Rutgers entered its bye week with a 6-2 record and clinched a bowl game.
For many, that would be enough to constitute a successful season but there were four games left on the schedule. For a different group, they wanted to see the team compete and maybe rack up another win or two. Realistically, the four games were never in doubt and Rutgers ended with a record of 6-6.
This gauntlet and schedule, which each Big Ten team faces, was brought up following the game.
“We ran out of gas,” Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano said following Saturday’s loss.