Rutgers 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will open their 2024 college football schedule on August 29, versus Howard of the FCS. Keep scrolling for more.
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2024 Rutgers Game and TV Schedule
Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
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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).
- In terms of difficulty — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Rutgers will be playing the 75th-ranked schedule this year.
- The Scarlet Knights are facing the 35th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Rutgers will play six teams this season that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule will pit them against one team that had nine or more victories and one squad with less than four wins last year.
- The Scarlet Knights’ schedule in 2024 includes seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.
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Rutgers Stat Insights (2023)
- The Scarlet Knights sported the 16th-best defense last season in terms of total yards (313.5 yards allowed per game), but they ranked 11th-worst on the offensive side of the ball (306.2 yards per game).
- Rutgers ranked 96th in scoring offense (23.2 points per game) and 33rd in scoring defense (21.2 points allowed per game) last year.
- The Scarlet Knights had the 10th-best pass defense last season (176.3 passing yards allowed per game), but they ranked seventh-worst offensively (137.5 passing yards per game).
- Rutgers compiled 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, allowing 137.2 rushing yards per game.
- Rutgers ranked 31st in college football with a +5 turnover margin last season after forcing 18 turnovers (58th in FBS) and committing 13 (17th in FBS).
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