Preview image

Big TenScarlet Knights

Rutgers

64th of 1365–7

Rank

64th

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

+2.0

90% range −8.1 to 12.1

Offense

30.4

44th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

28.4

82nd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

5–7

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 1Aug 28 · 6:00 PM ET vs Ohio W 34–31
Rating change−1.7
Wk 2Sep 6 · 3:30 PM ET vs Miami (OH) W 45–17
Rating change−0.2
Wk 3Sep 13 · 3:30 PM ET vs Norfolk State W 60–10
Rating change−2.3
Wk 4Sep 19 · 8:00 PM ET vs Iowa L 28–38
Rating change−2.1
Wk 5Sep 27 · 12:00 PM ET at Minnesota L 28–31
Rating change+0.3
Wk 7Oct 10 · 9:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#25 Washington L 19–38
Rating change−1.6
Wk 8Oct 18 · 6:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#5 Oregon L 10–56
Rating change−3.6
Wk 9Oct 25 · 12:00 PM ET at Purdue W 27–24
Rating change+0.8
Wk 10Nov 1 · 12:00 PM ET at Illinois L 13–35
Rating change−1.7
Wk 11Nov 8 · 2:30 PM ET vs Maryland W 35–20
Rating change+1.8
Wk 13Nov 22 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#1 Ohio State L 9–42
Rating change−0.1
Wk 14Nov 29 · 3:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#17 Penn State L 36–40
Rating change+1.8

Rating through 2025

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2024Big Ten48 of 1344.930.125.27–6—
2023Big Ten56 of 1331.625.223.67–6—
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