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Rutgers Football Kickoff Temperatures Since 2006

Since 2006, Rutgers has played 126 home games with a kickoff temperature. The coldest was 27°F on Dec. 18, 2020, against Nebraska. The hottest was 89°F on Sept. 10, 2016, against Howard. Rutgers is 2-2 at 32°F or colder and has not played a home game at 90°F or hotter.

Rutgers Home Record by Kickoff Temperature Since 2006

Kickoff temperatureoutdoor gamesGamesat homeRecordW-LRankof FBS schools ranked
20–29°F31-2—
30–39°F41-3—
40–49°F205-1585 of 88
50–59°F3014-1692 of 118
60–69°F289-19119 of 124
70–79°F3020-1059 of 128
80–89°F118-366 of 125
32°F or colder42-2—

Rutgers 10 Coldest Home Games Since 2006

#Dateweek or gameGamefinal scoreKickofftemperatureStadium
1Dec. 18, 2020Week 16Nebraska 28, Rutgers 2127°FSHI Stadium
2Nov. 29, 2012Week 14Louisville 20, Rutgers 1728°FSHI Stadium
3Dec. 7, 2013Week 15South Florida 6, Rutgers 3128°FSHI Stadium
4Nov. 22, 2008Week 13Army 3, Rutgers 3031°FSHI Stadium
5Oct. 29, 2011Week 9West Virginia 41, Rutgers 3134°FSHI Stadium
6Nov. 19, 2022Week 12Penn State 55, Rutgers 1039°FSHI Stadium
7Nov. 25, 2023Week 13Maryland 42, Rutgers 2439°FSHI Stadium
8Nov. 5, 2011Week 10South Florida 17, Rutgers 2040°FSingle readingSHI Stadium
9Nov. 10, 2018Week 11Michigan 42, Rutgers 740°FSHI Stadium
10Nov. 16, 2019Week 12Ohio State 56, Rutgers 2140°FSHI Stadium

One more game was also 40°F at kickoff.

Rutgers 10 Hottest Home Games Since 2006

#Dateweek or gameGamefinal scoreKickofftemperatureStadium
1Sept. 10, 2016Week 2Howard 14, Rutgers 5289°FSHI Stadium
2Sept. 25, 2010Week 4North Carolina 17, Rutgers 1387°FSHI Stadium
3Sept. 1, 2008Week 1Fresno State 24, Rutgers 786°FSHI Stadium
4Sept. 18, 2021Week 3Delaware 13, Rutgers 4584°FSHI Stadium
5Sept. 3, 2023Week 1Northwestern 7, Rutgers 2484°FSHI Stadium
6Sept. 3, 2026Week 1UMass 37, Rutgers 2184°FSingle readingSHI Stadium
7Sept. 7, 2007Week 2Navy 24, Rutgers 4183°FSingle readingSHI Stadium
8Sept. 10, 2022Week 2Wagner 7, Rutgers 6683°FSingle readingSHI Stadium
9Sept. 13, 2025Week 3Norfolk State 10, Rutgers 6083°FSHI Stadium
10Aug. 30, 2019Week 1UMass 21, Rutgers 4881°FSingle readingSHI Stadium

Rutgers Coldest and Hottest Road and Neutral-Site Games, 2006–2026

Every Rutgers road and neutral-site game with a kickoff temperature, coldest first. Select a column heading to sort.

Gamefinal score
Nov. 30, 2024Week 14Rutgers 41, Michigan State 14Road23°FSpartan Stadium
Nov. 11, 2017Week 11Rutgers 6, Penn State 35Road28°FBeaver Stadium
Dec. 4, 2010Week 14Rutgers 14, West Virginia 35Road30°FMilan Puskar Stadium
Nov. 30, 2013Week 14Rutgers 17, UConn 28Road30°FPratt & Whitney Stadium
Nov. 24, 2012Week 13Rutgers 6, Pittsburgh 27Road31°FAcrisure Stadium
Dec. 2, 2006Week 14Rutgers 39, West Virginia 41Road32°FMilan Puskar Stadium
Nov. 30, 2019Week 14Rutgers 6, Penn State 27Road36°FBeaver Stadium
Nov. 27, 2009Week 13Rutgers 34, Louisville 14Road37°FL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
Nov. 13, 2021Week 11Rutgers 38, Indiana 3Road37°FMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
Nov. 22, 2014Week 13Rutgers 3, Michigan State 45Road38°FSpartan Stadium
Nov. 29, 2007Week 14Rutgers 38, Louisville 41Road39°FL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
Nov. 20, 2021Week 12Rutgers 0, Penn State 28Road39°FBeaver Stadium
Nov. 12, 2022Week 11Rutgers 21, Michigan State 27Road39°FSpartan Stadium
Oct. 28, 2017Week 9Rutgers 14, Michigan 35Road40°FMichigan Stadium
Nov. 3, 2018Week 10Rutgers 17, Wisconsin 31Road41°FCamp Randall Stadium
Nov. 20, 2010Week 12Rutgers 38, Cincinnati 69Road42°FSingle readingNippert Stadium
Oct. 24, 2020Week 8Rutgers 38, Michigan State 27Road43°FSpartan Stadium
Oct. 31, 2015Week 9Rutgers 10, Wisconsin 48Road45°FCamp Randall Stadium
Nov. 12, 2016Week 11Rutgers 0, Michigan State 49Road45°FSpartan Stadium
Nov. 18, 2023Week 12Rutgers 6, Penn State 27Road45°FBeaver Stadium
Nov. 24, 2018Week 13Rutgers 10, Michigan State 14Road46°FSpartan Stadium
Nov. 2, 2019Week 10Rutgers 10, Illinois 38Road46°FMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Nov. 22, 2025Week 13Rutgers 9, Ohio State 42Road46°FOhio Stadium
Oct. 12, 2019Week 7Rutgers 0, Indiana 35Road47°FSingle readingMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
Oct. 25, 2025Week 9Rutgers 27, Purdue 24Road47°FSingle readingRoss-Ade Stadium
Nov. 29, 2014Week 14Rutgers 41, Maryland 38Road48°FSECU Stadium
Nov. 21, 2015Week 12Rutgers 31, Army 21Road48°FSingle readingMichie Stadium
Nov. 1, 2025Week 10Rutgers 13, Illinois 35Road48°FMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Nov. 18, 2006Week 12Rutgers 11, Cincinnati 30Road49°FNippert Stadium
Nov. 28, 2020Week 13Rutgers 37, Purdue 30Road49°FRoss-Ade Stadium
Nov. 3, 2007Week 10Rutgers 19, UConn 38Road50°FPratt & Whitney Stadium
Nov. 7, 2015Week 10Rutgers 16, Michigan 49Road50°FMichigan Stadium
Nov. 26, 2016Week 13Rutgers 13, Maryland 31Road50°FSECU Stadium
Oct. 7, 2023Week 6Rutgers 13, Wisconsin 24Road50°FCamp Randall Stadium
Nov. 11, 2023Week 11Rutgers 0, Iowa 22Road50°FKinnick Stadium
Oct. 18, 2014Week 8Rutgers 17, Ohio State 56Road51°FOhio Stadium
Oct. 22, 2016Week 8Rutgers 32, Minnesota 34Road51°FSingle readingHuntington Bank Stadium
Oct. 21, 2011Week 8Rutgers 14, Louisville 16Road52°FL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
Nov. 17, 2012Week 12Rutgers 10, Cincinnati 3Road52°FSingle readingNippert Stadium
Dec. 28, 2023Bowl gameRutgers 31, Miami (FL) 24Neutral site52°FYankee Stadium
Oct. 21, 2006Week 8Rutgers 20, Pittsburgh 10Road54°FAcrisure Stadium
Oct. 25, 2008Week 9Rutgers 54, Pittsburgh 34Road54°FAcrisure Stadium
Oct. 17, 2015Week 7Rutgers 55, Indiana 52Road54°FMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
Oct. 30, 2021Week 9Rutgers 20, Illinois 14Road54°FMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Oct. 17, 2026Week 7Rutgers 37, Maryland 30Road54°FSECU Stadium
Nov. 7, 2020Week 10Rutgers 27, Ohio State 49Road55°FOhio Stadium
Oct. 16, 2021Week 7Rutgers 7, Northwestern 21Road55°FRyan Field (through 2023)
Sept. 1, 2011Week 1 · neutral siteNorth Carolina Central 0, Rutgers 48Neutral site57°FSHI Stadium
Oct. 5, 2013Week 6Rutgers 55, SMU 52Road57°FGerald J. Ford Stadium
Sept. 3, 2016Week 1Rutgers 13, Washington 48Road57°FHusky Stadium
Dec. 12, 2020Week 15Rutgers 27, Maryland 24Road57°FSECU Stadium
Nov. 26, 2022Week 13Rutgers 0, Maryland 37Road57°FSECU Stadium
Oct. 13, 2018Week 7Rutgers 7, Maryland 34Road58°FSECU Stadium
Nov. 16, 2024Week 12Rutgers 31, Maryland 17Road58°FSECU Stadium
Dec. 29, 2008Bowl gameNC State 23, Rutgers 29Neutral site59°FLegion Field
Nov. 26, 2011Week 13Rutgers 22, UConn 40Road60°FPratt & Whitney Stadium
Oct. 4, 2008Week 6Rutgers 17, West Virginia 24Road61°FMilan Puskar Stadium
Sept. 25, 2021Week 4Rutgers 13, Michigan 20Road61°FMichigan Stadium
Oct. 10, 2009Week 6 · neutral siteTexas Southern 0, Rutgers 42Neutral site62°FSHI Stadium
Oct. 1, 2016Week 5Rutgers 0, Ohio State 58Road62°FOhio Stadium
Oct. 10, 2025Week 7Rutgers 19, Washington 38Road62°FSingle readingHusky Stadium
Sept. 26, 2009Week 4Rutgers 34, Maryland 13Road63°FSECU Stadium
Oct. 23, 2010Week 8Rutgers 21, Pittsburgh 41Road63°FSingle readingAcrisure Stadium
Oct. 25, 2014Week 9Rutgers 24, Nebraska 42Road63°FSingle readingMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
Oct. 25, 2024Week 9Rutgers 20, USC 42Road63°FLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Oct. 20, 2012Week 8Rutgers 35, Temple 10Road64°FLincoln Financial Field
Sept. 8, 2018Week 2Rutgers 3, Ohio State 52Road64°FOhio Stadium
Oct. 1, 2022Week 5Rutgers 10, Ohio State 49Road65°FOhio Stadium
Oct. 21, 2023Week 8Rutgers 31, Indiana 14Road65°FSingle readingMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
Nov. 18, 2017Week 12Rutgers 0, Indiana 41Road66°FMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
Oct. 29, 2022Week 9Rutgers 0, Minnesota 31Road66°FHuntington Bank Stadium
Sept. 15, 2007Week 3 · neutral siteNorfolk State 0, Rutgers 59Neutral site68°FSHI Stadium
Sept. 12, 2009Week 2 · neutral siteHoward 7, Rutgers 45Neutral site68°FSHI Stadium
Oct. 31, 2009Week 9Rutgers 28, UConn 24Road68°FPratt & Whitney Stadium
Sept. 23, 2023Week 4Rutgers 7, Michigan 31Road68°FMichigan Stadium
Sept. 27, 2025Week 5Rutgers 28, Minnesota 31Road68°FHuntington Bank Stadium
Oct. 10, 2013Week 7Rutgers 10, Louisville 24Road69°FL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
Sept. 23, 2006Week 4 · neutral siteHoward 7, Rutgers 56Neutral site70°FSingle readingSHI Stadium
Sept. 27, 2008Week 5 · neutral siteMorgan State 0, Rutgers 38Neutral site70°FSHI Stadium
Sept. 28, 2019Week 5Rutgers 0, Michigan 52Road70°FMichigan Stadium
Sept. 7, 2013Week 2 · neutral siteNorfolk State 0, Rutgers 38Neutral site72°FSingle readingSHI Stadium
Nov. 21, 2013Week 13Rutgers 17, UCF 41Road72°FFBC Mortgage Stadium
Sept. 7, 2019Week 2Rutgers 0, Iowa 30Road72°FKinnick Stadium
Sept. 11, 2026Week 2Rutgers 21, Boston College 28Road72°FAlumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Oct. 11, 2008Week 7Rutgers 10, Cincinnati 13Road73°FSingle readingNippert Stadium
Sept. 3, 2022Week 1Rutgers 22, Boston College 21Road75°FAlumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Aug. 28, 2014Week 1Rutgers 41, Washington State 38Road76°FLumen Field
Dec. 31, 2021Bowl gameWake Forest 38, Rutgers 10Neutral site76°FEverBank Stadium
Sept. 22, 2012Week 4Rutgers 35, Arkansas 26Road77°FSingle readingRazorback Stadium
Sept. 19, 2015Week 3Rutgers 3, Penn State 28Road77°FSingle readingBeaver Stadium
Oct. 14, 2017Week 7Rutgers 35, Illinois 24Road77°FSingle readingMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Nov. 15, 2008Week 12Rutgers 49, South Florida 16Road78°FSingle readingRaymond James Stadium
Sept. 20, 2014Week 4Rutgers 31, Navy 24Road79°FNavy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Sept. 29, 2006Week 5Rutgers 22, South Florida 20Road80°FRaymond James Stadium
Nov. 3, 2010Week 10Rutgers 27, South Florida 28Road80°FRaymond James Stadium
Sept. 5, 2015Week 1 · neutral siteNorfolk State 13, Rutgers 63Neutral site80°FSingle readingSHI Stadium
Sept. 21, 2024Week 4Rutgers 26, Virginia Tech 23Road80°FLane Stadium
Sept. 2, 2010Week 1 · neutral siteNorfolk State 0, Rutgers 31Neutral site81°FSingle readingSHI Stadium
Sept. 16, 2017Week 3 · neutral siteMorgan State 0, Rutgers 65Neutral site81°FSingle readingSHI Stadium
Sept. 10, 2011Week 2Rutgers 22, North Carolina 24Road82°FKenan Stadium
Sept. 17, 2022Week 3Rutgers 16, Temple 14Road82°FLincoln Financial Field
Sept. 13, 2012Week 3Rutgers 23, South Florida 13Road83°FRaymond James Stadium
Sept. 2, 2006Week 1Rutgers 21, North Carolina 16Road84°FKenan Stadium
Sept. 11, 2010Week 2Rutgers 19, FIU 14Road84°FPitbull Stadium
Sept. 8, 2012Week 2 · neutral siteHoward 0, Rutgers 26Neutral site85°FSingle readingSHI Stadium
Sept. 15, 2018Week 3Rutgers 14, Kansas 55Road85°FSingle readingMemorial Stadium (Lawrence)
Sept. 6, 2014Week 2 · neutral siteHoward 25, Rutgers 38Neutral site87°FSingle readingSHI Stadium
Aug. 29, 2013Week 1Rutgers 51, Fresno State 52Road90°FSingle readingValley Children's Stadium
Sept. 23, 2017Week 4Rutgers 17, Nebraska 27Road92°FMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
Oct. 5, 2024Week 6Rutgers 7, Nebraska 14Road95°FSingle readingMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)

Rutgers has played seven games at dome and retractable-roof stadiums since 2006; they are in the full game list and not counted here.

Rutgers Kickoff Temperatures Since 2006: Three Questions

What was the coldest Rutgers home game since 2006?
Dec. 18, 2020: Nebraska 28, Rutgers 21, at SHI Stadium, at 27°F.
What was the hottest Rutgers home game since 2006?
Sept. 10, 2016: Howard 14, Rutgers 52, at SHI Stadium, at 89°F.
What is the Rutgers home record at 32°F or colder since 2006?
2-2 in four games.

Kickoff temperatures come from NOAA airport weather records (GHCNh): the reading nearest kickoff, within an hour, at one fixed airport for each stadium. Game data provided by CollegeFootballData.com. Games at dome and retractable-roof stadiums are shown but left out of every record and list, whatever the roof position. A temperature with no second reading within 2°F to check it is marked “Single reading”, and a game whose stadium no official source confirms is marked and left out of the lists. Home records count every home game with a kickoff temperature, including games that cannot appear in the lists. When games tie at the end of a list, the line under it counts the rest.

Updated: October 25, 2026