Rutgers 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 3:45 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will begin their 2024 college football schedule on August 29, versus Howard of the FCS. See below for more.

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2024 Rutgers Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
Howard (FCS) August 29 | 6:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Akron September 7 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Virginia Tech September 21 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Washington September 27 | 8:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub FOX (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Nebraska October 5 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Wisconsin October 12 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
UCLA October 19 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ USC October 25 | 11:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub FOX (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Minnesota November 9 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Maryland November 16 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Illinois November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Michigan State November 30 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA

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Rutgers 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • The Scarlet Knights are facing the 85th-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this year (62), Rutgers has the 75th-ranked schedule in college football.
  • The Scarlet Knights will face the 35th-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (59).
  • Rutgers has six games scheduled against teams that put up winning records in 2023, including one team that had nine or more wins and one with less than four wins last year.
  • The Scarlet Knights will see seven teams on their schedule this year that made a bowl game in 2023.

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Rutgers Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Scarlet Knights struggled on offense last season, ranking 11th-worst in FBS (306.2 yards per game). However, they ranked 16th-best on the defensive side of the ball, surrendering only 313.5 yards per game.
  • Rutgers averaged 23.2 points per game on offense last year (96th in FBS), and it gave up 21.2 points per game (33rd) on the other side of the ball.
  • While the Scarlet Knights ranked seventh-worst in FBS in passing offense with 137.5 passing yards per game last season, it was a different situation defensively, as they ranked 10th-best (176.3 passing yards per game allowed).
  • Rutgers averaged 168.7 rushing yards per game on offense last season (56th in FBS), and it gave up 137.2 rushing yards per game (43rd) on defense.
  • Rutgers owned the 31st-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at +5, forcing 18 turnovers (58th in FBS) while turning it over 13 times (17th in FBS).

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