Rutgers 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 5:48 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will play Howard (FCS) on August 29, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for 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
- Based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (67), the Scarlet Knights have the 85th-ranked schedule in college football.
- Based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (62), Rutgers has the 75th-ranked schedule in college football.
- The Scarlet Knights will face the 35th-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (59).
- Rutgers will face six teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes one team that put up nine or more victories and one squad with less than four wins last year.
- The Scarlet Knights will have seven teams on their schedule this year that made a bowl game in 2023.
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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 situation on defense, as they ranked 16th-best (313.5 yards per game allowed).
- With 21.2 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 101st-worst in FBS last season, Rutgers was forced to lean on its 96th-ranked offense (23.2 points per contest) to keep it competitive.
- 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 defensively, 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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