Rutgers 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
A game versus Washington on September 27 is what stands out when looking at the Rutgers Scarlet Knights’ college football schedule in 2024. See below to find dates and times for every game.
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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
- In terms of toughness, based on 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.
- According to their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year, the Scarlet Knights will be playing the 35th-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
- Rutgers will play six games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes one team that put up nine or more victories and one squad with less than four wins last season.
- The Scarlet Knights’ schedule in 2024 features seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.
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Rutgers Stat Insights (2023)
- The Scarlet Knights owned 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).
- Offensively, Rutgers ranked 96th in FBS with 23.2 points per game last season. Meanwhile, it ranked 33rd in points allowed (313.5 points allowed per contest).
- The Scarlet Knights struggled in the passing game last season, ranking seventh-worst in FBS (137.5 passing yards per game). However, they ranked 10th-best on the defensive side of the ball, allowing only 176.3 passing yards per game.
- Rutgers put up 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, giving up 137.2 rushing yards per game.
- Rutgers forced 18 total turnovers (58th in FBS) last season and turned it over 13 times (17th in FBS) for a turnover margin of +5, 31st-ranked in college football.
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