In this weekend’s home game against Illinois, Rutgers will wear its alternative black uniforms for the annual blackout contest. The good news for a team that is off to a 1-4 start is that the Scarlet Knights have been successful wearing the black uni’s in recent seasons.
Rutgers produced come from behind victories over Arkansas in 2013, Michigan in 2014, and Maryland last season, all while wearing the black uniforms. They also came very close to pulling off a massive upset against #4 Michigan State in 2015, failing to tie the score on the final possession. We aren’t going to count 2016, which technically was a “Stripe Out” against Michigan and resulted in the most lopsided defeat in 128 years.