CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Big Ten
Rutgers
Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.
SEASON SNAPSHOT
2026 regular season
2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Big Ten. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #72; PPG allowed #123. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.
Overall record including postseason: 1-4. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.
SEASON LEADERSHIP
Coaching staff
Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.
RECRUITING CLASS
Incoming signing class
2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.
ADVANCED METRICS
Offense and defense
CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.
SEASON LEADERS
Players who led the team
Passing Leader
Dylan Lonergan
FBS #104 · 775 season total
51CMP92ATT775Yards7TD5INT55.43%CMP%140.43NCAA rating
Rushing Leader
Antwan Raymond
FBS #21 · 469 season total
89Carries469Yards4TD5.27Yards/carry
Receiving Leader
KJ Duff
FBS #3 · 628 season total
33REC628Yards7TD19.03Yards/REC
Tackles Leader
Bradlee Jones
FBS #297 · 25 season total
25Total15Solo10Assists1.50TFL0Sacks
Sacks Leader
Moses Walker
FBS #244 · 1.50 season total
1.50Sacks3.50TFL0QB hurries19Tackles
Defensive Interceptions Leader
Moses Walker
FBS #14 · 2 season total
2INT0Passes defended0Defensive TDs8Return yards19Tackles
Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.
FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
Results and market lines
| Wk | Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-03 | H | Massachusetts | L | 21–37 | -29 | L | 54.5 | O |
| 2 | 2026-09-11 | A | Boston College | L | 21–28 | +3 | L | 53.5 | U |
| 3 | 2026-09-19 | H | USC | L | 35–42 | +21 | W | 59.5 | O |
| 4 | 2026-09-25 | H | Howard | W | 58–7 | -42 | W | 57.5 | O |
| 5 | 2026-10-04 | H | Indiana | L | 15–47 | +24.5 | L | 56.5 | O |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | A | Maryland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | 2026-10-24 | A | Northwestern | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | 2026-10-31 | H | Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | A | Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | H | Nebraska | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | A | Penn State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | H | Michigan State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.
Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.