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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Rutgers
Scarlet Knights
Big Ten
24
44% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Northwestern
Wildcats
Big Ten
28
56% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Northwestern by 3.78
TOTAL POINTS
52
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Rutgers
Northwestern
|
79
C+
|
Overall |
85
B
|
|
82
B-
|
Power |
83
B-
|
|
86
B
|
Offensive |
75
C
|
|
75
C
|
Defensive |
89
B+
|
|
77
C+
|
SoS (Current) |
98
A+
|
|
77
C+
|
SoS (Future) |
98
A+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Rutgers
Northwestern
| 76 | Overall | 49 |
| 60 | Power | 58 |
| 45 | Offensive | 87 |
| 87 | Defensive | 34 |
| 77 | SoS (Current) | 3 |
| 77 | SoS (Future) | 3 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Rutgers
Northwestern
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
5-7 (41.7%) |
Overall |
7-6 (53.8%) |
|
4-3 (57.1%) |
Home |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Away |
1-4 (20%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-5 (0%) |
|
2-7 (22.2%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
3-6 (33.3%) |
|
3-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
2-3 (40%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Rutgers
Northwestern
| #78 Ohio U. | Best Win | #36 Penn State |
| #41 Minnesota | Worst Loss | #52 Nebraska |
| 50 pts vs #618 Norfolk St | Largest MOV | 35 pts vs #262 Louisiana-Monroe |
| 46 pts vs #2 Oregon | Largest MOD | 21 pts vs #17 Southern Cal |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Rutgers
Northwestern
| 28.7 | Points per Game | 23.4 |
| 31.8 | Points Against | 19.8 |
| 35.4 | Home PPG | 28.7 |
| 30.3 | Home PA | 16.2 |
| 19.2 | Away PPG | 15.2 |
| 34 | Away PA | 26 |
| 90-67 | Opponent Record | 92-76 |
| 100 | Avg Opponent Rank | 90.4 |
| L 4 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | W 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Rutgers
Northwestern
| Nov 29 vs Penn State (7-6) L 36-40 | Dec 26 Central Michigan (7-6) W 34-7 |
| Nov 22 at (3) Ohio State (12-2) L 9-42 | Nov 29 at (16) Illinois (9-4) L 13-20 |
| Nov 8 vs Maryland (4-8) W 35-20 | Nov 22 vs Minnesota (8-5) W 38-35 |
| Nov 1 at (16) Illinois (9-4) L 13-35 | Nov 15 (20) Michigan (9-4) L 22-24 |
| Oct 25 at Purdue (2-10) W 27-24 | Nov 7 at (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 17-38 |
| Oct 18 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 10-56 | Oct 25 at Nebraska (7-6) L 21-28 |
| Oct 10 at Washington (9-4) L 19-38 | Oct 18 vs Purdue (2-10) W 19-0 |
| Sep 27 at Minnesota (8-5) L 28-31 | Oct 11 at Penn State (7-6) W 22-21 |
| Sep 19 vs (15) Iowa (9-4) L 28-38 | Oct 4 vs Louisiana-Monroe (3-9) W 42-7 |
| Sep 13 vs Norfolk St (1-11) W 60-10 | Sep 27 vs UCLA (3-9) W 17-14 |
| Sep 6 vs Miami OH (7-7) W 45-17 | Sep 13 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 14-34 |
| Aug 28 vs Ohio U. (9-4) W 34-31 | Sep 5 vs Western Illinois (4-8) W 42-7 |
