Earlier Wednesday I broke down the strength of schedule for every Big Ten team for the 2015 season. I used the 2014 opponents' records to determine which team has the toughest schedule in the upcoming season.
That got me to wondering how accurate similar projections were last preseason. Rutgers had the ninth toughest schedule in college football entering last season based on 2013 results. And the Scarlet Knights were scheduled to face the toughest slate of opponents in the Big Ten in 2014.
Rutgers' overall strength of schedule didn't live up to preseason projections in 2014, mainly because non-conference opponents Washington State (6-7 in 2013 vs.