The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are 5-2 after 7 games of the 2023 football season.
With just a little over halfway through the 2023 football season, we thought it was a good time to use SportSource Analytics to see what areas Rutgers is doing well and what areas still need improvement. Have they improved from last year? Let's take a look. All stats and rankings/ratings are per SportSource.
Defensive Hard Stops
SportSource Analytics ranks and sorts all FBS Teams (since 2005) according to results of their defensive domination in games. ‘Hard Stop %’ is the percentage of possessions that the defense forced a turnover, created ’3 and Out’, or made a 4th Down stop. Ranking only showing games versus FBS opponents.
Where does Rutgers rank?