The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will face an FCS opponent, Howard, in their 2024 season opener on August 29. For the full Rutgers schedule, keep scrolling.

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2024 Rutgers Game and TV Schedule

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Rutgers 2024 Strength of Schedule

• In terms of toughness, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Scarlet Knights will be playing the 85th-ranked schedule this year.
• In terms of toughness — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Rutgers will be facing the 75th-ranked schedule this year.
• In terms of difficulty, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season, the Scarlet Knights will be playing the 35th-ranked conference schedule this year.
• In 2024, Rutgers’ schedule will include six games against teams which ended the season with winning records a year ago, including one game against teams that had nine or more wins and one game against squads with less than four wins in 2023.
• The Scarlet Knights will have 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 offensively last season, ranking 11th-worst in FBS (306.2 yards per game). However, they ranked 16th-best defensively, surrendering just 313.5 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 owned the 10th-best pass defense last season (176.3 passing yards allowed per game), but they ranked seventh-worst on the offensive side of the ball (137.5 passing yards per game).
• 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 year.
• Rutgers ranked 31st in college football with a +5 turnover margin last season after forcing 18 turnovers (58th in FBS) while committing 13 (17th in FBS).

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