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
Rutgers11 drives · 3 scoring · avg start own 25
Northwestern11 drives · 6 scoring · avg start own 34
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NU | own 25goal line | 12 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 0–7 |
| 9:54 | RUTG | own 25own 35 | 14 plays, 50 yd | Field goal +3 RUTG | 3–7 |
| 4:26 | NU | own 25goal line | 7 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 3–14 |
| 1:32 | RUTG | own 25own 6 | 2 plays, -17 yd | Turnover | 3–14 |
| 1:13 | NU | opp 6goal line | 2 plays, 6 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 3–21 |
| 0:49 | RUTG | own 25opp 29 | 6 plays, -6 yd | Punt | 3–21 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 14:12 | NU | own 29opp 29 | 6 plays, 42 yd | Missed FG | 3–21 |
| 11:27 | RUTG | own 29opp 27 | 5 plays, 2 yd | Punt | 3–21 |
| 9:28 | NU | own 27opp 6 | 7 plays, 37 yd | Punt | 3–21 |
| 7:10 | RUTG | own 6opp 39 | 8 plays, 24 yd | Punt | 3–21 |
| 4:02 | NU | own 39goal line | 8 plays, 61 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 3–28 |
| 1:46 | RUTG | own 25own 28 | 18 plays, 58 yd | Field goal +3 RUTG | 6–28 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 14:53 | RUTG | own 29opp 22 | 9 plays, 38 yd | Turnover | 6–28 |
| 10:45 | NU | own 22opp 9 | 8 plays, 30 yd | Punt | 6–28 |
| 6:34 | RUTG | own 9opp 16 | 8 plays, 75 yd | On downs | 6–28 |
| 3:04 | NU | own 16own 48 | 6 plays, 30 yd | Turnover | 6–28 |
| 0:42 | RUTG | opp 48goal line | 2 plays, 48 yd | Touchdown +8 RUTG | 14–28 |
| 0:03 | NU | own 32goal line | 13 plays, 68 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 14–35 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 10:26 | RUTG | own 20opp 39 | 10 plays, 41 yd | On downs | 14–35 |
| 8:18 | NU | own 39goal line | 8 plays, 61 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 14–42 |
| 4:33 | RUTG | own 25opp 24 | 6 plays, 41 yd | Turnover | 14–42 |
| 1:55 | NU | own 24own 36 | 6 plays, 12 yd | End of period | 14–42 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Rutgers–Northwestern after the drive.
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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