Breaking down and analyzing the 2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football schedule with the best and worst case scenarios.

Rutgers Football Schedule 2021

Full schedule analysis with best and worst scenarios below

– 2021 Big Ten Football Schedule

Sept. 4 Temple

Sept. 11 at Syracuse

Sept. 18 Delaware

Sept. 25 at Michigan

Oct. 2 Ohio State

Oct. 9 Michigan State

Oct. 16 at Northwestern

Oct. 23 OPEN DATE

Oct. 30 at Illinois

Nov. 6 Wisconsin

Nov. 13 at Indiana

Nov. 20 at Penn State

Nov. 27 Maryland

Dec. 4 Big Ten Championship (in Indianapolis)

Games vs. The West: at Illinois, at Northwestern, Wisconsin

Missed Teams From The West: Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football Schedule Analysis: Can they start out hot? The Syracuse game on the road that would’ve been a sure loss a few years ago is now more like a 50/50 game, and a 3-0 start is a must because …

At Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, at Northwestern. It’s possible to have a rougher start to the Big Ten season, but this isn’t far off.

Getting the defending Big Ten West champ – Northwestern – and Wisconsin doesn’t help, and making things worse is a finishing kick with four road games in five including dates at Indiana and Penn State.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football Schedule Best Case Scenario: It’s a 3-0 start before dealing with some of the big boys. They find a way to win one of the next four games and take out Illinois. There’s another upset win somewhere to make the Maryland game matter, with a win getting them bowl eligible.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football Schedule Worst Case Scenario: A flop against Temple to start the season is made worse with a loss at Syracuse to follow. They don’t come close in any of the games against the big boys, and a loss to Illinois is part of a winless Big Ten run until the regular season finale against Maryland.