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Details2026 Big Ten football
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Piscataway, NJ · Rutgers University-New Brunswick
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At a glance
2026 Regular season
- Current affiliation
- Big Ten
- 2026 overall record
- 0-1
- 2026 conference record
- 0-0
- 2026 national AP rank
- Unranked
Next game
Nonconference game
Away
at Boston College Eagles
Fri, Sep 11, 4:30 PM · Scheduled
Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA)
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Schedule
Recent and upcoming games
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Recent games
Upcoming games
vs USC Trojans
Sat, Sep 19, 12:30 PM · Scheduled · Conference game
vs Howard
Fri, Sep 25, 4:00 PM · Scheduled · Nonconference
Sat, Oct 3, 5:00 PM · Scheduled · Conference game
Season setup
What frames 2026
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- 2025 finish
- 5-7 · Unranked
- 2026 start
- Opens vs UMass Minutemen on Sep 3; first conference game vs USC Trojans on Sep 19
- Current ranked opponents
- No. 6 Indiana Hoosiers · No. 14 USC Trojans · No. 16 Michigan Wolverines
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