SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 4 • RUTGERS AT NEBRASKA SEPTEMBER 1.....No. 8/7 Washington (FS1) ........L, 30-14 SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 • MEMORIAL STADIUM (86,047) 9.....Eastern Michigan (BTN) ............L, 16-13 SCARLET KNIGHTS CORNHUSKERS 16...Morgan State (BTN) .................. W, 65-0 1-2 ..................................................................Record ...................................................................1-2 23...at Nebraska* (BTN) ................ 3:30 p.m. 0-0 (Big Ten) ..........................................Conference Record .......................................... 0-0 (Big Ten) 30...Ohio State* (BTN) .................. 7:30 p.m. NR/NR ................................................ Ranking (AP/Coaches) ................................................. NR/NR W, 65-0 vs. Morgan State (9/16) ..................Last Game ............. L, 21-17 vs. Northern Illinois (9/16) OCTOBER Chris Ash .....................................................Head Coach ................................................... Mike Riley 14...at Illinois* ....................................... TBA 3-12 (Second season) ...............................Career Record ................................ 109-93 (17th season) 21...Purdue* ........................................Noon Same .......................................................Record at School ............................... 16-13 (Third season) 28...at Michigan* .................................Noon 0-0 ...................................................... Record vs. Opponent .......................................................1-0 @RFootball .....................................................Twitter ...........................................@HuskerFBNation NOVEMBER 4.....Maryland*^ .................................... TBA 11...at Penn State* ..............................Noon 18...at Indiana* ..................................... TBA 25...Michigan State* .............................. TBA * Denotes Big Ten game ^ - Yankee Stadium All game times Eastern Standard Time BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: Big Ten Network (BTN2Go) Play-By-Play: Brandon Gaudin Analyst: Glen Mason Sideline: Elise Menaker Radio: Rutgers IMG Sports Network WCTC 1450-AM, ESPN NY 98.7-FM, Freshman Johnathan Lewis scored four rushing touchdowns in the victory over Morgan State, the most by a quarter- back in a game in the history of Rutgers football. The New Jersey native earned Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week. WENJ 97.3-FM, WNJE 920-AM, Sirius 135*, XM 195* * Home team broadcast INSIDE THE GAME NOTES NOTABLE Notable ................................................... 1-8 • Coming off a victory over Morgan State, Play-By-Play: Chris Carlin Athletic Communications ...........................2 Rutgers will open Big Ten play by traveling to Analyst: Ray Lucas Quick Facts/NFL Knights .............................3 Nebraska. The Scarlet Knights also opened Sideline: Anthony Fucilli Record Breakdown .....................................4 the conference schedule in 2016 with a Big Engineer: Paul Shrager Single-Game Records ..................................5 Ten West opponent by hosting Iowa. Before Pregame: 2:30 p.m. with Marc Malusis, Stat Comparison/Rutgers Ranks .................6 that, RU played a home-and-home with Penn Eric LeGrand & David Milewski Pronunciation Guide ...................................8 State to start Big Ten play (2014-15). Radio: WRSU 88.7-FM (Student Radio) Janarion Grant Notes ..................................9 • Rutgers is scheduled for five conference SERIES HISTORY Game Recaps ...................................... 10-11 road games in a season for the first time All-Time Series: Nebraska leads, 3-0 Scoring Drives/Touchdown Summary.......12 since joining a league in 1991. Last Meeting in Lincoln: Oct. 25, 2014 The Last Time ...........................................13 • Rutgers, “The Birthplace of College Foot- Nebraska 42, Rutgers 24 Game-By-Game Starters ...........................14 ball,” is in its 149th year and 148th season Last Meeting in Piscataway: Nov. 14, 2015 Participation Chart ...................................15 of competition. The program has played Nebraska 31, Rutgers 14 Depth Chart ..............................................16 the most games in the history of the sport Numerical Roster ................................ 17-18 (1,328). Nebraska ranks fourth at 1,304. RUTGERS STAT LEADERS Coaching Staff ...........................................18 Passing: Bolin (52-88, 516 yds, 3 TDs) Head Coach Chris Ash ...............................19 VERSUS NEBRASKA Rushing: Edwards (47 att, 201 yds, 1 TD) Player Career Highs/Bios .................... 20-28 • Rutgers will take on cross-divisional oppo- Receiving: Grant (12 rec, 113 yds, 1 TD) Statistics ............................................. 29-33 nent Nebraska for the third time in four sea- Tackles: Roberts (22) sons since joining the Big Ten in 2014. The Sacks: Davis (2.0) Scarlet Knights have yet to line up against Purdue and Northwestern in a league game. WWW.SCARLETKNIGHTS.COM | @RFOOTBALL GAME 4: RUTGERS AT NEBRASKA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA POLICIES & INFORMATION RUTGERS CONTACTS Hasim Phillips, Associate AD/Communications RUTGERS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS COACH ASH INTERVIEWS The Rutgers Athletic Communications Office is committed to as- All interview requests for Rutgers head coach Chris Ash must be Email: [email protected] sisting members of the media with their coverage of the Rutgers arranged through Hasim Phillips. In addition to post-practice media Office: 732-445-6069 football team. Hasim Phillips serves as the primary contact for the availability, coach Ash will be available to the media every Monday Cell: 732-470-9457 football program with support from Jimmy Gill and Brad Derechailo. morning at his weekly press conference in the team meeting room of the Hale Center and on the weekly Big Ten teleconference on Twitter: @HasimPhillips The Athletic Communications Office is located on level one of the Tuesday at noon. press box at High Point Solutions Stadium. For information re- Jimmy Gill, Associate Director/Communications garding credentials, interviews, statistics, press conferences, etc., POST PRACTICE INTERVIEWS please call the Athletic Communications Office at 732-445-7028, On Tuesday, select offensive coaches and players will be available to Email: [email protected] visit CollegePressBox.com or e-mail Hasim Phillips at hphillips@ the media post practice, while select defensive coaches and players Office: 732-445-8103 scarletknights.com. To assist in your coverage throughout the year, will be available on Wednesday. Head coach Chris Ash will address Cell: 732-991-9486 please read the media information on this page. All interview re- the media following practice on Thursday. quests must be directed to and arranged through the Athletic Com- Twitter: @JGill027 munications Office at least one day (24 hours) in advance. Coaches, PRACTICE COVERAGE players and support staff are prohibited from participating in any The use of social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat or Brad Derechailo, Assistant Director/Communications interviews without prior authorization from the Athletic Commu- Periscopre) is strictly prohibited during practice. Live reporting is nications Office. NOT permitted during practice. Live video/audio broadcast of any Email: [email protected] kind is also NOT permitted. This includes the use of social media Office: 732-445-7028 MEDIA CREDENTIALS platforms such as Facebook Live, Instagram, Snapchat or Periscope. Cell: 732-647-5034 All media credential requests must be submitted via email to cre- All reports must be filed at the conclusion of any open media prac- [email protected]. Admittance to the High Point Solu- tice windows. Twitter: @Bradly_D tions Stadium press box is limited to working media members only. Credential requests must be made formally to the credential email POST-GAME INTERVIEWS BIG TEN CONTACTS address. Head coach Chris Ash and select players, following the designated cooling off period, will be made available for interviews after each Adam Augustine, Director/Communications Requests for game day credentials must be received at least two game. Following home games, the press conference for coach Ash Email: [email protected] weeks in advance of the date of the contest to provide sufficient will take place in the team meeting room on the second floor of Office: 847-696-1010 ext.151 time for processing and mailing. Media credentials which cannot the Hale Center, which is located on the east side of the stadium be mailed will be left at the West Gate Media Will Call (Media En- opposite the press box. Cell: 608-215-4391 trance) beneath the press box at High Point Solutions Stadium. With approximately five minutes remaining in the game, members Jason Yellin, Associate Commissioner/Communications Working space in the High Point Solutions Stadium Press Box is al- of the media will be escorted across the field towards the Hale lotted on the following basis: (1) daily newspaper writers covering Center. Email: [email protected] for next-day publication covering Rutgers or the current game op- Office: 847-696-1010 ext.136 ponent; (2) sports editors of newspapers in New Jersey, New York The visiting team’s press conference will be held in the defensive Cell: 630-286-1611 and Eastern Pennsylvania; (3) radio personnel for broadcast origina- line meeting room on the second floor of the Hale Center. tions; (4) official