Rutgers 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 2-6

Final result In-progress

AP final — post-bowls

SP+ -2.1 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Dylan LonerganQB1,066 passing yards
AJ SuraceQB662 passing yards
Antwan RaymondRB733 rushing yards
Clay TheveninRB435 rushing yards
KJ DuffWR774 receiving yards
Jourdin HoustonWR264 receiving yards
Chris JoinesDB40 tackles
Sean AllisonLB38 tackles
Moses WalkerLB36 tackles
Sekou KromahDL3 sacks
Rondarius PorterDL2.5 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Rutgers 58, Howard 7. A 51-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Rutgers 15, Indiana 47. A 32-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Chop"

— Rutgers fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for Rutgers — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.