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Good

D+ Overall Grade 67

Struggler

Sleeper

2-7 Record

22.2% Win %

#113 FBS Rank#181 nat'l

25.8 Pts / Game

L 3 Streak

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Performance Rankings: FBS (National)

	Rating	Rank
Overall	67 D+	113 (181)
Power	73 C-	92 (94)
Offensive	76 C	83 (84)
Defensive	69 D+	107 (109)
Schedule (Current)	82 B-	59 (59)
Schedule (Full Season)	83 B-	58 (58)
Record (Current)	67 D+	112
Record (Full Season)	67 D+	114

Records

Overall	2-7 (22.2%)
Versus FBS Top 25	0-2 (0%)
Versus > .500 Teams	0-6 (0%)
Versus < .500 Teams	2-1 (66.7%)
Last 5 Games	1-4 (20%)

Superlatives

Best Win	#152 Maryland
Worst Loss	#199 Massachusetts
Largest MOV	51 pts, #403 Howard
Largest MOD	32 pts, #13 Indiana

Other Statistics

Points per Game	25.8
Points Against	32.4
Opponent Record	48-34
Average Opponent Rank	112.8
Long Streak	L 3
Current Streak	L 3

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Program History

Rutgers Scarlet Knights has been rated by Versus for 20 seasons, from 2007-08 through 2026-27.

Winning season Losing season Current season Bars run from .500; # is the season-ending Versus rank

Versus divisional rankings begin in 2010-11; earlier seasons show the record only.

Season-by-season table

Season	Record	Win %	Versus Rank
2007-08	8-5	61.5%	—
2008-09	8-5	61.5%	—
2009-10	9-4	69.2%	—
2010-11	4-8	33.3%	#94
2011-12	9-4	69.2%	#38
2012-13	9-4	69.2%	#55
2013-14	6-7	46.2%	#90
2014-15	8-5	61.5%	#34
2015-16	4-8	33.3%	#80
2016-17	2-10	16.7%	#110
2017-18	4-8	33.3%	#76
2018-19	1-11	8.3%	#116
2019-20	2-10	16.7%	#113
2020-21	3-6	33.3%	#83
2021-22	5-8	38.5%	#74
2022-23	4-8	33.3%	#92
2023-24	7-6	53.8%	#38
2024-25	7-6	53.8%	#47
2025-26	5-7	41.7%	#62
2026-27	2-7	22.2%	#113

Big Ten

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
3	UCLA	9	0	2
13	Indiana	8	1	3
17	Oregon	6	3	7
21	Iowa	7	2
22	Southern Cal	7	2	2
24	Ohio State	6	3	9
27	Wisconsin	6	3	3
29	Northwestern	6	3	1
30	Illinois	6	3	12
46	Minnesota	5	4	12
48	Michigan	5	4	15
52	Penn State	5	4	7
58	Nebraska	5	4	6
65	Washington	5	4	26
73	Michigan St	3	6	30
98	Purdue	3	6	32
152	Maryland	3	6	57
181	Rutgers	2	7

Game Results

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Thu Sep 3	vs Massachusetts (5-4) Mid-American	L21-37
Fri Sep 11	at Boston College (4-5) ACC	L21-28
Sat Sep 19	vs #22 Southern Cal (7-2) (#22 nationally) Big Ten	L35-42
Fri Sep 25	vs Howard (4-6) (FCS) Mid-Eastern · FCS	W58-7
Sat Oct 3	vs #13 Indiana (8-1) (#13 nationally) Big Ten	L15-47
Sat Oct 17	at Maryland (3-6) Big Ten	W37-30
Sat Oct 24	at Northwestern (6-3) Big Ten	L14-42
Sat Oct 31	vs Michigan (5-4) Big Ten	L21-28
Sat Nov 7	at Wisconsin (6-3) Big Ten	L10-31

Ranking History

Week	Date	Rank	W	L	Change
0	Aug 1	76	0	0
1	Aug 31	77	0	0	1
2	Sep 8	156	0	1	79
3	Sep 13	205	0	2	49
4	Sep 20	187	0	3	18
5	Sep 27	174	1	3	13
6	Oct 4	213	1	4	39
7	Oct 11	280	1	4	67
8	Oct 18	180	2	4	100
9	Oct 25	157	2	5	23
10	Nov 1	181	2	6	24
11	Nov 8	181	2	7

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