Wk 5 · 2026
Indiana Hoosiers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ
· BTN FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
8:00pET
IU -24.5 · total 56.5 DraftKings opened +23.5 · 1 toward IU
Ratings differential IU by 24.5
What is at stake
A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Indiana is ranked #7 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Indiana form
W 20-17at NEBW 47-15at RUTGW 29-23vs NUW 38-0vs WKUW 55-0vs HOW
2026 season
Rutgers form
L 15-47vs IUW 58-7vs HOWL 35-42vs USCL 21-28at BCL 21-37vs MASS
2026 season
Indiana this season
Straight up6-0 · 100% (6 games)
Against the spread1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Rutgers this season
Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | Indiana | Rutgers |
|---|---|---|
| Howard FCS / Other | vs W 55-0 preview | vs W 58-7 preview |
| Northwestern Big Ten | vs W 29-23 preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Nebraska Big Ten | at W 20-17 preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Michigan Big Ten | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| USC Big Ten | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs L 35-42 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Indiana leads 6–5 · Indiana won the last one
11 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
4.8 points toward Indiana
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-10-03 | Indiana 47 — 15 Rutgers | at RUTG | Indiana |
| 2023 | 2023-10-21 | Rutgers 31 — 14 Indiana | at IU | Rutgers |
| 2022 | 2022-10-22 | Indiana 17 — 24 Rutgers | at RUTG | Rutgers |
| 2021 | 2021-11-13 | Rutgers 38 — 3 Indiana | at IU | Rutgers |
| 2020 | 2020-10-31 | Indiana 37 — 21 Rutgers | at RUTG | Indiana |
| 2019 | 2019-10-12 | Rutgers 0 — 35 Indiana | at IU | Indiana |
| 2018 | 2018-09-29 | Indiana 24 — 17 Rutgers | at RUTG | Indiana |
| 2017 | 2017-11-18 | Rutgers 0 — 41 Indiana | at IU | Indiana |
| 2016 | 2016-11-05 | Indiana 33 — 27 Rutgers | at RUTG | Indiana |
| 2015 | 2015-10-17 | Rutgers 55 — 52 Indiana | at IU | Rutgers |
| 2014 | 2014-11-15 | Indiana 23 — 45 Rutgers | at RUTG | Rutgers |
Indiana leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Josh Hoover QB #10 | 76/107, 1101 YDS, 15 TD |
| Grant Wilson QB #2 | 4/5, 74 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Turbo Richard RB #1 | 63 CAR, 587 YDS, 5 TD |
| Lee Beebe Jr. RB #29 | 89 CAR, 520 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Jayreon Campbell RB #22 | 8 CAR, 50 YDS | |
| Receiving | Charlie Becker WR #80 | 27 REC, 477 YDS, 8 TD |
| Nick Marsh WR #11 | 23 REC, 341 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Shazz Preston WR #7 | 9 REC, 123 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Davion Chandler WR #4 | 8 REC, 96 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Isaiah Jones LB #46 | 37 |
| Rolijah Hardy LB #5 | 33 | |
| Preston Zachman DB #6 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Tobi Osunsanmi DL #12 | 4 |
| Stephen Daley DL #9 | 3 | |
| Mario Landino DL #97 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Isaiah Jones LB #46 | 1 |
| Quan Sanks DB #13 | 1 | |
| Rolijah Hardy LB #5 | 1 |
Rutgers leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Dylan Lonergan QB #12 | 51/92, 775 YDS, 7 TD, 5 INT |
| AJ Surace QB #10 | 33/53, 475 YDS, 6 TD, 4 INT | |
| Rushing | Antwan Raymond RB #3 | 89 CAR, 469 YDS, 4 TD |
| Clay Thevenin RB #9 | 42 CAR, 180 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Aiden Gibson RB #32 | 11 CAR, 35 YDS | |
| Receiving | KJ Duff WR #8 | 33 REC, 628 YDS, 7 TD |
| Ben Black III WR #2 | 9 REC, 180 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jourdin Houston WR #4 | 15 REC, 169 YDS | |
| Antwan Raymond RB #3 | 9 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Chris Joines DB #20 | 25 |
| Bradlee Jones DB #5 | 25 | |
| Jesse Ofurie DB #16 | 23 | |
| Sacks | Moses Walker LB #2 | 1.5 |
| Rondo Porter DL #99 | 1.5 | |
| Zaire Angoy DL #55 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Moses Walker LB #2 | 2 |
| Bradlee Jones DB #5 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.