The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will play an FCS opponent, Howard, in their 2024 season opener on August 29. For the full Rutgers schedule, see below.

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2024 Rutgers Game and TV Schedule

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Rutgers 2024 Strength of Schedule

• In terms of toughness, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Scarlet Knights will be playing the 85th-ranked schedule this year.
• Based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (62), Rutgers has the 75th-ranked schedule in college football.
• The Scarlet Knights are facing the 35th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
• In 2024, Rutgers will face six teams that had winning records last season, including one that won nine or more games, while facing one squad that had three or fewer wins a season ago.
• The Scarlet Knights have seven teams who played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Rutgers Stat Insights (2023)

• While the Scarlet Knights ranked 11th-worst in FBS in total offense with 306.2 yards per game last season, it was a different situation on defense, as they ranked 16th-best (313.5 yards per game allowed).
• Despite having a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 101st-worst in FBS last season (21.2 points allowed per game), Rutgers put up better results on the other side of the ball, ranking 96th in FBS by averaging 23.2 points per game.
• The Scarlet Knights had the 10th-best pass defense last season (176.3 passing yards allowed per game), but they ranked seventh-worst on the offensive side of the ball (137.5 passing yards per game).
• Rutgers averaged 168.7 rushing yards per game on offense last year (56th in FBS), and it allowed 137.2 rushing yards per game (43rd) on defense.
• With 18 forced turnovers (58th in FBS) against 13 turnovers committed (17th in FBS), Rutgers (+5) owned the 31st-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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