The Scarlet Knights played their home games at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey and competed as members of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference.

The 2017 schedule consisted of 6 home, 5 away, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season.

Rutgers took the early lead on a three-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Bolin to Janarion Grant.

Washington answered with a field goal in the first quarter and a 61-yard punt return for a touchdown with the 3:50 seconds left in the half to take a 10–7 halftime lead.

Though trailing, the Knights played well and hung with the highly ranked Huskies in the first half.