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2015 Rutgers

4–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Big Ten), coached by Kyle Flood.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 2015, game by game: won vs. Norfolk State 63–13; lost vs. Washington State 34–37; lost at Penn State 3–28; won vs. Kansas 27–14; lost vs. No. 4 Michigan State 24–31; won at Indiana 55–52; lost vs. No. 1 Ohio State 7–49; lost at Wisconsin 10–48; lost at No. 16 Michigan 16–49; lost vs. Nebraska 14–31; won at Army 31–21; lost vs. Maryland 41–46+50−42Won 63–13 vs. Norfolk State+50Norfolk StateLost 34–37 vs. Washington State-3Washington StateLost 3–28 at Penn State-25Penn StateWon 27–14 vs. Kansas+13KansasLost 24–31 vs. No. 4 Michigan State-7No. 4 Michigan StateWon 55–52 at Indiana+3IndianaLost 7–49 vs. No. 1 Ohio State-42No. 1 Ohio StateLost 10–48 at Wisconsin-38WisconsinLost 16–49 at No. 16 Michigan-33No. 16 MichiganLost 14–31 vs. Nebraska-17NebraskaWon 31–21 at Army+10ArmyLost 41–46 vs. Maryland-5Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsNorfolk StateW 63–⁠1386%
Sep 12vsWashington StateL 34–⁠3776%
Sep 19atPenn StateL 3–⁠2843%
Sep 26vsKansasW 27–⁠1473%
Oct 10vs4Michigan StateL 24–⁠3127%
Oct 17atIndianaW 55–⁠5245%
Oct 24vs1Ohio StateL 7–⁠4919%
Oct 31atWisconsinL 10–⁠4822%
Nov 7at16MichiganL 16–⁠4925%
Nov 14vsNebraskaL 14–⁠3145%
Nov 21atArmyW 31–⁠2156%
Nov 28vsMarylandL 41–⁠4669%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maryland 46–⁠41; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 12th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
325–⁠419
Coach
Kyle Flood
Elo
1434 −97 this season
SP+ rating
-10.1 No. 101 of 128; offense No. 66, defense No. 112, special teams No. 123
SRS
−4.9 No. 89 of 128 in FBS
Returning
46% of last season’s EPA, No. 96 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 56 roster talent No. 47 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Ben McDaniels
Defensive coordinator
Joe Rossi
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense83rd of 128
  • Defense110th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted77th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted111th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0542%1.1083rd of 128
Defense0.1847%1.37110th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.17 def		44% off
46% def		—77th off
111th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.4own 302% allowed
Defense3.8own 333% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsChris Laviano QB2,247 yds
Passing touchdownsChris Laviano QB16 TD
Rushing yardsRobert Martin RB763 yds
Rushing touchdownsRobert Martin RB6 TD
Receiving yardsLeonte Carroo WR809 yds
Receiving touchdownsLeonte Carroo WR10 TD
InterceptionsAnthony Cioffi DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Marques Ford SDE★★★★No. 268
Charles Snorweah RB★★★No. 1299
Jon Bateky SDE★★★No. 1420
Jarius Adams CB★★★No. 1428
Dontae Owens WR★★★No. 1447

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.836
Receivers23.00.817
Offensive line23.00.807
Defensive line43.30.843
Linebackers12.00.795
Defensive backs42.50.797
Athletes and specialists13.00.814
Whole class152.90.817

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 3Leonte Carroo WRMiami Dolphins

Roster 119

The 2015 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2015 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2015 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa8–⁠012–⁠29
Ohio State7–⁠112–⁠14
Michigan State7–⁠112–⁠26
Northwestern6–⁠210–⁠323
Wisconsin6–⁠210–⁠321
Michigan6–⁠210–⁠312
Penn State4–⁠47–⁠6
Nebraska3–⁠56–⁠7
Minnesota2–⁠66–⁠7
Indiana2–⁠66–⁠7
Illinois2–⁠65–⁠7
Rutgers1–⁠74–⁠8
Maryland1–⁠73–⁠9
Purdue1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.