The Rutgers Scarlet Knights finalized their 2016 football schedule on Wednesday with the addition of a non-conference game against New Mexico and an adjustment to their Big Ten slate.
Rutgers will host New Mexico at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, NJ on Sept. 17, 2016. The two schools have never met on the gridiron.
Rutgers also announced that the Big Ten has agreed to move their home game against Iowa from Saturday, Oct. 29 to Saturday, Sept. 24. That moves their open date to Oct. 29, which falls between a trip to Minnesota and a home tilt with Indiana.
The Scarlet Knights open the 2016 season at Washington on Sept. 3 before facing Howard in their home-opener on Sept. 10. The 2016 season will be the first in which the Big Ten plays nine conference games.
2016 Rutgers Football Schedule
- 09/03 – at Washington
- 09/10 – Howard
- 09/17 – New Mexico
- 09/24 – Iowa
- 10/01 – at Ohio State
- 10/08 – Michigan
- 10/15 – Illinois
- 10/22 – at Minnesota
- 10/29 – Open Date
- 11/05 – Indiana
- 11/12 – at Michigan State
- 11/19 – Penn State
- 11/26 – at Maryland