Rutgers 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:49 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will open their 2024 college football schedule versus Howard, an FCS opponent, on August 29 — 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
- In terms of difficulty, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Scarlet Knights will be facing the 85th-ranked schedule this year.
- Using its opponents’ projected win total this year, Rutgers will be facing the 75th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- The Scarlet Knights will face the 35th-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (59).
- In 2024, Rutgers’ schedule will feature six games against teams which finished with winning records a year ago, including one game against teams that had nine or more wins and one game against squads with three or fewer wins in 2023.
- The Scarlet Knights will play seven teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.
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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 defensively, allowing only 313.5 yards per game.
- Rutgers put up 23.2 points per game on offense last season (96th in FBS), and it ranked 33rd on the other side of the ball with 21.2 points allowed 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).
- Rutgers put up 168.7 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 56th in FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 43rd, surrendering 137.2 rushing yards per game.
- 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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