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FINAL Thursday, August 28, 2025

Ohio BobcatsOhio vs Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRutgers

31 - 34
SHI Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Ohio vs Rutgers scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Ohio 710140 31
Rutgers 72403 34
Ohio vs Rutgers scoring by quarter
Ohio Qtr Rutgers
7Q17
10Q224
14Q30
0Q43
31Final34

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 9:52 Touchdown Rutgers Antwan Raymond Antwan Raymond run for 14 yds for a TD (Jai Patel KICK) 0-7
Q1 4:58 Touchdown Ohio Parker Navarro pass complete to Mason Williams for 4 yds for a TD (David Dellenbach KICK) 7-7
Q2 14:52 Field goal Rutgers Jai Patel Jai Patel 23 yd FG GOOD 7-10
Q2 13:52 Touchdown Rutgers DT Sheffield Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 54 yds for a TD (Jai Patel KICK) 7-17
Q2 8:34 Touchdown Ohio Parker Navarro pass complete to Jake Bruno for 14 yds for a TD (David Dellenbach KICK) 14-17
Q2 5:20 Touchdown Rutgers KJ Duff Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to KJ Duff for 6 yds for a TD (Jai Patel KICK) 14-24
Q2 3:22 Touchdown Rutgers Cam Miller Cam Miller 0 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Jai Patel Kick) 14-31
Q2 0:08 Field goal Ohio David Dellenbach 30 yd FG GOOD 17-31
Q3 11:10 Touchdown Ohio Parker Navarro run for 17 yds for a TD (David Dellenbach KICK) 24-31
Q3 4:07 Touchdown Ohio Parker Navarro pass complete to Jake Bruno for 13 yds for a TD (David Dellenbach KICK) (David Dellenbach KICK) 31-31
Q4 11:11 Field goal Rutgers Jai Patel Jai Patel 26 Yd Field Goal 31-34

Rivalry highlights

Series record
0-3
Ohio first, 3 meetings since 2006
Series leader
Rutgers
Rutgers lead 0-3 in 3 meetings since 2006
Widest recent margin
17 points
Ohio 7-24 Rutgers, 2006
Tightest recent margin
3 points
Ohio 31-34 Rutgers, 2025
Highest recent total
65 points
Ohio 31-34 Rutgers, 2025

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Ohio 0 3 meetings since 2006 3 Rutgers

Rutgers lead 0-3 in 3 meetings since 2006 Series leader: Rutgers.

Team stats, this game

OhioRutgers
440Total yards399
239Passing yards252
201Rushing yards147
0Turnovers0
1Sacks0
24First downs24
37Penalty yards35

Ohio vs Rutgers player stats

Passing

Ohiopassing
OhioC/ATTYDSTDINT
Parker Navarro21/3123930
Rutgerspassing
RutgersC/ATTYDSTDINT
Athan Kaliakmanis18/2325220

Rushing

Ohiorushing
OhioCARYDSTDLONG
Parker Navarro993128
Sieh Bangura1686024
Duncan Brune62208
Rutgersrushing
RutgersCARYDSTDLONG
Antwan Raymond1487129
CJ Campbell1171022
Ja'shon Benjamin317015
Athan Kaliakmanis5-405

Receiving

Ohioreceiving
OhioRECYDSTDLONG
Chase Hendricks9115026
Max Rodarte235024
Eian Pugh229025
Jake Bruno227214
Caleb Gossett222011
Mason Williams21016
Sieh Bangura1505
Nick Marinaro1-40-4
Rutgersreceiving
RutgersRECYDSTDLONG
Ian Strong7100026
DT Sheffield485154
KJ Duff554119
Colin Weber1707
Kenny Fletcher1606

Defense

Ohiodefense
OhioTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Adonis Williams Jr.113000
Jack Fries8200.50
Michael Molnar71010
Jalen Thomeson6300.50
DJ Walker65000
Tank Pearson64000
Kaci Seegars51010
Michael Mack II54000
Anas Luqman22010
Nathan Hale21000
Eamonn Dennis10000
Rickey Hyatt Jr.10000
Rutgersdefense
RutgersTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Moses Walker135020
Jett Elad73000
Kaj Sanders74000
Cam Miller53000
Bradley Weaver50000
Dariel Djabome53000
Bo Mascoe4200.50
Eric O'Neill31000
Jordan Thompson20000
Jacobie Henderson21010
Oliver Billotte20000
Jordan Walker20000

Kicking

Ohiokicking
OhioFGLONGXPPTS
David Dellenbach1/1304/47
Rutgerskicking
RutgersFGLONGXPPTS
Jai Patel2/2264/410

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Ohio: last 14 games before this one

11-3 in the last 14 · 29.3 scored · 18.1 allowed
LOST 22-38 scored 22 · allowed 38 See game WON 27-20 scored 27 · allowed 20 See game WON 21-6 scored 21 · allowed 6 See game LOST 6-41 scored 6 · allowed 41 See game WON 30-10 scored 30 · allowed 10 See game WON 27-25 scored 27 · allowed 25 See game LOST 20-30 scored 20 · allowed 30 See game WON 47-16 scored 47 · allowed 16 See game WON 41-0 scored 41 · allowed 0 See game WON 35-10 scored 35 · allowed 10 See game WON 24-7 scored 24 · allowed 7 See game WON 42-21 scored 42 · allowed 21 See game WON 38-3 scored 38 · allowed 3 See game WON 30-27 scored 30 · allowed 27 See game

Rutgers: last 13 games before this one

7-6 in the last 13 · 28.9 scored · 25.4 allowed
WON 44-7 scored 44 · allowed 7 See game WON 49-17 scored 49 · allowed 17 See game WON 26-23 scored 26 · allowed 23 See game WON 21-18 scored 21 · allowed 18 See game LOST 7-14 scored 7 · allowed 14 See game LOST 7-42 scored 7 · allowed 42 See game LOST 32-35 scored 32 · allowed 35 See game LOST 20-42 scored 20 · allowed 42 See game WON 26-19 scored 26 · allowed 19 See game WON 31-17 scored 31 · allowed 17 See game LOST 31-38 scored 31 · allowed 38 See game WON 41-14 scored 41 · allowed 14 See game LOST 41-44 scored 41 · allowed 44 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Ohio Split Rutgers
0-02025 record entering0-0

Recent meetings

2025
Ohio 31 : 34 Rutgers
2011
Ohio 26 : 38 Rutgers
2006
Ohio 7 : 24 Rutgers
Ohio · QB Matt Vezza
Pass yards
438
Pass TD
4
Comp-Att
40-58
INT
3
Rosa rush
219 yds
Neer rec
337 yds
Rutgers · QB Dylan Lonergan
Pass yards
775
Pass TD
7
Comp-Att
51-92
INT
5
Raymond rush
469 yds
Duff rec
628 yds
Ohio BobcatsOhio2025 roster
Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRutgers2025 roster
6 Sean Ashenfelder QB 10 AJ Surace QB 15 Rocco Rainone QB 16 Athan Kaliakmanis QB 0 CJ Campbell Jr. RB 3 Antwan Raymond RB 20 Ja'shon Benjamin RB 23 Edd Guerrier RB 26 Terrell Mitchell RB 27 Samuel Brown V RB 28 Xavier Williams RB 30 Remi Rodriguez RB 0 DT Sheffield WR 1 Famah Toure WR 2 Ben Black III WR 4 Jourdin Houston WR 5 Vernon Allen III WR 7 Dylan Braithwaite WR 8 KJ Duff WR 9 Ian Strong WR 14 Sah'nye Degraffenreidt WR 25 Trent Osborn WR 39 Salomon Ealey WR 80 Michael Thomas III WR 81 Sha'zir Sullivan WR 82 Dane Pardridge WR 83 Dino Kaliakmanis WR 85 Ben Rosenblatt WR 11 Logan Blake TE 12 Kenny Fletcher Jr. TE 18 Colin Weber TE 24 Ben Rothhaar TE 82 Jackson Gister TE 84 Ryan Bayoumy TE 86 Liam Kilcomons TE 88 Mike Higgins TE 51 Raymond Giacobbe OL 53 Hank Zilinskas OL 54 Taj White OL 55 Nick Oliveira OL 56 Tyler Needham OL 58 Carter Kadow OL 58 Joseph Lakatos OL 59 Gus Zilinskas OL 60 Moses Gbagbe-Sowah OL 61 Emir Stinette OL 65 Bryan Felter OL 67 Chris Vigna OL 68 Ryder Langsdale OL 69 Kwabena Asamoah OL 70 Zach Aamland OL 72 Jayden Elijah OL 73 Terrence Salami OL 74 Moshood Giwa OL 75 Raynor Andrews OL 76 Dantae Chin OL 76 John Stone OL 77 Kenny Jones OL 78 Miron Gurman OL 79 Justin Cesaire OL 0 Doug Blue-Eli DL 8 Wydeek Collier-Johnson DL 14 Jordan Thompson DL 14 RJ Johnson Jr. DL 30 Elijah King DL 41 Riley Wingate DL 42 DJ Allen DL 47 Canaan Edwards DL 48 Raedyn Bruens DL 55 Zaire Angoy DL 56 Sean Cooper DL 56 Anthony Morales DL 87 Monte Keener DL 88 Jyon Simon DL 90 Farell Gnago DL 91 Djibril Abdou Rahman DL 92 Darold DeNgohe DL 94 Bradley Weaver DL 95 Henry Hughes Jr. DL 95 Joshua Blackston DL 96 Keshon Griffin DL 97 Oliver Billotte DL 98 Braxton Kyle DL 99 Eric O'Neill DL 10 Jordan Walker DE 2 Moses Walker LB 6 Abram Wright LB 7 Sam Robinson LB 8 Dariel Djabome LB 13 DJ McClary LB 17 MJ Johnson LB 23 Isaiah Deloatch LB 33 John Insinga LB 36 Kamar Archie LB 40 Matthew Sales LB 47 Austin Dean LB 50 Joe Nwachukwu LB 59 Liam Gilmore LB 99 Talibi Kaba LB 1 Kaj Sanders DB 3 Latrell Noel DB 5 Bo Mascoe DB 6 Renick Dorilas DB 7 Cam Miller DB 7 Kevin Levy DB 8 Michael Robinson DB 9 Jett Elad DB 9 DK Gilley DB 15 Zilan Williams DB 16 Jesse Ofurie DB 19 Davoun Fuse DB 20 Chris Joines DB 21 Al-Shadee Salaam DB 22 Michael Clayton DB 24 Steven Murray DB 26 Isaiah Crumpler DB 27 Sage Clawges DB 28 Cannon Marshall DB 29 Sebastian Jusma DB 34 Noah Shaw DB 38 Timmy Ward DB 44 Tariq Hayer DB 45 Shawn Purcell DB 10 Jacobie Henderson CB 21 Riley McCann PK 29 Dane Pizzaro PK 44 Jai Patel PK 93 Jack Scullion PK 94 Jakob Anderson P 46 Sammy El Hadidi LS 49 Evan Ward LS 58 Michael O'Connor LS 68 Matthew Murri LS
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

20% OHIO
80% RUTG

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

Ohio

DateOppResult
10-03 atKENT W 13-10
09-26 vsSTO W 35-7
09-19 atUSA L 36-41
09-12 vsJXST W 29-27
09-05 atNEB L 21-49

Rutgers

DateOppResult
10-03 vsIU L 15-47
09-25 vsHOW W 58-7
09-19 vsUSC L 35-42
09-11 atBC L 21-28
09-03 vsMASS L 21-37

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

Mid-American

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Toledo 410 .800212128
Massachusetts 410 .80015989
Western Michigan 320 .60011697
Ohio 320 .600134134
Central Michigan 320 .60088127
Eastern Michigan 330 .500133150
Miami (OH) 230 .400134146
Buffalo 230 .400102153
Kent State 230 .40075157
Sacramento State 140 .20088143
Akron 140 .20095168
Ball State 140 .20096189
Bowling Green 140 .20057165

Big Ten

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Indiana 500 1.00022154
Nebraska 500 1.00021871
UCLA 400 1.00017975
USC 510 .833224153
Ohio State 410 .80021163
Iowa 410 .80014563
Wisconsin 410 .80015883
Minnesota 410 .80016090
Oregon 310 .75019093
Northwestern 310 .75013267
Penn State 320 .60016080
Washington 320 .60013392
Michigan 320 .60011579
Illinois 230 .400153130
Maryland 230 .400152151
Purdue 230 .400152175
Michigan State 230 .40091116
Rutgers 140 .200150161

Records computed from completed games this season

Ohio vs Rutgers: result and recap

Ohio Bobcats vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights finished 31 - 34 on August 28, 2025. This Big Ten game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Ohio and Rutgers team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Big Ten rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Ohio vs Rutgers?

Ohio Bobcats vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights finished 31 - 34. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Ohio vs Rutgers in passing, rushing and receiving?

Athan Kaliakmanis (Rutgers) led passers with 252 yards. Parker Navarro (Ohio) led rushers with 93 yards. Chase Hendricks (Ohio) led receivers with 115 yards on 9 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Ohio play Rutgers?

This Ohio vs Rutgers game was played on August 28, 2025 at SHI Stadium.