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2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Pinstripe Bowl, L 16–29 vs. Notre Dame
Conference American Athletic Conference
Record6–7 (3–5 The American)
Head coach
  • Kyle Flood (2nd as head coach, 8th overall season)
Offensive coordinator Ron Prince (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Dave Cohen (1st as DC; 2nd overall year, fired Dec. 8)
Joe Rossi (bowl game)
Home stadium High Point Solutions Stadium
Seasons
←  2012
2014 →
2013 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 UCF $   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 15 Louisville   7 – 1     12 – 1  
Cincinnati   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Houston   5 – 3     8 – 5  
SMU   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Rutgers   3 – 5     6 – 7  
UConn   3 – 5     3 – 9  
South Florida   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Memphis   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Temple   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights played their home games at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, NJ as a member of the American Athletic Conference. [1] This was the second season with Kyle Flood as the head coach, [2] and last season before transitioning to playing in the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they were defeated by Notre Dame. Notre Dame would later vacate the win on November 22, 2016 due to academic violations.

Coaching staff

Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood enters his second year as the Scarlet Knights' head coach for the 2013 season (eighth year on the coaching staff overall). During his first year as head coach, he led the Scarlet Knights to an overall record of 9 wins and 4 losses (9–4) and the 2012 Big East Championship as co-champions with Louisville, Syracuse, and Cincinnati. Flood was awarded as co-Big East Head Coach of the year. [3]

Coaching changes

Departures from 2012

Former offensive coordinator Dave Brock accepted an offer to become the head coach of the Delaware Blue Hens. [4]

Former defensive coordinator Robb Smith accepted an offer to become linebackers coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [5]

Former tight ends coach Darnell Dinkins "left to pursue other interests". [6]

Additions and promotions

Ron Prince, former head coach of the Kansas State Wildcats and most recently an offensive line coach with the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) was hired as offensive coordinator. Dave Cohen was promoted from linebackers coach to defensive coordinator, a position he has held previously with Western Michigan, Delaware, and Fordham. Darrell Wilson was hired away from Iowa, where he coached in the Big Ten Conference for twelve years, to coach defensive backs in his home state of New Jersey. [7]

Departures after regular season

At the conclusion of the regular season, Dave Cohen, Rob Spence, and Damian Wroblewski were fired by the university. [8]

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Rutgers		 Alma Mater
Kyle Flood Head coach 8 Iona College (1992)
Ron Prince Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 1 Dodge City Community College/ Appalachian State
Norries Wilson Running Backs/Associate head coach 2 Minnesota (1989)
Joe Rossi Special teams coordinator/defensive coordinator 2 Allegheny College (2000)
Matt Simon Wide receivers 1 Northern Illinois University (2009)
Anthony Campanile Wide Receivers/tight ends 2 Rutgers University (2004)
Jim Panagos Defensive line 2 University of Maryland (1992)
Darrell Wilson Defensive backs 1 University of Connecticut (1981)
Charlie Noonan Defensive Line Assistant 1 Rutgers University (2010)
Sam Williams Special Teams Assistant 1
Darnell Stapleton Offensive Assistant Coach 2 Rutgers University (2006)
Jeremy Cole Strength and Conditioning/Assistant AD 6 University of Findlay (2005)

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 2910:30 pmat Fresno State*
 ESPNUL 51–52 OT33,098
September 712:00 pm Norfolk State*
 CBSSNW 38–049,111
September 141:00 pm Eastern Michigan*
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
 ESPN3W 28–1047,604
September 213:30 pm Arkansas*
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
 ESPNW 28–2451,969
October 512:00 pmat SMU
 ESPNewsW 55–52 3OT19,436
October 107:30 pmat No. 8 Louisville
 ESPNL 10–2455,168
October 2612:00 pm Houstondagger
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPNewsL 14–4952,200
November 212:00 pm Temple
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
 AANW 23–2046,447
November 1612:00 pm Cincinnati
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPNewsL 17–5240,870
November 217:30 pmat No. 20 UCF
ESPNL 17–4141,244
November 3012:00 pmat UConn
ESPNUL 17–2822,163
December 77:30 pm South Florida
  • High Point Solutions Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
 ESPN2W 31–637,645
December 2812:00 pm Notre Dame*
ESPNL 16–2947,122

Game summaries

Fresno State

1 2 3 4OT Total
Scarlet Knights 10 10 11 146 51
Bulldogs 7 14 7 177 52
See also: 2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Rutgers opted to attempt a two-point conversion to win the game in overtime. The two point conversion was not successful, and Fresno State won in overtime.

Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 0 0 0
Scarlet Knights 21 0 14 3 38
See also: 2013 Norfolk State Spartans football team

Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 7 0 0 10
Scarlet Knights 14 0 7 7 28
See also: 2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Quarterback Gary Nova left the game during the first quarter with a concussion, being relieved by Chas Dodd. After games of 182, 119, and 192 rushing yards, Sophomore walk-on Paul James led the country in rushing.

Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 10 0 14 0 24
Scarlet Knights 0 7 7 14 28
See also: 2013 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

SMU

1 2 3 4OT Total
Scarlet Knights 14 7 14 020 55
Mustangs 0 7 7 2117 52
See also: 2013 SMU Mustangs football team

Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 0 7 0 3 10
Cardinals 3 14 0 7 24
See also: 2013 Louisville Cardinals football team

Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 21 14 7 49
Scarlet Knights 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2013 Houston Cougars football team

Temple

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 6 7 0 7 20
Scarlet Knights 0 3 6 14 23
See also: 2013 Temple Owls football team

Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 24 14 7 7 52
Scarlet Knights 7 0 0 10 17
See also: 2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Central Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 0 14 0 3 17
Knights 14 14 3 10 41
See also: 2013 UCF Knights football team

UConn

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 3 7 0 17
Huskies 14 0 0 14 28
See also: 2013 UConn Huskies football team

South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 6 0 0 6
Scarlet Knights 14 7 0 10 31
See also: 2013 South Florida Bulls football team

Notre Dame (Pinstripe Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 10 3 0 3 16
Fighting Irish 10 3 3 13 29
Main article: 2013 Pinstripe Bowl
See also: 2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

References

  1. ^ Luicci, Tom (April 3, 2013). "American Athletic Conference Name Replaces Big East for Football Schools". The Star-Ledger. Newark, NJ. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  2. ^ "Kyle Flood". Rutgers University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Luicci, Tom (December 6, 2012). "Kyle Flood Named Co-Big East Coach of the Year with Louisville's Charlie Strong". The Star-Ledger. Newark, NJ. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  4. ^ "Dave Brock Named New Head Football Coach at UD". UDaily. January 18, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "Bucs Announce 2013 Coaching Staff" (Press release). Tampa Bay Buccaneers. February 7, 2013. Archived from the original on September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  6. ^ Luicci, Tom (February 19, 2013). "Rutgers Names Ron Prince Offensive coordinator, Elevates Dave Cohen on Defense". The Star-Ledger. Newark, NJ. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  7. ^ Luicci, Tom (February 13, 2013). "Rutgers Names Darrell Wilson New Secondary coach". The Star-Ledger. Newark, NJ. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  8. ^ Luicci, Tom (December 8, 2013). "Rutgers Defensive coordinator Dave Cohen Among Three Assistants Fired". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
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