Preview image

Big TenScarlet Knights

Rutgers

56th of 1337–6

Rank

56th

of 133 FBS teams

Rating

+1.6

90% range −7.6 to 10.7

Offense

25.2

74th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

23.6

41st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

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 3 · 12:00 PM ET vs Northwestern W 24–7
Rating change+1.6
Wk 2Sep 9 · 7:30 PM ET vs Temple W 36–7
Rating change+2.0
Wk 3Sep 16 · 3:30 PM ET vs Virginia Tech W 35–16
Rating change0.0
Wk 4Sep 23 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#3 Michigan L 7–31
Rating change+0.1
Wk 5Sep 30 · 3:30 PM ET vs Wagner W 52–3
Rating change+0.3
Wk 6Oct 7 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#22 Wisconsin L 13–24
Rating change+0.2
Wk 7Oct 14 · 12:00 PM ET vs Michigan State W 27–24
Rating change−0.4
Wk 8Oct 21 · 12:00 PM ET at Indiana W 31–14
Rating change+0.3
Wk 10Nov 4 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#2 Ohio State L 16–35
Rating change+1.3
Wk 11Nov 11 · 3:30 PM ET at Iowa L 0–22
Rating change−2.2
Wk 12Nov 18 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#5 Penn State L 6–27
Rating change+0.2
Wk 13Nov 25 · 3:30 PM ET vs Maryland L 24–42
Rating change−1.1
PostDec 28 · 2:15 PM ET vs MiamiBad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl W 31–24
Rating change+1.6

Rating through 2023

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2022Big Ten99 of 131−8.120.528.54–8—
2021Big Ten90 of 130−5.521.326.95–8—
2020Big Ten81 of 127−3.526.029.53–6—
2019Big Ten114 of 130−13.818.432.12–10—
2018Big Ten100 of 130−10.419.329.61–11—
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

For information and entertainment, not betting advice. TEMPO is independent of the NCAA, the College Football Playoff, conferences, schools and sportsbooks. Team and conference names and logos are trademarks of their owners.

TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com