Rutgers 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 8:50 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights’ college football schedule for 2024 includes meeting Washington on September 27. See below to check out the full slate.

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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 year (67).
  • Based on its opponents’ projected win total this year, Rutgers will be playing the 75th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
  • The Scarlet Knights are playing the 35th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Rutgers’ schedule features six games against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (one against a team with nine or more wins and one against a squad that collected three or fewer wins).
  • The Scarlet Knights’ schedule in 2024 includes seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.

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Rutgers Stat Insights (2023)

  • While the Scarlet Knights ranked 11th-worst in FBS in total offense with 306.2 yards per game last season, it was a different story on defense, as they ranked 16th-best (313.5 yards per game allowed).
  • Rutgers ranked 96th in scoring offense (23.2 points per game) and 33rd in scoring defense (21.2 points allowed per game) last year.
  • 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 on defense, as they ranked 10th-best (176.3 passing yards per game allowed).
  • Rutgers averaged 168.7 rushing yards per game offensively last season (56th in FBS), and it surrendered 137.2 rushing yards per game (43rd) on the defensive side of the ball.
  • With 18 forced turnovers (58th in FBS) against 13 turnovers committed (17th in FBS), Rutgers (+5) owned the 31st-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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