2016 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
The 2016 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team will represent Rutgers University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It will be the Scarlet Knights' third season as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and a member of the East Division. The team will be led by a head coach yet to be named. Rutgers will play its home games at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey.
Schedule
Rutgers announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Scarlet Knights will host Big Ten foes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Penn State, and will travel to Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, and Ohio State.[1]
The team will host two of the three non–conference games which are against Howard Bison from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, New Mexico Lobos from the Mountain West Conference, and Washington Huskies from the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12).
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Opponent# |
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TV |
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Attendance |
September 3 |
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at Washington* |
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Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
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September 10 |
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Howard* |
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High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ |
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September 17 |
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New Mexico* |
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High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ |
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September 24 |
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Iowa |
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High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ |
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October 1 |
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at Ohio State |
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Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
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October 8 |
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Michigan |
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High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ |
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October 15 |
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Illinois |
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High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ |
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October 22 |
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at Minnesota |
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TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
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November 5 |
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Indiana |
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High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ |
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November 12 |
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at Michigan State |
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
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November 19 |
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Penn State |
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High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ |
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November 26 |
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at Maryland |
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Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
- Schedule Source:[2]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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CFP |
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