Rutgers Accepts Invitation to Play in 2014 Quick Lane Bowl
Dec 07 | Football
Dec. 7, 2014
"The opportunity to be in Detroit is based largely on the record-setting support we had from our fans this season. We believe our fan base will look forward to the opportunity to show up in force at Ford Field, one of the top NFL venues in the country, where it will be 72 degrees at kickoff."
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers officially accepted an invitation to the 2014 Quick Lane Bowl on Sunday. It marks the ninth bowl appearance over the last 10 seasons for the Scarlet Knights and the 10th bowl game all-time in school history.
Rutgers (7-5, 3-5 Big Ten) will face North Carolina (6-6, 4-4 ACC) at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. with live television coverage on ESPN.
Rutgers and North Carolina have met six times in series history – the last time at North Carolina in 2011 (24-22 UNC victory). It marks the first time the two schools have met in a bowl and it will be Rutgers’ third bowl versus an ACC opponent (2012 Russell Athletic Bowl vs. Virginia Tech; 2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl vs. NC State).
The Quick Lane Bowl will debut in 2014 and marks a new partnership between the Big Ten and the Detroit Lions.
The Scarlet Knights are one of four Big Ten teams to be bowl eligible in nine of the previous 10 seasons joining Nebraska, Ohio State and Wisconsin.
"We're thrilled to participate in the Quick Lane Bowl at a world-class venue against a power five opponent in North Carolina,” said Rutgers Director of Athletics Julie Hermann. “This is a tremendous reward for our program following a successful first season in the Big Ten.
"The opportunity to be in Detroit is based largely on the record-setting support we had from our fans this season. We believe our fan base will look forward to the opportunity to show up in force at Ford Field, one of the top NFL venues in the country, where it will be 72 degrees at kickoff."
Kyle Flood is the first coach in school history to lead Rutgers to a bowl game in each of his first three seasons as head coach.
Flood guided Rutgers to seven wins so far in 2014 in the program’s first season as a member of the prestigious Big Ten Conference. Rutgers won all four of its non-conference games and earned Big Ten victories over Michigan, Indiana and Maryland.
Following the regular season, four players (wide receiver Leonte Carroo, defensive lineman Darius Hamilton, defensive lineman Kemoko Turay, offensive lineman Kaleb Johnson) were named all-conference, with Carroo earning First Team All-Big Ten accolades in the media vote.
The 2014 senior class is appearing in a bowl for the fourth consecutive season. The only other senior classes in school history to play in four straight bowls were members of the 2008 and 2009 senior classes.
The Scarlet Knights are 5-4 all-time in bowl games after last season’s 29-16 loss to No. 25 in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium.
Rutgers’ season ticket holders can purchase tickets to the 2014 Quick Lane Bowl starting Monday at 9 a.m. on ScarletKnights.com or by calling the Rutgers Ticket Office at 1-866-445-GORU.
Bowl tickets for the general public will go on sale beginning Tuesday at 9 a.m. on ScarletKnights.com or by calling the Rutgers Ticket Office at 1-866-445-GORU.
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