rutgers record against top 10 ranked opponents in the last 20 seasons

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights have a record of 1-20 against the AP top 10 from 2007 through 2026.

	TEAM	DATE	REC	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Rutgers	10/18/2007	1-0	RUTG	vs	USF	W 30-27	1.000	3
2	Rutgers	10/27/2007	0-1	RUTG	vs	WVU	L 3-31	.000	0
3	Rutgers	10/10/2013	0-1	RUTG	@	LOU	L 10-24	.000	1	16	240	461	23.1	75.0
4	Rutgers	11/22/2014	0-1	RUTG	@	MSU	L 3-45	.000	0	15	234	520	28.6	100.0
5	Rutgers	10/10/2015	0-1	RUTG	vs	MSU	L 24-31	.000	3	15	349	489	25.0	66.7
6	Rutgers	10/24/2015	0-1	RUTG	vs	OSU	L 7-49	.000	1	12	293	528	33.3	100.0
7	Rutgers	10/1/2016	0-1	RUTG	@	OSU	L 0-58	.000	0	9	116	669	28.6
8	Rutgers	10/8/2016	0-1	RUTG	vs	MICH	L 0-78	.000	0	2	39	600	0.0
9	Rutgers	11/19/2016	0-1	RUTG	vs	PSU	L 0-39	.000	0	5	87	549	7.1
10	Rutgers	9/1/2017	0-1	RUTG	vs	WASH	L 14-30	.000	2	19	309	368	47.4	50.0
11	Rutgers	9/8/2018	0-1	RUTG	@	OSU	L 3-52	.000	0	12	134	579	26.7
12	Rutgers	11/10/2018	0-1	RUTG	vs	MICH	L 7-42	.000	1	11	252	453	33.3	50.0
13	Rutgers	11/16/2019	0-1	RUTG	vs	OSU	L 21-56	.000	3	10	231	594	33.3
14	Rutgers	11/7/2020	0-1	RUTG	@	OSU	L 27-49	.000	4	22	373	517	41.2	100.0
15	Rutgers	10/1/2022	0-1	RUTG	@	OSU	L 10-49	.000	1	12	187	413	9.1	0.0
16	Rutgers	11/5/2022	0-1	RUTG	vs	MICH	L 17-52	.000	2	5	180	433	23.1	50.0
17	Rutgers	9/23/2023	0-1	RUTG	@	MICH	L 7-31	.000	1	10	257	415	30.0	0.0
18	Rutgers	11/4/2023	0-1	RUTG	vs	OSU	L 16-35	.000	1	22	361	328	30.8	33.3
19	Rutgers	10/18/2025	0-1	RUTG	vs	ORE	L 10-56	.000	1	12	202	750	27.8	75.0
20	Rutgers	11/22/2025	0-1	RUTG	@	OSU	L 9-42	.000	1	12	147	430	35.7	0.0
21	Rutgers	10/3/2026	0-1	RUTG	vs	IND	L 15-47	.000	2	9	254	593	14.3	50.0
	Average							.048	1.3		223.4	509.9
	Total		1-20					.048	27		4,245	9,689

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More Rutgers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

775

Lonergan

RUSH

469

Raymond

REC

628

Duff

Team Rankings

PPG

30.0

67th

OPP PPG

32.2

133rd

RUSH YDS/G

134.8

115th

PASS YDS/G

260.8

42nd

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
12	Illinois	1-2	3-3
13	Michigan	0-2	3-2
14	Rutgers	0-2	1-4
15	Penn State	0-3	3-3
16	Washington	0-3	3-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	RUTG	@	MD	12:30 PM
Sat 10/24	RUTG	@	NW	12:00 PM
Sat 10/31	MICH	@	RUTG	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	RUTG	@	WIS	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	NEB	@	RUTG	1:00 PM

Last Game

Indiana

5 - 0

Final

Rutgers

1 - 4

Sat 3 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333