Big Ten foes match up when the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-0) and the Northwestern Wildcats (0-0) play on Sunday, September 3, 2023 at SHI Stadium.

While Rutgers ranked 37th in total defense with 346.9 yards allowed per game last season, it was slightly worse on offense, ranking seventh-worst (281.3 yards per game). While Northwestern's defense ranked 81st with 28.3 points allowed per game last season, it was less successful on offense, ranking sixth-worst (13.8 points per game).

We will dig into all of the details about this contest, including how to watch on CBS.

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Rutgers vs. Northwestern Game Info

  • Date: Sunday, September 3, 2023
  • Time: 12:00 PM ET
  • Channel: CBS
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
  • City: Piscataway, New Jersey
  • Venue: SHI Stadium

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Rutgers vs. Northwestern Key Statistics (2022)

Rutgers Northwestern
281.3 (127th) Off. Yards Avg. (Rank) 335.4 (111th)
346.9 (17th) Def. Yards Avg. (Rank) 374.3 (43rd)
126.9 (96th) Rush Yards Avg. (Rank) 125.1 (98th)
154.3 (124th) Pass Yards Avg. (Rank) 210.3 (94th)
20 (89th) Turnovers (Rank) 30 (130th)
14 (103rd) Takeaways (Rank) 12 (115th)

Rutgers Stats Leaders (2022)

  • Last season Evan Simon put up 782 passing yards (65.2 per game), a 57.7% completion percentage, four touchdowns, and six interceptions.
  • Last year Kyle Monangai took 109 rushing attempts for 459 yards (38.3 per game) and scored two touchdowns.
  • Samuel Brown V ran for 373 yards on 85 carries (31.1 yards per game), with three rushing touchdowns last year.
  • Sean Ryan amassed 26 receptions for 440 yards and three touchdowns last year. He was targeted 56 times, and averaged 36.7 yards per game.
  • Aron Cruickshank tacked on 385 yards on 42 grabs with two touchdowns. He was targeted 66 times, and averaged 32.1 receiving yards per game.
  • Johnny Langan hauled in 31 passes on 62 targets for 296 yards and one touchdown, compiling 24.7 receiving yards per game.

Northwestern Stats Leaders (2022)

  • Ryan Hilinski threw for an average of 134.9 passing yards per outing and threw for six touchdowns last season.
  • Evan Hull tallied 913 rushing yards and five touchdowns on the ground in addition to 546 receiving yards and two touchdowns through the air during last year's campaign.
  • Cam Porter ran for two touchdowns on 286 yards a year ago.
  • Malik Washington was targeted 8.3 times per game and collected 694 receiving yards and one touchdown over the course of 2022.
  • Donny Navarro averaged 19.8 receiving yards per game on 5.3 targets per game a season ago.

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