Big TenScarlet Knights

Rutgers

99th of 1314–8

Rank

99th

of 131 FBS teams

Rating

−8.1

90% range −17.9 to 1.8

Offense

20.5

111th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

28.5

74th: 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 3 · 12:00 PM ET at

Boston College W 22–21

Rating change+1.8

Wk 2Sep 10 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Wagner W 66–7

Rating change+0.2

Wk 3Sep 17 · 2:00 PM ET at

Temple W 16–14

Rating change−3.2

Wk 4Sep 24 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Iowa L 10–27

Rating change−0.2

Wk 5Oct 1 · 3:30 PM ET at#1

Ohio State L 10–49

Rating change+0.2

Wk 6Oct 7 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Nebraska L 13–14

Rating change+0.3

Wk 8Oct 22 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Indiana W 24–17

Rating change−0.1

Wk 9Oct 29 · 2:30 PM ET at

Minnesota L 0–31

Rating change−1.7

Wk 10Nov 5 · 7:30 PM ET vs#4

Michigan L 17–52

Rating change+0.1

Wk 11Nov 12 · 12:00 PM ET at

Michigan State L 21–27

Rating change+1.4

Wk 12Nov 19 · 3:30 PM ET vs#7

Penn State L 10–55

Rating change−2.0

Wk 13Nov 26 · 12:00 PM ET at

Maryland L 0–37

Rating change−2.8

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2022

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
2021	Big Ten	90 of 130	−5.5	21.3	26.9	5–8	—
2020	Big Ten	81 of 127	−3.5	26.0	29.5	3–6	—
2019	Big Ten	114 of 130	−13.8	18.4	32.1	2–10	—
2018	Big Ten	100 of 130	−10.4	19.3	29.6	1–11	—
2017	Big Ten	104 of 130	−11.3	20.0	31.3	4–8	—
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