Rutgers 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 4:48 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will meet an FCS opponent, Howard, in their 2024 season opener on August 29. For the full Rutgers schedule, see below.
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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 will have the 85th-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (67).
- In terms of difficulty — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Rutgers will be playing the 75th-ranked schedule this year.
- According to their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season, the Scarlet Knights will be playing the 35th-ranked conference schedule in terms of toughness.
- Rutgers’ schedule features six games against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (one against a team with nine or more victories and one against a squad that picked up less than four wins).
- The Scarlet Knights will face seven teams in 2024 who played in 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, giving up only 313.5 yards per game.
- Rutgers totaled 23.2 points per game on offense last season, which ranked it 96th in FBS. On defense, it ranked 33rd, surrendering 21.2 points per contest.
- 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 story on the other side of the ball, as they ranked 10th-best (176.3 passing yards per game allowed).
- Rutgers ranked 56th in run offense (168.7 rushing yards per game) and 43rd in run defense (137.2 rushing yards allowed per game) last season.
- With 18 forced turnovers (58th in FBS) against 13 turnovers committed (17th in FBS), Rutgers (+5) had the 31st-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.
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