Howard vs. Rutgers

Howard and Rutgers have 7 meetings on file, the first in 2006; Rutgers leads the series 7–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Rutgers 7–⁠0, and Rutgers has won the last 7.

Howard wins
0
Rutgers wins
7
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2006
Longest streak
7 Rutgers
Current streak
7 Rutgers
Last 10 meetings
Rutgers 7–⁠0
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s0–⁠2
2010s0–⁠3
2020s0–⁠2
Average margin
36 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Rutgers
6–⁠0 Rutgers’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Howard first
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Rutgers’s biggest win2026: Rutgers 58, Howard 7by 51 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Howard and Rutgers, 2006 on1300150017002010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

On television

2026BTN0.1 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Sep 25, 2026Rutgers 58, Howard 7at Rutgers
Aug 29, 2024Rutgers 44, Howard 7at Rutgers
Sep 10, 2016Rutgers 52, Howard 14at Rutgers
Sep 6, 2014Rutgers 38, Howard 25High Point Solutions Stadium
Sep 8, 2012Rutgers 26, Howard 0at Rutgers
Sep 12, 2009Rutgers 45, Howard 7at Rutgers
Sep 23, 2006Rutgers 56, Howard 7at Rutgers

Every game is listed as played on the field.