Sean Gleeson is in his first season as the Rutgers offensive coordinator and has led one of the most improved offensive units in the nation. Through six Big Ten games, the Scarlet Knights are averaging 30.8 points per game after averaging 5.7 in nine Big Ten games in 2019. The 30.8 points per game are also on pace for the team’s best scoring average since joining the Big Ten, with the previous best being 21.3 in 2015. Nationally, RU is one of seven teams that have surpassed its 2019 point total and the only team in the group that has played fewer than eight games. Rutgers is also the most improved team in the Big Ten in scoring offense (+17.5), total offense (+96.2), offensive touchdowns (+4) and passing offense (+94.2). The Scarlet Knights has scored at least 20 points in all six games, never having a streak of five consecutive conference games with at least that total in program history. Rutgers entered the season having recorded 20 points or more only five times the previous four seasons combined in Big Ten play (36 games) and 12 times in the first 52 games since joining the league in 2014.
