Rutgers football has added a few new opponents to its future schedule, as it has added UConn as a home and home opponent for the 2028 and 2029 seasons, while adding LIU as a home opponent for the 2027 season, per Chris Iseman of the Asbury Park Press.
The home and home with UConn will be a brief continuation of the rivalry once played between the two former Big East foes. Rutgers currently has an 11-game advantage in the series, being 22-11 all-time against the Huskies. However, that doesn’t mean
UConn hasn’t had any big wins in the series, with one of the most notable being their upset win over Rutgers in 2011, when they knocked the Scarlet Knights out of contention for a share of the Big East title.
On the other hand, Rutgers has never played LIU in football. The two schools have squared off on the hardwood once, with Rutgers winning that contest, but never on the football field.
Adding these two games to the schedule continues the trend where Rutgers tries to add a bit of Northeast flair to its out-of-conference schedule. This season, the Knights are scheduled to host UMass in the first game of the season and have a road game against Boston College the week after.
Here is a list of the confirmed opponents for the 2027 and 2028 schedules.
2027 Home Games
Akron, Boston College, Long Island, Maryland, Northwestern, Ohio State, Washington
2027 Away Games
Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, UCLA
2028 Home Games
Norfolk State, UConn, Kent State Illinois, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue
2028 Away Games
Iowa, Maryland, Oregon, Ohio State, UCLA
