Week 8 · 2026
Rutgers at #24 Northwestern
Sat 10/24/2026 12:00 PMRyan FieldConference
61°Mostly Clear6 mph S · 63% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Rutgers
14
2–6
#24 Northwestern
42
6–2
Attendance
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not yet reported
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTG | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| NU | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
General
| TOP | PLAYS | YDS | PEN-YDS | 1ST | 3RD | 4TH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTG | 26:45 | 66 | 344 | 4-35 | 18 | 6-16 37.5% | 2-5 40.0% |
| NU | 33:15 | 66 | 502 | 6-50 | 26 | 9-13 69.2% | 0-0 |
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTG | 9-27 | 100 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 |
| NU | 19-25 | 219 | 8.8 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTG | 39 | 244 | 6.3 | 1 |
| NU | 41 | 283 | 6.9 | 3 |
Turnovers
| TO | FUM | LOST | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTG | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| NU | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TCK | TFL | QB HUR | SACKS | PD | INT | INT YDS | DEF TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTG | 36 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| NU | 38 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Returns
| KR | KR YDS | AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | AVG | PR TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTG | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| NU | 1 | 31 | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Previous 6 meetings vs. Rutgers
Northwestern 2–4 vs Rutgers
- 2023 · wk 1Northwestern 7 @ Rutgers 24
- 2021 · wk 7Rutgers 7 @ Northwestern 21
- 2018 · wk 8Northwestern 18 @ Rutgers 15
- 1991 · wk 4Northwestern 18 @ Rutgers 22
- 1989 · wk 4Rutgers 38 @ Northwestern 27
- 1919 · wk 11Northwestern 0 @ Rutgers 28
Previous meeting vs. David Braun
Rutgers 1–0 vs David Braun
- 2023 · wk 1Northwestern 7 @ Rutgers 24
Previous 2 meetings vs. Greg Schiano
Northwestern 1–1 vs Greg Schiano
- 2023 · wk 1Northwestern 7 @ Rutgers 24
- 2021 · wk 7Rutgers 7 @ Northwestern 21
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