Rutgers Football Schedule 2026

2026 results · Updated 2026-10-10

RUTG this season

Record

1-4 · 5 played

Points

150 scored · 161 allowed

Latest result

Oct 3 vs Indiana Hoosiers · 15–47

Current / next fixture

Oct 17 at Maryland Terrapins

AP Top 25 · 2026-09-27

Unranked

Schedule guide · Reviewed 2026-10-11

Reading the Rutgers schedule

Next matchup

Rutgers plays next against Maryland Terrapins on Saturday, October 17, 2026, on the road. Kickoff is 12:30 PM EDT. TV coverage is TBD.

Home and away stretches

Rutgers hosts Michigan, Nebraska and Michigan State with trips to Wisconsin and Penn State between them. The final five fixtures alternate venues throughout, ending with Michigan State at home.

This closing stretch runs from Sat, Oct 31 through Sat, Nov 28. Dates are shown in Eastern time; successive fixtures may have an open week between them.

Rivalry and event dates

• Red Bandanna Game: Fri, Sep 11 — at Boston College Eagles

What remains unannounced in our listings

• Sat, Oct 17 — at Maryland Terrapins: TV network TBD.
• Sat, Oct 24 — at Northwestern Wildcats: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Oct 31 — vs. Michigan Wolverines: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 7 — at Wisconsin Badgers: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 14 — vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 21 — at Penn State Nittany Lions: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 28 — vs. Michigan State Spartans: kickoff time, TV network TBD.

This guide interprets the published fixture list. Schedule data snapshot: 2026-10-10; results are recorded through October 9. New broadcaster selections and results may not yet be reflected here.

Confirmed finals through 2026-10-10

Team scoring

Record

1-4

Games played

5

Points scored

150

Points allowed

161

Points per game

30.0

Points allowed per game

32.2

Point differential

-11

These figures include only the confirmed final scores in the schedule above. Player yards and individual leaders are not included because those figures have not been sourced here.