Game notes: Nebraska at Rutgers
Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, SHI Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Nebraska (5–2, 2–2 in conference) at Rutgers (2–4, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, SHI Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their eighth meeting; Nebraska leads the series 7–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 5, 2024: Nebraska 14, Rutgers 7.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1920: Nebraska 28, Rutgers 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Rutgers is 0–4 at home against Nebraska.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Nebraska 14–7 (at Nebraska); 2022: Nebraska 14–13 (at Rutgers); 2020: Nebraska 28–21 (at Rutgers); 2017: Nebraska 27–17 (at Nebraska); 2015: Nebraska 31–14 (at Rutgers).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Nebraska
- Nebraska is 5–2 (2–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 49–21 vs. Ohio; W 56–7 vs. Bowling Green; W 34–7 vs. North Dakota; W 31–13 at Michigan State; W 48–23 vs. Maryland; L 17–20 vs. No. 7 Indiana; L 14–17 at Oregon.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Nebraska has lost two straight, since beating Maryland 48–23 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Nebraska is No. 32 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Nebraska is one of five FBS teams that have led at halftime of every game this season, with Ohio State, SMU, Utah and Virginia Tech.resultsFBS teams ahead at halftime of each game this season, read from the score after every scoring play (four games or more).
- Matt Rhule is 24–21 in his fourth season at Nebraska and 71–64 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Matt Rhule is 1–1 against Rutgers.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Kwazi Gilmer (WR): 38 catches, 492 yards, 7 TD, No. 8 in FBS in receiving touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Anthony Colandrea (QB): 1,569 passing yards, 14 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Owen Chambliss (LB): 46 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jacory Barney Jr. needs 7 catches to pass Marlon Lucky (135, 2005–08) for eighth on Nebraska’s career receptions list. He has 129 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1998, Nebraska lost to No. 2 Kansas State 40–30.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Rutgers
- Rutgers is 2–4 (1–2 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 21–37 vs. Massachusetts; L 21–28 at Boston College; L 35–42 vs. No. 12 USC; W 58–7 vs. Howard; L 15–47 vs. No. 6 Indiana; W 37–30 at Maryland.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Rutgers is No. 102 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Greg Schiano is 101–112 in his 26th season at Rutgers.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Greg Schiano is 0–3 against Nebraska.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- K.J. Duff (WR): 42 catches, 741 yards, 9 TD, No. 4 in FBS in receiving touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Antwan Raymond (RB): 498 rushing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Bradlee Jones (DB): 29 tackles, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- K.J. Duff needs 1 touchdown catch to tie Marco Battaglia (10 in 1995) for Rutgers’s single-season record in touchdown catches, 2 to break it. He has 9 this season.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- K.J. Duff needs 6 yards to pass Mohamed Sanu (2,263, 2009–11) for fifth on Rutgers’s career receiving yards list. He has 2,258 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- K.J. Duff is tied with Kenny Britt (17, 2006–08) for sixth on Rutgers’s career touchdown catches list, at 17 so far; one more touchdown catch breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Antwan Raymond is tied with Mike Fisher (26, 1974–77) for eighth on Rutgers’s career rushing touchdowns list, at 26 so far; one more rushing touchdown breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Antwan Raymond needs 91 yards to pass Bryant Mitchell (2,286, 1966–68) for 10th on Rutgers’s career rushing yards list. He has 2,196 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Rutgers lost to Illinois 23–20.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Greg Schiano is 0–1 against Matt Rhule’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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