Big Ten · FBS
Rutgers 2-6
2026 season · Scarlet Knights
No. 54 toughest schedule of 138 — see full rankings
Rutgers is 2-6 under head coach Greg Schiano. Its eight opponents were a combined 19-11 before playing the Scarlet Knights and are 15-14 since. The best win was over Maryland, which was 2-4 going in.
Next game: at Wisconsin,
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Rutgers, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Rutgers.
Wk 1·
Home · Mid-American
L 21-37
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 3-4
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 1
L 21-37
0-0
3-4
4-4
Wk 1·
Home · Mid-American
L 21-37
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 3-4
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 1
L 21-37
0-0
3-4
4-4
Wk 2·
Away · ACC
L 21-28
- Before
- 0-1
- After
- 3-3
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 2
L 21-28
0-1
3-3
4-4
Wk 2·
Away · ACC
L 21-28
- Before
- 0-1
- After
- 3-3
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 2
L 21-28
0-1
3-3
4-4
Wk 4·
Howard
Home · MEAC · FCS
W 58-7
- Before
- 1-2
- After
- 3-2
- Total
- 4-5
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Wk 4·
Howard
Home · MEAC · FCS
W 58-7
- Before
- 1-2
- After
- 3-2
- Total
- 4-5
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Wk 8·
L 14-42
- Before
- 5-1
- After
- 0-1
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 8
L 14-42
5-1
0-1
6-2
Wk 8·
L 14-42
- Before
- 5-1
- After
- 0-1
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 8
L 14-42
5-1
0-1
6-2
Wk 12·
Away · Big Ten
Upcoming
- Before
- 4-4
- After
- —
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 12·
Away · Big Ten
Upcoming
- Before
- 4-4
- After
- —
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 13·
Home · Big Ten
Upcoming
- Before
- 2-6
- After
- —
- Total
- 2-6
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Wk 13
Upcoming
2-6
—
2-6
Wk 13·
Home · Big Ten
Upcoming
- Before
- 2-6
- After
- —
- Total
- 2-6
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Wk 13
Upcoming
2-6
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2-6
- Conference
- Big Ten
- Head coach
- Greg Schiano
- Stadium
- SHI Stadium, seats 52,454, Piscataway, New Jersey
- NFL draft
- 1 picked in the 2026 NFL draft, earliest in round 7
Receipt insights
- Next up, Wisconsin. Against the 1 common opponent both have played, Rutgers' average margin is −7.0 points; Wisconsin's is +17.0.
- Rutgers is 0-2 vs. currently ranked teams.
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
0-3 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing Rutgers
19-11
63.3%
vs. Rutgers
6-2
75.0%
After playing Rutgers
15-14
51.7%
Total (including vs. Rutgers)
40-27
59.7%
Teams we beat6-11total (35.3%)
Before playing Rutgers 3-6 · after 3-3
Teams that beat us34-16total (68.0%)
Before playing Rutgers 16-5 · after 12-11
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Rutgers uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Rutgers is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Rutgers uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.
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