Wk 11 · 2026
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights — Sat, Nov 14
Sat, Nov 14 ·
SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 33 days away and has no kickoff time 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.
Big Ten · 5-1
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential NEB by 16.1
Big Ten · 1-4
What is at stake
A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
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.
Nebraska form
L 17-20vs IUW 48-23vs MDW 31-13at MSUW 34-7vs UNDW 56-7vs BGSU
2026 season
Rutgers form
L 15-47vs IUW 58-7vs HOWL 35-42vs USCL 21-28at BCL 21-37vs MASS
2026 season
Nebraska this season
Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread5-1 · 83% (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 · 3
| Opponent | Nebraska | Rutgers |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan St Big Ten | at W 31-13 preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Maryland Big Ten | vs W 48-23 preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Indiana Big Ten | vs L 17-20 preview | vs L 15-47 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Nebraska leads 6–0 · Nebraska has won the last 6
6 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
10.0 points toward Nebraska
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-10-05 | Rutgers 7 — 14 Nebraska | at NEB | Nebraska |
| 2022 | 2022-10-07 | Nebraska 14 — 13 Rutgers | at RUTG | Nebraska |
| 2020 | 2020-12-18 | Nebraska 28 — 21 Rutgers | at RUTG | Nebraska |
| 2017 | 2017-09-23 | Rutgers 17 — 27 Nebraska | at NEB | Nebraska |
| 2015 | 2015-11-14 | Nebraska 31 — 14 Rutgers | at RUTG | Nebraska |
| 2014 | 2014-10-25 | Rutgers 24 — 42 Nebraska | at NEB | Nebraska |
Nebraska leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Anthony Colandrea QB #10 | 94/143, 1142 YDS, 13 TD, 2 INT |
| TJ Lateef QB #14 | 8/11, 82 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Jamal Rule RB #25 | 42 CAR, 333 YDS, 5 TD |
| Mekhi Nelson RB #35 | 56 CAR, 266 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Anthony Colandrea QB #10 | 38 CAR, 249 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Kwazi Gilmer WR #11 | 29 REC, 387 YDS, 6 TD |
| Jacory Barney Jr. WR #2 | 18 REC, 233 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Mekhi Nelson RB #35 | 8 REC, 120 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Luke Lindenmeyer TE #44 | 12 REC, 116 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Owen Chambliss LB #33 | 26 |
| Dwayne McDougle III S #26 | 24 | |
| Jamir Conn DB #13 | 24 | |
| Sacks | Jahsear Whittington DL #44 | 2.5 |
| Riley Van Poppel DL #5 | 2 | |
| Williams Nwaneri EDGE #96 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Owen Chambliss LB #33 | 1 |
| Dwayne McDougle III S #26 | 1 | |
| Donovan Jones DB #37 | 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.