Big TenScarlet Knights

Rutgers

104th of 1304–8

Rank

104th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−11.3

90% range −21.6 to −0.9

Offense

20.0

116th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

31.3

81st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–8

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 4–8

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 1 · 8:00 PM ET vs#7

Washington L 14–30

Rating change+2.7

Wk 2Sep 9 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Eastern Michigan L 13–16

Rating change+0.3

Wk 3Sep 16 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Morgan StateNeutral W 65–0

Rating change+1.9

Wk 4Sep 23 · 3:30 PM ET at

Nebraska L 17–27

Rating change+0.2

Wk 5Sep 30 · 7:30 PM ET vs#3

Ohio State L 0–56

Rating change−1.6

Wk 7Oct 14 · 12:00 PM ET at

Illinois W 35–24

Rating change+0.8

Wk 8Oct 21 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Purdue W 14–12

Rating change−0.4

Wk 9Oct 28 · 12:00 PM ET at#15

Michigan L 14–35

Rating change−0.5

Wk 10Nov 4 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Maryland W 31–24

Rating change+1.2

Wk 11Nov 11 · 12:00 PM ET at#8

Penn State L 6–35

Rating change−0.5

Wk 12Nov 18 · 12:00 PM ET at

Indiana L 0–41

Rating change−1.7

Wk 13Nov 25 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Michigan State L 7–40

Rating change−2.4

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2016	Big Ten	113 of 128	−15.3	21.0	36.3	2–10	—
2015	Big Ten	97 of 128	−9.2	28.2	37.4	4–8	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

RUTG offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles