Rutgers Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
- Overall record
- 8-104-2
- Win percentage
- 7.9%
- Current streak
- 4L
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
8-104-2
114 games · 7.9%
Against Top 10
2-45-1
48 games · 5.2%
Against Top 5
2-25-1
28 games · 8.9%
Streaks
4L
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 2
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3-42-2 | 47 | 8.5% |
| Road | 3-57 | 60 | 5% |
| Neutral | 2-5 | 7 | 28.6% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1-16 | 17 | 5.9% |
| 2010s | 1-26 | 27 | 3.7% |
| 2000s | 4-19 | 23 | 17.4% |
| 1990s | 0-20-1 | 21 | 2.4% |
| 1980s | 2-18-1 | 21 | 11.9% |
| 1970s | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1950s | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2024 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2023 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2022 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2021 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2020 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2019 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 2018 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2017 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2016 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2015 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2014 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2013 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2012 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2011 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2010 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2008 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2007 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2006 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2005 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2004 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2003 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2002 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2001 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2000 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1999 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1998 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1997 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1996 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1995 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1994 | 0-3-1 | 4 | 12.5% |
| 1993 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1992 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1991 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1990 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1989 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1988 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1987 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1986 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1985 | 0-2-1 | 3 | 16.7% |
| 1984 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1983 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1982 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1950 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1936 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 2
South Florida, 2007
30-27 · Home · Rutgers was unranked
Win over No. 3
Louisville, 2006
28-25 · Home · Rutgers was No. 15
Win over No. 15
Penn State, 1988
21-16 · Road · Rutgers was unranked
Win over No. 15
Michigan State, 1988
17-13 · Road · Rutgers was unranked
Win over No. 17
Pittsburgh, 2008
54-34 · Road · Rutgers was unranked
Win over No. 21
North Carolina, 2014
40-21 · Neutral · Rutgers was unranked
Win over No. 23
South Florida, 2009
31-0 · Home · Rutgers was unranked
Win over No. 25
Miami, 2023
31-24 · Neutral · Rutgers was unranked
All 114 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | L 9-42 | No. 1 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 2025 | L 10-56 | No. 8 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 41-44 | No. 20 Kansas State | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2024 | L 31-38 | No. 24 Illinois | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | W 31-24 | No. 25 Miami | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2023 | L 6-27 | No. 12 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | L 16-35 | No. 3 Ohio State | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 7-31 | No. 2 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 10-55 | No. 11 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | L 17-52 | No. 4 Michigan | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | L 10-49 | No. 3 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 2021 | L 10-38 | No. 20 Wake Forest | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2021 | L 13-31 | No. 11 Michigan State | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 13-52 | No. 11 Ohio State | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 13-20 | No. 19 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 27-49 | No. 3 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 21-37 | No. 17 Indiana | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 6-27 | No. 12 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | L 21-56 | No. 2 Ohio State | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 7-42 | No. 20 Minnesota | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 0-52 | No. 20 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | L 0-30 | No. 20 Iowa | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | L 7-20 | No. 16 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 7-42 | No. 4 Michigan | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 3-52 | No. 4 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 7-40 | No. 21 Michigan State | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 6-35 | No. 16 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 0-56 | No. 11 Ohio State | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 0-39 | No. 9 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 0-78 | No. 4 Michigan | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 0-58 | No. 2 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 16-49 | No. 16 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 7-49 | No. 1 Ohio State | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | L 24-31 | No. 4 Michigan State | Unranked | Home |
| 2014 | W 40-21 | No. 21 North Carolina | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2014 | L 3-45 | No. 10 Michigan State | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 24-42 | No. 16 Nebraska | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 17-56 | No. 13 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 16-29 | No. 25 Notre Dame | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2013 | L 17-41 | No. 17 UCF | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 10-24 | No. 8 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2012 | L 10-13 | No. 13 Virginia Tech | No. 21 | Neutral |
| 2011 | L 31-41 | No. 25 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2010 | L 14-35 | No. 23 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 21-24 | No. 24 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | W 31-0 | No. 23 South Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2008 | W 54-34 | No. 17 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 2007 | L 19-38 | No. 16 UConn | Unranked | Road |
| 2007 | L 3-31 | No. 6 West Virginia | No. 25 | Home |
| 2007 | W 30-27 | No. 2 South Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 23-28 | No. 20 Cincinnati | No. 21 | Home |
| 2006 | L 39-41 | No. 15 West Virginia | No. 13 | Road |
| 2006 | W 28-25 | No. 3 Louisville | No. 15 | Home |
| 2005 | L 40-45 | No. 17 Arizona State | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 5-56 | No. 23 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 10-21 | No. 24 Boston College | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 30-35 | No. 15 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 10-34 | No. 13 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | L 22-48 | No. 4 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 0-42 | No. 8 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 17-42 | No. 1 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 14-35 | No. 3 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 14-35 | No. 11 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 2001 | L 0-61 | No. 1 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 17-45 | No. 11 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 6-64 | No. 10 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 0-49 | No. 8 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | L 20-58 | No. 5 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 7-47 | No. 20 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1998 | L 24-52 | No. 19 Tulane | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 14-70 | No. 12 Syracuse | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | L 14-48 | No. 12 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 0-62 | No. 10 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 14-30 | No. 18 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 0-33 | No. 10 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1995 | L 34-59 | No. 6 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | L 34-41 | No. 16 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | T 7-7 | No. 22 Boston College | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | L 3-24 | No. 13 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | L 27-55 | No. 5 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 17-31 | No. 3 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 22-58 | No. 11 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 7-31 | No. 9 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 28-50 | No. 15 Syracuse | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 24-38 | No. 8 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | L 7-21 | No. 18 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | L 17-37 | No. 10 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 10-34 | No. 18 Michigan State | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 29-46 | No. 24 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 20-21 | No. 19 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 25-35 | No. 4 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | W 21-16 | No. 15 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | W 17-13 | No. 15 Michigan State | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 21-35 | No. 10 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 6-31 | No. 5 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 0-40 | No. 19 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 10-17 | No. 9 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1985 | T 28-28 | No. 3 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | L 23-35 | No. 9 Boston College | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 14-27 | No. 19 Kentucky | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 12-15 | No. 12 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 7-35 | No. 14 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 22-42 | No. 19 Boston College | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 6-52 | No. 6 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 17-44 | No. 19 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 14-49 | No. 8 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 3-47 | No. 1 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 7-31 | No. 11 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 13-17 | No. 1 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1979 | L 10-45 | No. 6 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 18-34 | No. 12 Arizona State | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1978 | L 10-26 | No. 5 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1950 | L 18-21 | No. 19 Lehigh | Unranked | Road |
| 1936 | L 0-28 | No. 16 Yale | Unranked | Road |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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