Rutgers 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 8:55 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will begin their 2024 college football schedule against Howard, an FCS opponent, on August 29 — keep scrolling 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 playing the 85th-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Rutgers will have the 75th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (62).
  • The Scarlet Knights will have 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 had 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 have seven games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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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 other side of the ball, allowing just 313.5 yards per game.
  • Despite having a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 101st-worst in FBS last season (21.2 points allowed per game), Rutgers had more success offensively, ranking 96th in FBS by averaging 23.2 points per game.
  • The Scarlet Knights sported the 10th-best pass defense last season (176.3 passing yards allowed per game), but they ranked seventh-worst on offense (137.5 passing yards per game).
  • On offense, Rutgers ranked 56th in FBS last season with 168.7 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 43rd in rushing yards allowed per contest (137.2).
  • With 18 forced turnovers (58th in FBS) against 13 turnovers committed (17th in FBS) last season, Rutgers’ +5 turnover margin ranked 31st in college football.

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