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Rutgers

2026 Season Performance

#126
Rank
1-4
Record
-30.6
Points
0.666
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
HOT
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 1-4

Key Games

Worst L @ #120 Boston College 21-28

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
7
games left
#55.4
avg opponent rank
#19
toughest left
84.92
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
@
#110 Maryland
2-4
+10.7
8
10-24
@
#35 Northwestern
4-1
+15.51
9
10-31
vs
#56 Michigan
3-2
+9.44
10
11-07
@
#26 Wisconsin
4-1
+16.08
11
11-14
vs
#19 Nebraska
5-1
+11.02
12
11-21
@
#63 Penn State
3-3
+13.71
13
11-28
vs
#79 Michigan State
2-4
+8.46

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#67
#87
#107
#127
#146
Pre
#72
W3
#131
W6
#126
W9
#127
W12
#127
W15
#127

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/03
L
NR vs #137 Massachusetts
21-37
-14.5
-15.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.4 -10.8
Loss Record Modifier
+0.0 -10.8
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -12.3
Against the Spread (-29.25, -45.25)
-3.0 -15.3
Total -15.3 pts
-0.8
2
09/11
L
#136 @ #120 Boston College
21-28
-7.9
-8.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Loss Record Modifier
-0.4 -6.3
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -7.0
Against the Spread (+3, -4)
-1.0 -8.0
Total -8.0 pts
-0.2
3
09/19
L
#133 vs #9 USC
35-42
-2.0
-2.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -3.9
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -5.0
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -5.9
Against the Spread (+21, +14)
+3.0 -2.9
Total -2.9 pts
-0.9
4
09/25
W
#131 vs FCS Howard
58-7
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
5
10/04
L
#117 vs #18 Indiana
15-47
-9.2
-10.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.7 -3.5
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -7.1
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.4
Against the Spread (+24.25, -7.75)
-1.9 -10.3
Total -10.3 pts
-1.2
Total
1-4 Record
-33.5
-36.6
-3.0

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 -