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2025 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–7 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKirk Ciarrocca (5th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumSHI Stadium
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Indiana y$#^   9 – 0     16 – 0  
No. 5 Ohio State y^   9 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 4 Oregon ^   8 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 20 USC   7 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 21 Michigan   7 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 17 Iowa   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Washington   5 – 4     9 – 4  
Illinois   5 – 4     9 – 4  
Minnesota   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Nebraska   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Northwestern   4 – 5     7 – 6  
UCLA   3 – 6     3 – 9  
Penn State   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Wisconsin   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Rutgers   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Michigan State   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Maryland   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Purdue   0 – 9     2 – 10  
Championship: Indiana 13, Ohio State 10
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of March 1, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by 17th-year head coach Greg Schiano and played home games at SHI Stadium located in Piscataway, New Jersey. Despite going 5-7, Rutgers received an invitation to play against Georgia Southern in the Birmingham Bowl, but declined.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 286:00 p.m.Ohio*
BTNW 34–3146,907
September 63:30 p.m.Miami (OH)*
  • SHI Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
PeacockW 45–1745,981
September 133:30 p.m.Norfolk State*
  • SHI Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BTNW 60–1041,011
September 198:00 p.m.Iowa
  • SHI Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
FOXL 28–3855,942
September 2712:00 p.m.at Minnesota
BTNL 28–3146,234
October 109:00 p.m.at Washington
FS1L 19–3863,743
October 186:30 p.m.No. 8 Oregondagger
  • SHI Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BTNL 10–5653,127
October 2512:00 p.m.at Purdue
BTNW 27–2455,289
November 112:00 p.m.at Illinois
NBCL 13–3560,670
November 82:30 p.m.Maryland
  • SHI Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ (rivalry)
FS1W 35–2041,032
November 2212:00 p.m.at No. 1 Ohio State
FOXL 9–42100,023
November 293:30 p.m.Penn State
  • SHI Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BTNL 36–4055,212

Game summaries

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vs Ohio

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See also: 2025 Ohio Bobcats football team
Ohio Bobcats (0–0) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 7 10 14031
Scarlet Knights 7 24 0334

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 (play-by-play), Brock Vereen (analyst), and Caroline Hendershot (sideline)
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 carries, 93 yards, 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, TD
Receiving Ian Strong 7 receptions, 100 yards

vs Miami (OH)

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See also: 2025 Miami RedHawks football team
Miami RedHawks (0–1) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
RedHawks 7 3 7017
Scarlet Knights 7 17 71445

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 45,981
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV announcers (Peacock): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Phil Simms (analyst) and Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • RUTG – Ian Strong 14-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Jai Patel kick), 7:25. Scarlet Knights 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:09.
  • MOH – D'Shawntae Jones 1-yard run (Dom Dzioban kick), 5:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:14.
Second quarter
  • RUTG – Jai Patel 39-yard field goal, 12:34. Scarlet Knights 10–7. Drive: 16 plays, 54 yards, 7:37.
  • RUTG – Antwan Raymond 2-yard run (Jai Patel kick), 8:18. Scarlet Knights 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:59.
  • RUTG – KJ Duff 11-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Jai Patel kick), 1:20. Scarlet Knights 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:25.
  • MOH – Dom Dzioban 40-yard field goal, 0:02. Scarlet Knights 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 1:18.
Third quarter
  • MOH – Dequan Finn 5-yard run (Dom Dzioban kick), 10:21. Scarlet Knights 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:36.
  • RUTG – Ian Strong 17-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Jai Patel kick), 6:08. Scarlet Knights 31–17. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:06.
Fourth quarter
  • RUTG – DT Sheffield 5-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Jai Patel kick), 5:42. Scarlet Knights 38–17. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 6:29.
  • RUTG – Antwan Raymond 4-yard run (Jai Patel kick), 1:53. Scarlet Knights 45–17. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:49.
Statistics M-OH RUTG
First downs 14 31
Plays–yards 45–368 77–421
Rushes–yards 22–117 41–162
Passing yards 251 259
Passing: comp–att–int 14–23–1 26–36–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 20:54 39:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Miami (OH) Passing Dequan Finn 14/23, 251 yards, INT
Rushing Dequan Finn 11 carries, 85 yards, TD
Receiving Keith Reynolds 7 receptions, 120 yards
Rutgers Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 26/36, 259 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Antwan Raymond 13 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ian Strong 9 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD

vs Norfolk State (FCS)

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See also: 2025 Norfolk State Spartans football team
Norfolk State Spartans (FCS) (1–1) vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans (FCS) 0 3 7010
Scarlet Knights 13 13 201460

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 41,011
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (BTN): Jason Horowitz (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst) and Anthony Fucilli (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:09) RUTG – Dylan Braithwaite 6-yard punt return (Rutgers 6–0)
  • (0:48) RUTG – Kaj Sanders 22-yard punt return, Jai Patel kick (Rutgers 13–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:24) NORF – Evan Helfrich 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:24; Rutgers 13–3)
  • (8:04) RUTG – Antwan Raymond 3-yard run, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:15; Rutgers 20–3)
  • (3:50) RUTG – Jai Patel 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:14; Rutgers 23–3)
  • (0:03) RUTG – Jai Patel 44-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 1:44; Rutgers 26–3)
Third quarter
  • (11:08) RUTG – Ben Black 37-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:45; Rutgers 32–3)
  • (9:34) NORF – Kevon King 25-yard run, Evan Helfrich kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:34; Rutgers 32–10)
  • (7:29) RUTG – Antwan Raymond 1-yard run, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:05; Rutgers 39–10)
  • (0:14) RUTG – Ja'shon Benjamin 11-yard run, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:04; Rutgers 46–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:40) RUTG – Dino Kaliakmanis 9-yard pass from AJ Surace, Dane Pizzaro kick (Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 6:20; Rutgers 53–10)
  • (4:59) RUTG – Michael Thomas III 25-yard pass from AJ Surace, Dane Pizzaro kick (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:18; Rutgers 60–10)
Statistics NORF RUTG
First downs 12 33
Plays–yards 50–220 81–563
Rushes–yards 27–128 46–185
Passing yards 92 378
Passing: comp–att–int 9–23–1 23–35–0
Time of possession 23:55 36:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Norfolk State Passing Otto Kuhns 8/20, 90 yards, INT
Rushing Kevon King 7 carries, 56 yards, TD
Receiving DreSean Kendrick 3 receptions, 48 yards
Rutgers Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 18/26, 309 yards, TD
Rushing Antwan Raymond 16 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
Receiving KJ Duff 6 receptions, 119 yards

vs Iowa

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See also: 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Iowa Hawkeyes (2–1) vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hawkeyes 14 7 01738
Scarlet Knights 14 7 0728

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 55,942
  • Referee: Jason Nickleby
  • TV announcers (FOX): Connor Onion (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst), and Jen Hale (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • IOWA - Kaden Wetjen 100-yard kickoff return (Drew Stevens kick), 14:48. Hawkeyes 7–0.
  • RUTGERS - Antwan Raymond 5-yard run (Jai Patel kick), 12:39. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:09.
  • RUTGERS - Athan Kaliakmanis 4-yard run (Jai Patel kick), 6:03. Rutgers 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:31.
  • IOWA - Kamari Moulton 6-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 2:24. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:39.
Second quarter
  • RUTGERS - Athan Kaliakmanis 1-yard run (Jai Patel kick), 12:07. Rutgers 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:17.
  • IOWA - Mark Gronowski 2-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 8:00. Tied 21–21. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:08.
Fourth quarter
  • IOWA - Drew Stevens 26-yard field goal, 14:02. Hawkeyes 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:44.
  • RUTGERS - Antwan Raymond 1-yard run (Jai Patel kick), 9:44. Rutgers 28–24. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:18.
  • IOWA - Mark Gronowski 2-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 5:39. Hawkeyes 31–28. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:55.
  • IOWA - Mark Gronowski 1-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 2:14. Hawkeyes 38–28. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:04.
Statistics IOWA RUTG
First downs 22 20
Plays–yards 56–346 70–400
Rushes–yards 38–160 30–70
Passing yards 186 330
Passing: comp–att–int 12–18–0 24–40–1
Time of possession 28:54 31:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Mark Gronowski 12/18, 186 yards
Rushing Kamari Moulton 14 carries, 68 yards, TD
Receiving Dayton Howard 1 reception, 42 yards
Rutgers Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 24/40, 330 yards, INT
Rushing Antwan Raymond 18 carries, 62 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ian Strong 8 receptions, 151 yards

at Minnesota

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See also: 2025 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3–1) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Scarlet Knights 7 14 0728
Golden Gophers 0 14 10731

at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: N 11 mph
  • Game attendance: 46,234
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Rhett Lewis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (3:16) RUTG – DT Sheffield 4-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:14; Rutgers 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:43) RUTG – KJ Duff 14-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 4:41; Rutgers 14–0)
  • (8:52) MINN – Fame Ijeboi 2-yard run, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 1:44; Rutgers 14–7)
  • (7:58) MINN – Lemeke Brockington 8-yard pass from Drake Lindsey, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:07; Tied 14–14)
  • (0:18) RUTG – Athan Kaliakmanis 2-yard run, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 0:48; Rutgers 21–14)
Third quarter
  • (9:18) MINN – Jalen Smith 9-yard pass from Drake Lindsey, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 5:39; Rutgers 21–21)
  • (0:11) MINN – Brady Denaburg 26-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:59; Minnesota 24–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:28) RUTG – Athan Kaliakmanis 4-yard run, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:43; Rutgers 28–24)
  • (3:19) MINN – Javon Tracy 4-yard pass from Drake Lindsey, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:05; Minnesota 31–28)
Statistics RUTG MINN
First downs 29 20
Plays–yards 76–387 59–359
Rushes–yards 42–138 18–35
Passing yards 249 324
Passing: comp–att–int 21–34–1 31–41–0
Time of possession 31:05 28:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Rutgers Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 21/34, 249 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Antwan Raymond 26 carries, 161 yards, 2 TD
Receiving KJ Duff 6 receptions, 84 yards, TD
Minnesota Passing Drake Lindsey 31/41, 324 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Fame Ijeboi 12 carries, 37 yards, TD
Receiving Jalen Smith 4 receptions, 103 yards, TD

at Washington

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See also: 2025 Washington Huskies football team
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3–2) at Washington Huskies (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Scarlet Knights 10 3 6019
Huskies 0 10 21738

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 9:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: S at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 63,743
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV announcers (FS1): Noah Reed (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:42) RUTG – KJ Duff 20-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:18; Rutgers 7–0)
  • (5:38) RUTG – Jai Patel 35-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:15; Rutgers 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:21) WASH – Denzel Boston 23-yard pass from Demond Williams Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:20; Rutgers 10–7)
  • (0:39) RUTG – Jai Patel 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 1:21; Rutgers 13–7)
  • (0:00) WASH – Grady Gross 36-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 0:39; Rutgers 13–10)
Third quarter
  • (13:01) WASH – Jonah Coleman 1-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:54; Washington 17–13)
  • (10:06) WASH – Denzel Boston 38-yard pass from Demond Williams Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:13; Washington 24–13)
  • (9:17) RUTG – Antwan Raymond 48-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:49; Washington 24–19)
  • (2:53) WASH – Demond Williams Jr. 11-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:24; Washington 31–19)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:52) WASH – Demond Williams Jr. 7-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 8 plays, 97 yards, 4:54; Washington 38–19)
Statistics RUTG WASH
First downs 25 26
Plays–yards 77–493 59–579
Rushes–yards 27–107 32–177
Passing yards 386 402
Passing: comp–att–int 31–50–1 21–27–0
Time of possession 30:12 29:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Rutgers Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 31/50, 386 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Antwan Raymond 15 carries, 89 yards
Receiving Ian Strong 7 receptions, 124 yards
Washington Passing Demond Williams Jr. 21/27, 402 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Demond Williams Jr. 13 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Dezmen Roebuck 4 receptions, 108 yards

vs No. 8 Oregon

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See also: 2025 Oregon Ducks football team
No. 8 Oregon Ducks (5–1) vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Ducks 14 28 14056
Scarlet Knights 3 0 0710

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: SE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 53,127
  • Referee: Gregory Blum
  • TV announcers (BTN): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:18) RUTG – Jai Patel 51-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:17; Rutgers 3-0)
  • (11:52) ORE – Noah Whittington 68-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:26; Oregon 7-3)
  • (6:25) ORE – Kenyon Sadiq 30-yard pass from Dante Moore, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:05; Oregon 14-3)
Second quarter
  • (14:02) ORE – Kenyon Sadiq 21-yard pass from Dante Moore, Gage Hurych kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:39; Oregon 21-3)
  • (11:34) ORE – Dakorien Moore 34-yard pass from Dante Moore, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:04; Oregon 28-3)
  • (8:54) ORE – Noah Whittington 28-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:26; Oregon 35-3)
  • (0:43) ORE – Noah Whittington 5-yard pass from Dante Moore, Gage Hurych kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:26; Oregon 42-3)
Third quarter
  • (11:44) ORE – Jordon Davison 20-yard run, Gage Hurych kick (Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:56; Oregon 49-3)
  • (3:42) ORE – Dierre Hall Jr. 35-yard run, Gage Hurych kick (Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 1:36; Oregon 56-3)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:40) RUTG – Ja'shon Benjamin 7-yard run, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 4:07; Oregon 56-10)
Statistics ORE RUTG
First downs 29 12
Total yards 750 202
Rushing yards 415 123
Passing yards 355 79
Passing: comp–att–int 18-24-1 8-27-2
Time of possession 27:53 32:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon Passing Dante Moore 15/20, 290 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Noah Whittington 11 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kenyon Sadiq 4 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD
Rutgers Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 8/25, 79 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Ja'shon Benjamin 18 carries, 69 yards, TD
Receiving KJ Duff 3 receptions, 41 yards

at Purdue

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See also: 2025 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3–4) at Purdue Boilermakers (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Scarlet Knights 0 7 71327
Boilermakers 10 0 7724

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 55,289
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (BTN): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst) and Rhett Lewis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:24) PUR – Malachi Thomas 8-yard pass from Malachi Singleton, Spencer Porath kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:03; Purdue 7-0)
  • (0:08) PUR – Spencer Porath 20-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 5:33; Purdue 10-0)
Second quarter
  • (0:12) RUTG – Antwan Raymond 1-yard run, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 17 plays, 85 yards, 5:32; Purdue 10-7)
Third quarter
  • (13:10) PUR – Devin Mockobee 3-yard pass from Malachi Singleton, Spencer Porath kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:50; Purdue 17-7)
  • (7:33) RUTG – KJ Duff 72-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 2:46; Purdue 17-14)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:45) RUTG – Athan Kaliakmanis 1-yard run, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 4:32; Rutgers 21-17)
  • (4:43) PUR – Nitro Tuggle 14-yard pass from Ryan Browne, Spencer Porath kick (Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:54; Purdue 24-21)
  • (1:06) RUTG – Jai Patel 20-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 3:37; 24-24)
  • (0:00) RUTG – Jai Patel 30-yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 0:59; Rutgers 27-24)
Statistics RUTG PUR
First downs 22 14
Total yards 543 345
Rushing yards 184 217
Passing yards 359 128
Passing: comp–att–int 19–27–0 13–23–0
Time of possession 36:58 23:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Rutgers Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 19/27, 359 yards, TD
Rushing Antwan Raymond 29 carries, 116 yards, TD
Receiving KJ Duff 6 receptions, 241 yards, TD
Purdue Passing Ryan Browne 11/20, 117 yards, TD
Rushing Devin Mockobee 16 carries, 91 yards
Receiving Malachi Thomas 3 receptions, 50 yards, TD

at Illinois

[edit]
See also: 2025 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4–4) at Illinois Fighting Illini (5–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Scarlet Knights 0 6 0713
Fighting Illini 7 14 14035

at Gies Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Wind: W at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 60,670
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (NBC): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (4:04) ILL – Kaden Feagin 7-yard pass from Luke Altmyer, David Olano kick (Drive: 12 plays, 99 yards, 6:11; Illinois 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (13:41) RUTG – Jai Patel 26-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:23; Illinois 7-3)
  • (5:45) RUTG – Jai Patel 40-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 24 yards, 4:49; Illinois 7-6)
  • (2:04) ILL – Luke Altmyer 3-yard run, David Olano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:41; Illinois 14-6)
  • (0:29) ILL – Hank Beatty 1-yard pass from Luke Altmyer, David Olano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 0:58; Illinois 21-6)
Third quarter
  • (10:40) ILL – Hudson Clement 20-yard pass from Luke Altmyer, David Olano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:20; Illinois 28-6)
  • (3:25) ILL – Collin Dixon 7-yard pass from Luke Altmyer, David Olano kick (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:47; Illinois 35-6)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:47) RUTG – KJ Duff 3-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:33; Illinois 35-13)
Statistics RUTG ILL
First downs 19 26
Total yards 312 445
Rushing yards 59 210
Passing yards 253 235
Passing: comp–att–int 25–45–0 19–31–1
Time of possession 27:25 32:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Rutgers Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 25/45, 253 yards, TD
Rushing Ja'shon Benjamin 8 carries, 37 yards
Receiving KJ Duff 9 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Illinois Passing Luke Altmyer 19/31, 235 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Luke Altmyer 7 carries, 88 yards, TD
Receiving Hudson Clement 5 receptions, 84 yards, TD

vs Maryland

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See also: 2025 Maryland Terrapins football team
Maryland Terrapins (4–4) vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Terrapins 7 10 0320
Scarlet Knights 0 21 7735

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 41,032
  • Referee: Tim O'Dey
  • TV announcers (FS1): Noah Reed (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:23) MD – Malik Washington 73-yard run, Sean O'Haire kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:37; Maryland 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (11:56) RUTG – DT Sheffield 9-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:23; 7-7)
  • (5:53) MD – Sean O'Haire 27-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:58; Maryland 10-7)
  • (4:14) RUTG – Ian Strong 45-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:38; Rutgers 14-10)
  • (3:08) MD – Kaleb Webb 21-yard pass from Malik Washington, Sean O'Haire kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:00; Maryland 17-14)
  • (0:34) RUTG – Ian Strong 5-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:34; Rutgers 21-17)
Third quarter
  • (10:26) RUTG – Ian Strong 14-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:34; Rutgers 28-17)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:34) MD – Sean O'Haire 44-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:34; Rutgers 28-17)
  • (4:10) RUTG – Antwan Raymond 5-yard run, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 5:24; Rutgers 35-20)
Statistics MD RUTG
First downs 14 25
Total yards 403 485
Rushing yards 305 256
Passing yards 98 229
Passing: comp–att–int 15-28-1 13-20-2
Time of possession 25:02 34:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Maryland Passing Malik Washington 15/28, 98 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Malik Washington 8 carries, 164 yards, TD
Receiving Dorian Fleming 4 receptions, 39 yards
Rutgers Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 13/20, 229 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Antwan Raymond 41 carries, 240 yards, TD
Receiving Ian Strong 5 receptions, 88 yards, 3 TD

at No. 1 Ohio State

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See also: 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5–5) at No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (10–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Scarlet Knights 0 3 069
No. 1 Buckeyes 7 7 141442

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: N at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 100,023
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (4:01) OSU – Bo Jackson 15-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:46; Ohio State 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:50) RUTG – Jai Patel 44-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 49 yards, 7:11; Ohio State 7–3)
  • (2:27) OSU – Brandon Inniss 7-yard pass from Julian Sayin, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 6:50; Ohio State 14–3)
Third quarter
  • (7:00) OSU – Max Klare 11-yard pass from Julian Sayin, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:40; Ohio State 21–3)
  • (2:30) OSU – Bo Jackson 10-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:36; Ohio State 28–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:39) OSU – CJ Donaldson 5-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:18; Ohio State 35–3)
  • (6:43) RUTG – Antwan Raymond 1-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:51; Ohio State 35–9)
  • (4:17) OSU – James Peoples 49-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:26; Ohio State 42–9)
Statistics RUTG OSU
First downs 12 25
Plays–yards 55–147 60–430
Rushes–yards 35–66 38–254
Passing yards 81 176
Passing: comp–att–int 10–20–0 14–22–0
Time of possession 27:11 32:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Rutgers Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 10/20, 81 yards
Rushing Antwan Raymond 15 carries, 52 yards, TD
Receiving KJ Duff 2 receptions, 34 yards
Ohio State Passing Julian Sayin 13/19, 157 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Bo Jackson 19 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Max Klare 7 receptions, 105 yards, TD

vs Penn State

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See also: 2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Penn State Nittany Lions (5-6) vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Nittany Lions 14 10 9740
Scarlet Knights 14 7 7836

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C) • Sunny
  • Game attendance: 55,212
  • Referee: Bryan Banks
  • TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst) and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 15-yard TD run, Barker kick, 14:55 (PSU 21–14)
  • RU – DT Sheffield, 21-yard TD pass from Kaliakmanis, Patel kick, 0:27 (TIE 21–21)
  • PSU – Barker, 31-yard field goal, 0:01 (PSU 24–21)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Barker, 29-yard field goal, 8:53 (PSU 27–21)
  • RU – KJ Duff, 13-yard TD pass from Kaliakmanis, Patel kick, 3:51 (RU 28–27)
  • PSU – Singleton, 1-yard TD run, 2-point conversion pass failed, 0:54 (PSU 33–28)
Fourth quarter
  • RU – Raymond, 46-yard TD pass Kaliakmanis, Duff 2-point conversion pass from Kaliakmanis, 13:33 (RU 36–33)
  • PSU – Amare Campbell, 61-yard fumble recovery run for TD, Barker kick, 7:27 (PSU 40–36)
Statistics PSU RUTG
First downs 23 27
Plays–yards 54–509 64–533
Rushes–yards 33–300 42–195
Passing yards 209 338
Passing: comp–att–int 17–21–0 16–22–0
Time of possession 27:35 32:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Ethan Grunkemeyer 17/21, 209 yards, TD
Rushing Kaytron Allen 22 carries, 226 yards, TD
Receiving Andrew Rappleyea 4 receptions, 75 yards, TD
Rutgers Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 16/22, 338 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Antwan Raymond 29 carries, 189 yards, TD
Receiving KJ Duff 5 receptions, 127 yards, TD

Personnel

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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
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 08/06/25

References

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  1. ^ Mangam, Matthew (December 7, 2025). "Rutgers football declines Birmingham Bowl invitation". The Daily Targum. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  2. ^ Lanni, Patrick (December 11, 2024). "Rutgers' 2025 football schedule finalized as Big Ten sets dates". NJ.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "2025 Rutgers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
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