The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will meet Howard (FCS) on August 29, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the complete slate.

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2024 Rutgers Game and TV Schedule

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Rutgers 2024 Strength of Schedule

• According to their opponents’ combined win total last year, the Scarlet Knights will be facing the 85th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
• Using its opponents’ projected win total this season, Rutgers will be facing the 75th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
• The Scarlet Knights will face the 35th-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (59).
• Rutgers will take on six teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule features one team that put up nine or more victories and one squad with less than four wins last year.
• The Scarlet Knights have seven teams that made a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Rutgers Stat Insights (2023)

• The Scarlet Knights had the 16th-best defense last season in terms of total yards (313.5 yards allowed per game), but they ranked 11th-worst offensively (306.2 yards per game).
• Rutgers averaged 23.2 points per game on offense last season (96th in FBS), and it ranked 33rd on defense with 21.2 points allowed per game.
• While the Scarlet Knights ranked seventh-worst in FBS in passing offense with 137.5 passing yards per game last season, it was a different situation defensively, as they ranked 10th-best (176.3 passing yards per game allowed).
• Rutgers totaled 168.7 rushing yards per game on offense (56th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 43rd on defense with 137.2 rushing yards allowed per game.
• With 18 forced turnovers (58th in FBS) against 13 turnovers committed (17th in FBS), Rutgers (+5) had the 31st-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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