale	Sr
OL	`69`	Kwabena Asamoah	Sr
OL	`70`	Cameron Greene	Fr
OL	`71`	Jared Smith	Fr
OL	`72`	Jayden Elijah	So
OL	`73`	Terrence Salami	Sr
OL	`74`	Moshood Giwa	Sr
OL	`75`	Raynor Andrews	Jr
OL	`76`	Dantae Chin	Sr
OL	`77`	Kenny Jones	Jr
OL	`78`	Miron Gurman	So
OL	`79`	Justin Cesaire	Sr
WR	`80`	Michael Thomas III	So
TE	`81`	DJ Howerton	Fr
TE	`82`	Jackson Gister	Jr
WR	`83`	Dino Kaliakmanis	GS
TE	`84`	Ryan Bayoumy	So
TE	`85`	Kameron Anthony	Jr
TE	`88`	Mike Higgins	Sr
TE	`89`	Brady Owens	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`0`	Doug Blue-Eli	Sr
DB	`1`	Kaj Sanders	Jr
LB	`2`	Moses Walker	Sr
DB	`3`	Latrell Noel	So
DB	`4`	Kevyn Humes	Jr
DB	`5`	Bradlee Jones	Sr
LB	`6`	Abram Wright	Sr
DB	`7`	Kevin Levy	Jr
DL	`8`	Wydeek Collier-Johnson	So
DB	`9`	D. K. Gilley	Jr
LB	`10`	Ty Morris	Sr
DL	`11`	Malachi Davis	Sr
DB	`12`	Zahmir Dawud	Sr
LB	`13`	DJ McClary	So
DL	`14`	RJ Johnson Jr.	So
DB	`15`	Zilan Williams	Sr
DB	`16`	Jesse Ofurie	Sr
LB	`17`	M. J. Johnson	Jr
DB	`18`	Messiah Tilson	Fr
DB	`19`	Davoun Fuse	Sr
DB	`20`	Chris Jones	Sr
DB	`21`	Devonte Anderson	Fr
DB	`22`	Michael Clayton	So
LB	`23`	Isaiah Deloatch	So
DB	`24`	Steven Murray	So
DB	`25`	Jamareis 'JJ' Conyers	Fr
DB	`26`	Isaiah Crumpler	Jr
DB	`27`	Sage Clawges	Sr
DB	`28`	Cannon Marshall	So
DB	`29`	Sebastian Jusma	Sr
DL	`30`	Elijah King	Jr
DB	`31`	Sebastian Cruz	Fr
DB	`32`	Brandon Murray	Fr
LB	`33`	John Insinga	So
DB	`34`	Noah Shaw	Jr
LB	`36`	Kamar Archie	So
DB	`37`	RJ Wortman	Fr
LB	`38`	Joey Kopec	Fr
DL	`42`	D. J. Allen	Sr
DB	`44`	Tariq Hayer	So
DB	`45`	Shawn Purcell	Sr
DL	`47`	Canaan Edwards	So
DL	`48`	Raedyn Bruens	So
LB	`50`	Joe Nwachukwu	Jr
DL	`55`	Zaire Angoy	Sr
DL	`56`	Anthony Morales	Jr
LB	`59`	Liam Gilmore	Jr
DL	`87`	Monte Keener	Jr
DL	`88`	Jyon Simon	So
DL	`90`	Farell Gnago	Jr
DL	`91`	Jaedin Lee	Jr
DL	`92`	Jermaine Polk	Fr
DL	`93`	Reece Beck	Fr
DL	`94`	J'Dan Burnett	Sr
DL	`95`	Henry Hughes Jr.	Sr
DL	`96`	Keshon Griffin	Sr
DL	`97`	Rinaldo Callaway III	Fr
DL	`98`	Braxton Kyle	So
DL	`99`	Rondo Porter	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`21`	Riley McCann	Sr
K	`29`	Dane Pizzaro	Jr
K	`44`	Jai Patel	Sr
LS	`46`	Sammy El Hadidi	Sr
LS	`49`	Evan Ward	Sr
LS	`68`	Matthew Murri	Sr
K	`93`	Jack Scullion	Jr
P	`94`	Jakob Anderson	Jr
LS	`99`	Michael O'Connor	Sr

Head coach

Greg Schiano

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Kirk Ciarrocca – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Travis Johansen – Defensive coordinator
Dennis Dottin-Carter – Defense linemen
Joe Woodley – Rush ends
Eric Finney – Cornerbacks
Adam Cox – Safeties
Elijah Hodge – Linebackers
Charlie Noonan – Studs
Luke Carrezola – Defensive tackles
Damiere Shaw – Associate offensive coordinator/running backs
Dave Brock – Wide receivers
Scott Vallone – Tight ends
Jim Turner – Offensive linemen
Bob Fraser – Senior offensive assistant
Eddie Allen – Special teams coordinator
Spencer Brown – Director, sports performance

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 06/08/26

References

↑ "2026 Football Schedule Released". scarletknights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. 27 January 2026.
↑ "2026 Rutgers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

[1] "2026 Football Schedule Released". scarletknights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. 27 January 2026.

[2] "2026 Rutgers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

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