Rutgers 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 6:46 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
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
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
- 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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