PISCATAWAY – It was all teed up for Rutgers football to post the signature victory of Greg Schiano's second tour of duty on the banks.

Tremendous crowd, red-hot quarterback, Fox national broadcast.

But you need all three phases to deliver, or at least hold their own, to beat a solid Big Ten squad like Iowa . And the Scarlet Knights imploded on special teams while Schiano's unit, the defense, fell apart in a 38-28 loss Sept. 19.

Rutgers (3-1) is now 0-5 all-time against Iowa (3-1). This had far more fireworks than their previous meetings, with the Scarlet Knights posting a 400-346 edge in yards from scrimmage, but the end result was the same.

FIVE TAKEAWAYS

Not-so-special teams

Schiano loves to speak of “complementary football,” which means all three phases pulling their weight. H

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