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Rutgers

2017 Season Performance

#94
Rank
4-8
Record
-7.4
Points
0.817
SOS

Current Form

L3 streak
COLD
Last 3 0-3
Last 5 1-4

Key Games

Best W vs #40 Purdue 14-12
Worst L vs #37 Eastern Michigan 13-16

Record Splits

Home 2-4
Away 1-4
Neutral 1-0
Conference 3-6
Non-Conf 1-2
Close (7 pts or less) 2-1
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#78
#92
#106
#120
#133
Pre
#118
W3
#113
W6
#113
W9
#94
W12
#99
W15
#94

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/02
L
NR vs #3 Washington
14-30
-10.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.4 -10.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -8.8
Margin Scaling
-1.7 -10.4
Total -10.4 pts
2
09/09
L
#122 vs #37 Eastern Michigan
13-16
-12.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.8 -11.2
Loss Record Modifier
-0.8 -12.0
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -12.4
Total -12.4 pts
3
09/16
W
#123 N FCS Morgan State
65-0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
4
09/23
L
#113 @ #101 Nebraska
17-27
-7.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.7 -4.3
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -4.4
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -5.9
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.0
Total -7.0 pts
5
09/30
L
#118 vs #12 Ohio State
0-56
-8.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.8 -3.4
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -7.0
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.3
Total -8.3 pts
7
10/14
W
#113 @ #89 Illinois
35-24
+12.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.1 10.4
Margin Scaling
+2.6 12.9
Total 12.9 pts
8
10/21
W
#98 vs #40 Purdue
14-12
+29.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+13.1 22.1
Margin Scaling
+1.4 23.5
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 25.0
Recency Weighting
+4.5 29.5
Total 29.5 pts
9
10/28
L
#87 @ #13 Michigan
14-35
-5.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -2.4
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -4.8
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -5.7
Total -5.7 pts
10
11/04
W
#94 vs #49 Maryland
31-24
+14.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.7 10.7
Margin Scaling
+1.8 12.5
Recency Weighting
+2.2 14.8
Total 14.8 pts
11
11/11
L
#83 @ #3 Penn State
6-35
-6.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -2.1
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -5.6
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.6
Total -6.6 pts
12
11/18
L
#88 @ #77 Indiana
0-41
-8.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.6 -4.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -4.3
Margin Scaling
-3.0 -7.3
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.6
Total -8.6 pts
13
11/25
L
#99 vs #8 Michigan State
7-40
-8.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.4 -3.8
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -7.4
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.7
Total -8.7 pts
Total
4-8 Record
-10.6

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
40-82
Record
33%
Win Rate
#90
Avg Rank
#4
Best Rank
0.838
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#118
2017
#94
2018
#121
2019
#119
2020
#71
2021
#68
2022
#106
2023
#49
2024
#34
2025
#83
2026
#127

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 1-4 (20%) #127 #117 -33.5 0.675 -
2025 Big Ten 5-7 (42%) #83 #32 7.3 0.826 -
2024 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #34 #21 89.7 0.808 -
2023 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #49 #7 54.4 0.860 -
2022 Big Ten 4-8 (33%) #106 #12 -27.3 0.842 -
2021 Big Ten 5-7 (42%) #68 #4 23.9 0.832 -
2020 Big Ten 3-6 (33%) #71 #33 15.5 0.937 -
2019 Big Ten 2-10 (17%) #119 #20 -59.3 0.917 -
2018 Big Ten 1-11 (8%) #121 #39 -74.4 0.880 -
2017 Big Ten 4-8 (33%) #94 #83 -7.4 0.817 -
2016 Big Ten 2-10 (17%) #118 #68 -63.4 0.825 -