Sat, Nov 14, 12:30 PM ET· SHI Stadium· Nebraska -13.5 · O/U 53
Rest 8d / 7dTravel 1,162 mi / 0 miForecast: 46°F · wind 13 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Nebraska -13.5 · O/U 53
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Nebraska as road favorite
2026 overall: 6-3 ATS (9 games) · 3-6 O/U (9 games)
2026 as road favorite: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 0-2 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 0-3 ATS (3 games) · 1-2 O/U (3 games)
Since 2020: 3-11 ATS (14 games) · 4-9 O/U (13 games)
Rutgers as home underdog
2026 overall: 4-5 ATS (9 games) · 6-3 O/U (9 games)
2026 as home underdog: 2-1 ATS (3 games) · 3-0 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 3-0 O/U (3 games)
Since 2020: 6-17 ATS (23 games) · 17-6 O/U (23 games)
2026 · TraditionalNebraska · 9 of 9
425.0
Yards / game
363.1
2.59
Points / drive
2.17
3.9
TDs / game
3.2
49.2
3rd-down %
38.9
79.3
RZ TD %
65.6
0.3
Turnover margin
-0.7
2.8
Sacks / game
1.2
6.7
TFL / game
3.9
14.1
Havoc / game
8.2
49.4 / 50.6
Pass / Rush split
43.4 / 56.6
2026 · Situational matchup
When Nebraska has the ball
Nebraska's early-down offense ranks 84th of 138. Rutgers's early-down defense ranks 129th of 138.
Nebraska's passing-down offense ranks 32nd of 138. Rutgers's passing-down defense ranks 131st of 138.
Nebraska's third-down offense ranks 12th of 138. Rutgers's third-down defense ranks 120th of 138.
Nebraska's red-zone offense ranks 7th of 138. Rutgers's red-zone defense ranks 80th of 138.
When Rutgers has the ball
Rutgers's early-down offense ranks 79th of 138. Nebraska's early-down defense ranks 21st of 138.
Rutgers's passing-down offense ranks 31st of 138. Nebraska's passing-down defense ranks 5th of 138.
Rutgers's third-down offense ranks 63rd of 138. Nebraska's third-down defense ranks 2nd of 138.
Rutgers's red-zone offense ranks 99th of 138. Nebraska's red-zone defense ranks 13th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Nebraska offense
84thof 138-0.016467 plays
vs
Rutgers defense · allowed
129thof 1380.118Nebraska defense · allowed
21stof 138-0.115vs
Rutgers offense
79thof 138-0.009364 plays
Passing downs
Nebraska offense
32ndof 1380.143223 plays
vs
Rutgers defense · allowed
131stof 1380.274182 plays
Nebraska defense · allowed
5thof 138-0.272215 plays
vs
Rutgers offense
31stof 1380.153200 plays
Third down
Nebraska offense
12thof 1380.386127 plays
vs
Rutgers defense · allowed
120thof 1380.195106 plays
Nebraska defense · allowed
2ndof 138-0.429119 plays
vs
Rutgers offense
63rdof 1380.066113 plays
Red zone
Nebraska offense
7thof 1380.33973 plays
vs
Rutgers defense · allowed
80thof 1380.024102 plays
Nebraska defense · allowed
13thof 138-0.33156 plays · small sample
vs
Rutgers offense
99thof 138-0.08588 plays
Field advancement
Nebraska offense
42ndof 13851.2%vs
Rutgers defense · allowed
124thof 13852.8%Nebraska defense · allowed
13thof 13834.4%vs
Rutgers offense
71stof 13847.0%Nebraska Offense vs Rutgers DefenseNebraska · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.09#53
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#135-0.43
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.048#50
603 plays
EPA/Play
#1320.164
allowed · 496 plays
-0.039#84
302 plays
EPA/Pass
#1330.205
allowed · 227 plays
0.136#22
301 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1240.130
allowed · 269 plays
48.1%#43
603 plays
Success Rate
#10748.0%
allowed · 496 plays
43.7%#76
Pass Success Rate
#12548.6%
allowed
52.5%#20
Rush Success Rate
#5345.7%
allowed
51.2%#42
Available Yards %
#12452.8%
allowed
72.9#124
Net Field Position
#11869.0
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.016#84
467 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1290.118
allowed
7.1#84
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#866.9
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Nebraska Defense vs Rutgers OffenseNebraska · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.33#15
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#76-0.01
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.134#15
allowed · 482 plays
EPA/Play
#730.004
482 plays
-0.142#28
allowed · 254 plays
EPA/Pass
#78-0.012
210 plays
-0.126#23
allowed · 228 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#660.016
272 plays
38.8%#6
allowed · 482 plays
Success Rate
#9445.0%
482 plays
38.5%#15
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#8942.9%
39.1%#8
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#8946.7%
34.4%#13
allowed
Available Yards %
#7147.0%
71.5#61
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#10772.2
-0.115#21
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#79-0.009
364 plays
7.7#21
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#636.9
2026 · Situational EPANebraska · 6 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.043
605 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.014
464 plays
-0.125
480 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.161
496 plays
0.339
73 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.085
88 plays
-0.331
56 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.024
102 plays
0.386
127 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.066
113 plays
-0.429
119 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.195
106 plays