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RUTGERSRUTGERS FFOOTBALLOOTBALL UNIVERSITY INFORMATION STADIUM INFORMATION dŚĞϮϬϭϳZƵƚŐĞƌƐ&ŽŽƚďĂůůDĞĚŝĂ'ƵŝĚĞ >ŽĐĂƟŽŶ ................ EĞǁƌƵŶƐǁŝĐŬ͕E͘:͘ ǁĂƐƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJƚŚĞKĸĐĞŽĨƚŚůĞƟĐ &ŽƵŶĚĞĚ ........................................1766 ^ƚĂĚŝƵŵ .................,ŝŐŚWŽŝŶƚ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ŶƌŽůůŵĞŶƚ ..................................ϲϳ͕ϬϬϬ ĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ......................................ϱϮ͕ϰϱϰ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ..................... ZŽďĞƌƚ>͘ĂƌĐŚŝ ^ƵƌĨĂĐĞ .....................................&ŝĞůĚdƵƌĨ CREDITS ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨƚŚůĞƟĐƐ ..........WĂƚƌŝĐŬ,ŽďďƐ >ĂƌŐĞƐƚƌŽǁĚ .............................ϱϯ͕ϳϳϰ ĚŝƚŽƌƐ͗,ĂƐŝŵWŚŝůůŝƉƐ͕:ŝŵŵLJ'ŝůů͕ EŝĐŬŶĂŵĞ....................... ^ĐĂƌůĞƚ<ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ............................. ǀƐ͘WĞŶŶ^ƚĂƚĞ͕ϮϬϭϰ ƌĂĚůLJĞƌĞĐŚĂŝůŽ ŽůŽƌ ...........................................^ĐĂƌůĞƚ ĞƐŝŐŶ͗ŶĚƌĞǁ<ƵůŝŚŝŶ ŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ................................ ŝŐdĞŶ 2017 SCHEDULE ĚŝƚŽƌĂů ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͗ <ĞǀŝŶ >ŽƌŝŶĐnj͕ DĂƐĐŽƚ .............................^ĐĂƌůĞƚ<ŶŝŐŚƚ ^ĞƉƚ͘ϭ ................................tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ^ƚĞƉŚĂŶŝĞ DĂŵĂŬĂƐ͕ :ŽƌĚĂŶ KnjĞƌ͕ <ŝŵ dŝĐŬĞƚKĸĐĞ ...................ϴϲϲͲϰϰϱͲ'KZh ^ĞƉƚ͘ϵ ............................. DŽƌŐĂŶ^ƚĂƚĞ ŝǀŬŽǀŝĐŚ͕KǁĞŶ^ĂŵŵĂƌŽŶĞ͘ tĞďƐŝƚĞ ...................ƐĐĂƌůĞƚŬŶŝŐŚƚƐ͘ĐŽŵ ^ĞƉƚ͘ϭϲ ..................... ĂƐƚĞƌŶDŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ ^ĞƉƚ͘Ϯϯ ............................ĂƚEĞďƌĂƐŬĂΎ PHOTO CREDITS TEAM HISTORY ^ĞƉƚ͘ϯϬ .............................. KŚŝŽ^ƚĂƚĞΎ dŚĞ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚƐ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ &ŝƌƐƚzĞĂƌŽĨ&ŽŽƚďĂůů ......................1869 KĐƚ͘ϭϰ .................................. Ăƚ/ůůŝŶŽŝƐΎ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ͗ ĞŶ ůůͲdŝŵĞŽǁůZĞĐŽƌĚ .......................6-4 KĐƚ͘Ϯϭ ..................................... WƵƌĚƵĞΎ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ͕ Ăƌů ,ĂƌƌŝƐ͕ ƵƐƟŶ <ŽŽŶ͕ ůůͲŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƐ ....................................ϳϬ KĐƚ͘Ϯϴ .............................. ĂƚDŝĐŚŝŐĂŶΎ ŶĚƌĞǁ <ƵůŝŚŝŶ͕ tŝůů ^ĐŚŶĞĞŬůŽƚŚ͕ ŽůůĞŐĞ&ŽŽƚďĂůů,ĂůůŽĨ&ĂŵĞƌƐ .............6 EŽǀ͘ϰ .......DĂƌLJůĂŶĚΎ;zĂŶŬĞĞ^ƚĂĚŝƵŵͿ DĂĚĚŝĞ DĞLJĞƌ͕ DŝƚĐŚ >Ğī͕ ůĞdž EŽǀ͘ϭϭ............................ĂƚWĞŶŶ^ƚĂƚĞΎ 'ŽŽĚůĞƩ͕ ŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌ 'ƌĞŐŽƌLJ͕ WĂƫ 2016 INFORMATION EŽǀ͘ϭϴ.................................Ăƚ/ŶĚŝĂŶĂΎ ĂŶŬƐ͕ EĞǁ ŶŐůĂŶĚ WĂƚƌŝŽƚƐͬ<ĞŝƚŚ KīĞŶƐĞ .......................................^ƉƌĞĂĚ EŽǀ͘Ϯϱ.........................DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ^ƚĂƚĞΎ EŽƌĚƐƚƌŽŵ͕<ĂƌĞĞŵůŐĂnjnjĂƌͬŝŶĐŝŶŶĂƟ ĞĨĞŶƐĞ.............................................4-3 ŶƋƵŝƌĞƌ͕ :ŝŵ K͛ŽŶŶŽƌ͕ dŽŵ ŝƐnjĞŬ͕ ϮϬϭϲZĞĐŽƌĚ ...................................ϮͲϭϬ 2018 SCHEDULE >ĂƌƌLJ >ĞǀĂŶƟ͕ ŽŶ ^ĐŚǁĂƌƚnj͕ EŝĐŬ ^ƚĂƌƚĞƌƐZĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ .............................17 ^ĞƉƚ͘ϭ ................................. dĞdžĂƐ^ƚĂƚĞ ZŽŵĂŶĞŶŬŽ͕dŽĚĚƌĞdžůĞƌ͘ ;ϲŽīĞŶƐĞ͕ϴĚĞĨĞŶƐĞ͕ϯƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚƐͿ ^ĞƉƚ͘ϴ ............................ĂƚKŚŝŽ^ƚĂƚĞΎ ^ƚĂƌƚĞƌƐ>ŽƐƚ .........................................9 ^ĞƉƚ͘ϭϱ ..................................Ăƚ<ĂŶƐĂƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ WZ ŽĸĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ;ϲŽīĞŶƐĞ͕ϯĚĞĨĞŶƐĞ͕ϬƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚͿ ^ĞƉƚ͘ϮϮ ..................................... ƵīĂůŽ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ E&> ƉŚŽƚŽ- ^ĞƉƚ͘Ϯϵ .................................../ŶĚŝĂŶĂΎ ŐƌĂƉŚƐ͘ COACHING INFORMATION KĐƚ͘ϲ ........................................ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐΎ ,ĞĂĚŽĂĐŚ ..........ŚƌŝƐƐŚ͕ƌĂŬĞ͕Ζϵϲ KĐƚ͘ϭϯ ............................. ĂƚDĂƌLJůĂŶĚΎ SOCIAL MEDIA KǀĞƌĂůůZĞĐŽƌĚ ..........ϮͲϭϬ;KŶĞƐĞĂƐŽŶͿ KĐƚ͘ϮϬ .......................... EŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶΎ dǁŝƩĞƌ ................................ ΛZ&ŽŽƚďĂůů ZĞĐŽƌĚĂƚZƵƚŐĞƌƐ...........................^ĂŵĞ EŽǀ͘ϯ .............................. ĂƚtŝƐĐŽŶƐŝŶΎ &ĂĐĞŬ ..................... ͬZ&ŽŽƚďĂůů^ŚŽǁ KīĞŶƐŝǀĞŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌͬYƐ ..... :ĞƌƌLJ<ŝůů EŽǀ͘ϭϬ.................................. DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶΎ /ŶƐƚĂŐƌĂŵ ............................ ΛZ&ŽŽƚďĂůů ĞĨĞŶƐŝǀĞŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ ...... :ĂLJEŝĞŵĂŶŶ EŽǀ͘ϭϳ................................WĞŶŶ^ƚĂƚĞΎ ^ŶĂƉĐŚĂƚ .............................. ƌƵϭϬƐƚƌŽŶŐ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůdĞĂŵƐͬdƐ ........... sŝŶĐĞKŬƌƵĐŚ EŽǀ͘Ϯϰ.....................ĂƚDŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ^ƚĂƚĞΎ ŽͲĞĨĞŶƐŝǀĞŽŽƌĚͬ͘Ɛ ........ŝůůƵƐĐŚ ŽƌŶĞƌďĂĐŬƐ ....................... ,ĞŶƌLJĂŬĞƌ 2019 Schedule ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ,ĞĂĚŽĂĐŚͬK> ....... :ůĂnjĞŬ ƵŐ͘ϯϭ .......................... DĂƐƐĂĐŚƵƐĞƩƐ ĞĨĞŶƐŝǀĞ>ŝŶĞ ............. ^ŚĂŶĞƵƌŶŚĂŵ ^ĞƉƚ͘ϳ ..................................... Ăƚ/ŽǁĂΎ ZƵŶŶŝŶŐĂĐŬƐ .......................>ĞƐƚĞƌƌď ^ĞƉƚ͘Ϯϭ .........................ŽƐƚŽŶŽůůĞŐĞ tŝĚĞZĞĐĞŝǀĞƌƐ ..................:ĂĨĂƌtŝůůŝĂŵƐ ^ĞƉƚ͘Ϯϴ ............................ ĂƚDŝĐŚŝŐĂŶΎ ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĂŶĚŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŶŐ ....... <ĞŶŶLJWĂƌŬĞƌ KĐƚ͘ϱ ................................... DĂƌLJůĂŶĚΎ ĞĨĞŶƐŝǀĞƐƐƚ͘ ...................ŽůůŝŶĂƵĞƌ KĐƚ͘ϭϮ .................................Ăƚ/ŶĚŝĂŶĂΎ KīĞŶƐŝǀĞƐƐƚ͘ .................ĂǀŝĚ'ĂůĂŶƚĞ KĐƚ͘ϭϵ ................................DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂΎ KīĞŶƐŝǀĞƐƐƚ͘ ...........DĂƌŬZŽƐĞŶďĂƵŵ KĐƚ͘Ϯϲ ........................................>ŝďĞƌƚLJ ĞĨĞŶƐŝǀĞƐƐƚ͘ .........ŶƚŚŽŶLJsĂŶƵƌĞŶ EŽǀ͘Ϯ .................................... Ăƚ/ůůŝŶŽŝƐΎ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůdĞĂŵƐY .............ZŽĐĐŽŝDĞĐŽ EŽǀ͘ϭϲ................................ KŚŝŽ^ƚĂƚĞΎ KīĞŶƐŝǀĞY ....................^ĐŽƩLJKΖ,ĂƌĂ EŽǀ͘Ϯϯ.........................DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ^ƚĂƚĞΎ KīĞŶƐŝǀĞY ..................... :ŽƌĚĂŶ^ĂůŬŝŶ EŽǀ͘ϯϬ............................ĂƚWĞŶŶ^ƚĂƚĞΎ ĞĨĞŶƐŝǀĞY .................... ĚĂŵtĞďĞƌ ΎͲŝŐdĞŶ 2 THE BIRTHPLACE OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS THIS IS RUTGERS RECORDS & RESULTS ĂƩĂŐůŝĂ&ŽŽƚďĂůůWƌĂĐƟĐĞŽŵƉůĞdž ... 4 ZƵƐŚŝŶŐZĞĐŽƌĚƐ ............................... ϱϬ ZĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐZĞĐŽƌĚƐ .............................57 SCARLET KNIGHTS WĂƐƐŝŶŐZĞĐŽƌĚƐ ................................ 62 ůƉŚĂďĞƟĐĂůZŽƐƚĞƌ ............................ 6 ĞĨĞŶƐŝǀĞZĞĐŽƌĚƐ ............................ 66 EƵŵĞƌŝĐĂůZŽƐƚĞƌ ................................8 ^ƉĞĐŝĂůdĞĂŵƐZĞĐŽƌĚƐ ......................68 WƌŽŶƵŶĐŝĂƟŽŶ'ƵŝĚĞ ...........................8 dŽƚĂůKīĞŶƐŝǀĞZĞĐŽƌĚƐ .................... ϳϬ zĞĂƌͲLJͲzĞĂƌ>ĞĂĚĞƌƐ ........................ 71 COACHING STAFF zĞĂƌͲLJͲzĞĂƌ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ .......................74 ŚƌŝƐƐŚͲ,ĞĂĚŽĂĐŚ..................... ϭϬ ůůͲdŝŵĞŽĂĐŚŝŶŐZĞĐŽƌĚƐ ............... 76 ŽĂĐŚŝŶŐ^ƚĂī ...................................12 ^ƚĂĚŝƵŵZĞĐŽƌĚƐ ...............................78 ŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ^ĞƌŝĞƐ ............................. 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ϮϬ >ĞƩĞƌǁŝŶŶĞƌƐ ................................. 116 Žǁů,ŝƐƚŽƌLJ ................................... 125 2016 REVIEW ǁĂƌĚtŝŶŶĞƌƐ ............................... ϭϯϬ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ...................................... 24 ,ŽǁĂƌĚ .............................................24 MEDIA INFORMATION EĞǁDĞdžŝĐŽ ......................................25 DĞĚŝĂWŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ................................ 132 /ŽǁĂ ..................................................25 DĞĚŝĂKƵƚůĞƚƐ .................................134 KŚŝŽ^ƚĂƚĞ .........................................26 ƌĞĂŝƌĞĐƚŽƌLJ ................................ 136 DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ ...........................................26 ŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ ....................................... 137 /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ............................................... 27 ZƵƚŐĞƌƐŽŶdĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ......................138 DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂ ........................................ 27 ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŽŶƚĂĐƚƐ .............. ϭϰϬ /ŶĚŝĂŶĂ ..............................................28 DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ^ƚĂƚĞ ..................................28 WĞŶŶ^ƚĂƚĞ ........................................ 29 DĂƌLJůĂŶĚ .......................................... 29 'ĂŵĞͲLJͲ'ĂŵĞ^ƚĂƌƚĞƌƐ ................... ϯϬ ϮϬϭϲ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ................................... 31 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY ZŽďĞƌƚ>͘ĂƌĐŚŝͲWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ..............44 WĂƚƌŝĐŬ,ŽďďƐͲŝƌ͘ŽĨƚŚůĞƟĐƐ ........ 46 ƚŚůĞƟĐĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ..................... 48 2017 RUTGERS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 3 RUTGERS FOOTBALL RUTGERS ANNOUNCES IMPROVEMENTS TO FOOTBALL PRACTICE FIELDS PISCATAWAY, N.J. 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