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Washington vs. Rutgers
Notes:
This is a rematch of last year in which the Huskies won 48-13.
Since 2013, Washington is 10-3 against out-of-conference FBS opponents and have won those games by a total score of 391-170 or 22.1 points per game.
Since 2009, Washington is 4-3 against FBS opponents on week one of the college football season. The Huskies won those four games by a total score of 124-47 or 19.2 points per game. Washington lost those three games by a total score of 70-53 or 5.6 points per game.
Washington won 12 games in 2016 against 11 FBS opponents (Rutgers, Idaho, Arizona, Stanford, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah, CAL, Arizona State, Washington State and Colorado) who had a combined overall record of 69-69 or .500%. The Huskies won those 11 games by a total score of 524-195 or 29.9 points per game. Washington also defeated Portland State (FCS) by a score of 41-3.
Washington lost 2 games in 2016 to both USC and Alabama who were a combined 24-4 or .857%. The Huskies were outscored in both of those games by a margin of 50-30 or 10.0 points per game.
Since 2006, Rutgers is 4-4 against FBS out-of-conference opponents on week one of the college football season. The Scarlet Knights have won those four games by a total score of 124-69 or 13.7 points per game. The Scarlet Knights have lost those four games by a total score of 21.2 points per game.
Rutgers won 2 games in 2016 to Howard (FCS) and New Mexico. Rutgers defeated Howard by a score of 52-14 and came from behind to beat New Mexico 37-28. Against the Lobos, the Scarlet Knights trailed 21-0 in the first half but rallied to get the win at home.
Rutgers lost 10 games in 2016 to FBS opponents (Washington, Iowa, Ohio State, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan State, Penn State and Maryland) with a combined overall record of 79-51 or .607%. The Scarlet Knights lost those games by a total score of 408-100 or 30.8 points per game.
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