The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will open their 2024 college football schedule on August 29, against Howard of the FCS. See below for more.

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2024 Rutgers Game and TV Schedule

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Rutgers 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Scarlet Knights will have the 85th-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (67).
• Rutgers will have the 75th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (62).
• The Scarlet Knights are playing the 35th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
• Rutgers will play six games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes one team that ended with nine or more victories and one squad with less than four wins last season.
• The Scarlet Knights have seven teams that 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 story on defense, as they ranked 16th-best (313.5 yards per game allowed).
• Rutgers averaged 23.2 points per game on offense last season (96th in FBS), and it allowed 21.2 points per game (33rd) on defense.
• 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 season, which ranked it 56th in FBS. On defense, it ranked 43rd, surrendering 137.2 rushing yards per game.
• With 18 forced turnovers (58th in FBS) against 13 turnovers committed (17th in FBS) last season, Rutgers’ +5 turnover margin ranked 31st in college football.

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