Rutgers enters the bye week with a 2-2 record, finally having time to recover from what has been a nightmarish first month off the field. After losing in the final minutes at home to Washington State, followed by Penn State beating Rutgers badly in Happy Valley, the results on the field haven't been good either. Looking ahead, this team faces a brutal month of October and early November, as they are scheduled to take on four ranked teams in their next five games.
Rutgers only home games in the next month are against the two top ranked teams in the country, Ohio State and Michigan State.