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Big TenScarlet Knights

Rutgers

100th of 1301–11

Rank

100th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−10.4

90% range −20.1 to −0.6

Offense

19.3

121st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

29.6

73rd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

1–11

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

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

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 1 · 12:00 PM ET vs Texas State W 35–7
Rating change+1.6
Wk 2Sep 8 · 3:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#1 Ohio State L 3–52
Rating change−2.4
Wk 3Sep 15 · 12:00 PM ET at Kansas L 14–55
Rating change−3.8
Wk 4Sep 22 · 12:00 PM ET vs Buffalo L 13–42
Rating change−3.8
Wk 5Sep 29 · 12:00 PM ET vs Indiana L 17–24
Rating change+0.2
Wk 6Oct 6 · 12:00 PM ET vs Illinois L 17–38
Rating change−0.9
Wk 7Oct 13 · 12:00 PM ET at Maryland L 7–34
Rating change−2.2
Wk 8Oct 20 · 12:00 PM ET vs Northwestern L 15–18
Rating change+1.6
Wk 10Nov 3 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#18 Wisconsin L 17–31
Rating change+0.9
Wk 11Nov 10 · 3:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#3 Michigan L 7–42
Rating change+1.0
Wk 12Nov 17 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#10 Penn State L 7–20
Rating change+1.6
Wk 13Nov 24 · 4:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#25 Michigan State L 10–14
Rating change+2.1

Rating through 2018

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2017Big Ten104 of 130−11.320.031.34–8—
2016Big Ten113 of 128−15.321.036.32–10—
2015Big Ten97 of 128−9.228.237.44–8—

Profile

RUTG offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com