Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association Team Season.
After losing star halfback Ray Rice to the NFL Draft Rutgers faced a rebuilding season. Senior Mike Teel was forced to step up his game at quarterback without being able to rely on Rice so frequently. Rutgers started off very slowly dropping 5 of the first 6 games including two to Big East rivals West Virginia and Cincinnati. With dreams of a Big East championship now completely eroded Rutgers now had to recover to try to at least secure a fourth consecutive bowl berth.