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HuskerCorner’s Big Ten Football Power Rankings Heading Into Week 6

By Oliver Vandervoort

Sep 17, 2016; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers cornerback Chris Jones (8) celebrates during the final moments against the Oregon Ducks in the second half at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska won 35-32. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers cornerback Chris Jones (8) celebrates during the final moments against the Oregon Ducks in the second half at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska won 35-32. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 1, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back Demario McCall (30) breaks through the Rutgers Scarlet Knights line during the fourth quarter at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State won the game 58-0. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back Demario McCall (30) breaks through the Rutgers Scarlet Knights line during the fourth quarter at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State won the game 58-0. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports /

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the first of many teams that saw a pretty big fall in the Big Ten football power rankings. Last week they were ranked 10th thanks to an impressive showing against Iowa.

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This week, they’re coming off a 58-0 loss to Ohio State and Iowa is looking like a middle of the pack team at best. Those two factors combine to make Rutgers one of the worst teams in the conference.

Much like Purdue, the real problem for the Scarlet Knights wasn’t that their defense gave up way too many points and yards. The real problem was the offense produced too few. Rutgers offense hasn’t been particularly good this season, but it degraded into “especially bad” territory this week thanks to quarterback Chris Laviano completing just 3 of 12 passes for 33 yards. His backup was 0-4. Yes, that means Rutgers QBs were 3-16 for 33 yards for the game.

The running game wasn’t any better, managing just 83 yards on 38 carries. Check out those numbers again. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights managed just 116 yards of total offense in their game last weekend.

Those numbers are always going to land you at or near the bottom of the Big Ten football power rankings.

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