2026 Week 8 · Conference game
Rutgers at Northwestern
Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 4:00 AM UTC
Ryan Field
Rutgers
Big Ten
- Record
- 0-3
- Rating
- -2.4
- National rank
- 77
- Proj. wins
- 2.1
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Northwestern
Big Ten
- Record
- 2-0
- Rating
- 7.7
- National rank
- 44
- Proj. wins
- 7.6
- Playoff prob.
- 11%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
Rutgers
17%
Northwestern
83%
Northwestern 90% CI: 77% – 88% Δ rating 10.1
Northwestern is the model's favorite at 83%. Rutgers has a 17% path. League-prior home-field adjustment of +2.5 rating points baked in for Northwestern.
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Rutgers offense
39 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Northwestern offense
54 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 4:00 AM UTC
- Venue
- Ryan Field
- Conference game
- Yes
- Neutral site
- No