Wk 9 · 2026
Michigan Wolverines at Rutgers Scarlet Knights — Sat, Oct 31
Sat, Oct 31 ·
SHI Stadium, Piscataway
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Ratings differential MICH by 9.0
Big Ten · no games yet
What is at stake
A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Michigan is ranked #16 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The College King’s 2025 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 · 2025 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 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Michigan form
L 9-27vs OSUW 45-20at MDW 24-22at NUW 21-16vs PURW 31-20at MSU
2025 season
Rutgers form
L 36-40vs PSUL 9-42at OSUW 35-20vs MDL 13-35at ILLW 27-24at PUR
2025 season
Michigan this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Rutgers this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Michigan | Rutgers |
|---|---|---|
| Penn State Big Ten | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Indiana Big Ten | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Michigan St Big Ten | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Michigan leads the series 9–1 · Michigan has won the last 9
10 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
28.9 points toward Michigan
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-09-23 | Rutgers 7 — 31 Michigan | at MICH | Michigan |
| 2022 | 2022-11-05 | Michigan 52 — 17 Rutgers | at RUTG | Michigan |
| 2021 | 2021-09-25 | Rutgers 13 — 20 Michigan | at MICH | Michigan |
| 2020 | 2020-11-21 | Michigan 48 — 42 Rutgers | at RUTG | Michigan |
| 2019 | 2019-09-28 | Rutgers 0 — 52 Michigan | at MICH | Michigan |
| 2018 | 2018-11-10 | Michigan 42 — 7 Rutgers | at RUTG | Michigan |
| 2017 | 2017-10-28 | Rutgers 14 — 35 Michigan | at MICH | Michigan |
| 2016 | 2016-10-08 | Michigan 78 — 0 Rutgers | at RUTG | Michigan |
| 2015 | 2015-11-07 | Rutgers 16 — 49 Michigan | at MICH | Michigan |
| 2014 | 2014-10-04 | Michigan 24 — 26 Rutgers | at RUTG | Rutgers |
Michigan leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Bryce Underwood QB #19 | 179/293, 2229 YDS, 9 TD, 6 INT |
| Donaven McCulley WR #1 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jordan Marshall RB #23 | 150 CAR, 932 YDS, 10 TD |
| Justice Haynes RB #22 | 121 CAR, 857 YDS, 10 TD | |
| Bryce Underwood QB #19 | 74 CAR, 323 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Andrew Marsh WR #3 | 42 REC, 641 YDS, 3 TD |
| Donaven McCulley WR #1 | 35 REC, 534 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Semaj Morgan WR #4 | 19 REC, 214 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Marlin Klein TE #17 | 20 REC, 209 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jimmy Rolder LB #30 | 69 |
| Ernest Hausmann LB #15 | 68 | |
| TJ Metcalf DB #1 | 51 | |
| Sacks | Derrick Moore EDGE #8 | 10 |
| Jaishawn Barham EDGE #1 | 4 | |
| TJ Guy EDGE #4 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Cole Sullivan LB #18 | 3 |
| TJ Guy EDGE #4 | 1 | |
| Rod Moore S #1 | 1 |
Rutgers leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Athan Kaliakmanis QB #16 | 229/368, 3124 YDS, 20 TD, 7 INT |
| AJ Surace QB #10 | 4/9, 58 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Antwan Raymond RB #3 | 244 CAR, 1241 YDS, 13 TD |
| Ja'shon Benjamin RB #20 | 68 CAR, 328 YDS, 2 TD | |
| CJ Campbell Jr. RB #0 | 22 CAR, 119 YDS | |
| Receiving | KJ Duff WR #8 | 60 REC, 1084 YDS, 7 TD |
| Ian Strong WR #9 | 52 REC, 762 YDS, 5 TD | |
| DT Sheffield WR #0 | 44 REC, 577 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Kenny Fletcher Jr. TE #12 | 26 REC, 236 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Jett Elad DB #9 | 77 |
| Dariel Djabome LB #8 | 67 | |
| Kaj Sanders DB #1 | 64 | |
| Sacks | Bradley Weaver DL #94 | 2.5 |
| Eric O'Neill EDGE #99 | 2.5 | |
| Dariel Djabome LB #8 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Jett Elad DB #9 | 2 |
| Cam Miller CB #7 | 1 | |
| Bo Mascoe DB #5 | 1 |
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.