Rutgers vs Nebraska: shaded seats and sun by section

For Rutgers vs Nebraska at a noon kickoff, 1 of 72 sections gets 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 230, 229, 119, 118. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Nov 14, 2026, SHI Stadium, Piscataway. Kickoff time not yet announced (Big Ten windows noon, 3:30 pm or 7:30 pm ET). Kickoff time TBA, so each possible kickoff is modelled below.

Which seats are in the sun at a noon kickoff?

SHI Stadium sun map, Rutgers vs Nebraska, noon kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, noon kickoff, 3.5 hour game.

Time	What happens
7:00 am	Parking lots open
8:00 am	Scarlet Walk pep rally starts at the Rutgers Boardwalk, Scarlet Knight Way
9:00 am	The courtesy shuttle starts from Brett Road and Bartholomew Road
12:00 pm	Kickoff
~3:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Lot, Scarlet Walk and shuttle times from scarletknights.com.

Sun at kickoff: 31.0° high, bearing 184.9°. Still 11.0° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 230, 229, 119, 118, 117, 116. Shadiest: 138, 137, 139, 210, 208, 209. By level and side: lower bowl, north end 197 min, lower bowl, east side 196 min, upper deck, east side 177 min, lower bowl, west side 165 min, upper deck, north end 157 min, lower bowl, south end 151 min, upper deck, west side 138 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	lower bowl	west	185	3:20 pm
Section 102	lower bowl	west	178	3:20 pm
Section 103	lower bowl	west	170	3:00 pm
Section 104	lower bowl	west	163	2:50 pm
Section 105	lower bowl	west	158	2:50 pm
Section 106	lower bowl	west	156	2:50 pm
Section 107	lower bowl	west	158	2:50 pm
Section 108	lower bowl	west	156	2:50 pm
Section 109	lower bowl	west	157	2:40 pm
Section 110	lower bowl	north	155	2:40 pm
Section 111	lower bowl	north	151	2:30 pm
Section 112	lower bowl	north	165	2:40 pm
Section 113	lower bowl	north	177	3:00 pm	yes
Section 114	lower bowl	north	199	3:20 pm	yes
Section 115	lower bowl	north	219	not during the game	yes
Section 116	lower bowl	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 117	lower bowl	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 118	lower bowl	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 119	lower bowl	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 120	lower bowl	north	215	not during the game	yes
Section 121	lower bowl	north	201	not during the game
Section 122	lower bowl	east	204	not during the game
Section 123	lower bowl	east	205	not during the game
Section 124	lower bowl	east	206	not during the game
Section 125	lower bowl	east	207	not during the game
Section 126	lower bowl	east	203	not during the game
Section 127	lower bowl	east	194	3:30 pm
Section 128	lower bowl	east	182	3:10 pm
Section 129	lower bowl	east	177	3:10 pm
Section 130	lower bowl	east	189	3:30 pm
Section 131	lower bowl	south	205	not during the game
Section 132	lower bowl	south	217	not during the game
Section 133	lower bowl	south	218	not during the game
Section 134	lower bowl	south	212	not during the game
Section 135	lower bowl	south	183	3:10 pm
Section 136	lower bowl	south	133	2:10 pm
Section 137	lower bowl	south	27	12:30 pm
Section 138	lower bowl	south	3	at kickoff
Section 139	lower bowl	south	66	3:00 pm
Section 140	lower bowl	south	130	2:30 pm
Section 141	lower bowl	south	171	3:00 pm
Section 142	lower bowl	south	183	3:10 pm
Section 143	lower bowl	south	188	3:10 pm
Section 144	lower bowl	south	184	3:10 pm
Section 201	upper deck	west	197	3:20 pm
Section 202	upper deck	west	194	3:10 pm
Section 203	upper deck	west	185	3:10 pm
Section 204	upper deck	west	160	3:10 pm
Section 205	upper deck	west	142	2:40 pm
Section 206	upper deck	west	123	2:10 pm
Section 207	upper deck	west	116	2:00 pm
Section 208	upper deck	west	110	2:00 pm
Section 209	upper deck	west	113	2:00 pm
Section 210	upper deck	west	108	2:00 pm
Section 211	upper deck	west	114	2:00 pm
Section 212	upper deck	west	118	2:00 pm
Section 213	upper deck	west	117	2:00 pm
Section 214	upper deck	north	122	2:00 pm
Section 217	upper deck	north	192	not during the game
Section 218	upper deck	east	178	not during the game
Section 219	upper deck	east	164	not during the game
Section 220	upper deck	east	156	not during the game
Section 221	upper deck	east	154	not during the game
Section 222	upper deck	east	156	not during the game
Section 223	upper deck	east	154	not during the game
Section 224	upper deck	east	151	not during the game
Section 225	upper deck	east	162	not during the game
Section 226	upper deck	east	173	not during the game
Section 227	upper deck	east	191	not during the game
Section 228	upper deck	east	217	not during the game
Section 229	upper deck	east	220	not during the game
Section 230	upper deck	east	220	not during the game

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 49°F (range 40-62°F), feels like 42°F, wind 9 mph, rain in 10% of game hours, clear skies in 37%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 3:30 pm kickoff?

SHI Stadium sun map, Rutgers vs Nebraska, 3:30 pm kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, 3:30 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game.

Time	What happens
10:30 am	Parking lots open
11:30 am	Scarlet Walk pep rally starts at the Rutgers Boardwalk, Scarlet Knight Way
12:30 pm	The courtesy shuttle starts from Brett Road and Bartholomew Road
3:30 pm	Kickoff
4:40 pm	Sunset
~7:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Lot, Scarlet Walk and shuttle times from scarletknights.com.

Sun at kickoff: 11.0° high, bearing 234.1°. Sunset during the game at about 4:40 pm. Sunniest: 222, 219, 218, 217, 230, 221. Shadiest: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106. By level and side: upper deck, east side 64 min, upper deck, north end 35 min, lower bowl, east side 25 min, lower bowl, north end 22 min, lower bowl, south end 6 min, lower bowl, west side 0 min, upper deck, west side 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 102	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 103	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 104	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 105	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 106	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 107	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 108	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 109	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 110	lower bowl	north	0	at kickoff
Section 111	lower bowl	north	0	at kickoff
Section 112	lower bowl	north	0	at kickoff
Section 113	lower bowl	north	0	at kickoff
Section 114	lower bowl	north	0	at kickoff
Section 115	lower bowl	north	9	3:40 pm	yes
Section 116	lower bowl	north	24	3:50 pm	yes
Section 117	lower bowl	north	41	4:10 pm	yes
Section 118	lower bowl	north	49	4:20 pm	yes
Section 119	lower bowl	north	46	4:20 pm	yes
Section 120	lower bowl	north	46	4:20 pm	yes
Section 121	lower bowl	north	48	4:20 pm
Section 122	lower bowl	east	48	4:20 pm
Section 123	lower bowl	east	52	4:20 pm
Section 124	lower bowl	east	51	4:20 pm
Section 125	lower bowl	east	41	4:20 pm
Section 126	lower bowl	east	18	3:40 pm
Section 127	lower bowl	east	4	at kickoff
Section 128	lower bowl	east	1	at kickoff
Section 129	lower bowl	east	3	at kickoff
Section 130	lower bowl	east	11	at kickoff
Section 131	lower bowl	south	21	3:50 pm
Section 132	lower bowl	south	30	4:00 pm
Section 133	lower bowl	south	20	3:50 pm
Section 134	lower bowl	south	11	3:40 pm
Section 135	lower bowl	south	3	at kickoff
Section 136	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 137	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 138	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 139	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 140	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 141	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 142	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 143	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 144	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 201	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 202	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 203	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 204	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 205	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 206	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 207	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 208	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 209	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 210	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 211	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 212	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 213	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 214	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 217	upper deck	north	70	4:40 pm
Section 218	upper deck	east	70	4:40 pm
Section 219	upper deck	east	70	4:40 pm
Section 220	upper deck	east	68	4:40 pm
Section 221	upper deck	east	68	4:40 pm
Section 222	upper deck	east	70	4:40 pm
Section 223	upper deck	east	66	4:40 pm
Section 224	upper deck	east	60	4:30 pm
Section 225	upper deck	east	61	4:30 pm
Section 226	upper deck	east	58	4:30 pm
Section 227	upper deck	east	58	4:30 pm
Section 228	upper deck	east	57	4:30 pm
Section 229	upper deck	east	60	4:30 pm
Section 230	upper deck	east	68	4:40 pm

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 48°F (range 39-61°F), feels like 41°F, wind 8 mph, rain in 8% of game hours, clear skies in 41%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 7:30 pm kickoff?

None of the stands get direct sun at a 7:30 pm kickoff. The sun is down for the whole game.

Time	What happens
2:30 pm	Parking lots open
3:30 pm	Scarlet Walk pep rally starts at the Rutgers Boardwalk, Scarlet Knight Way
4:30 pm	The courtesy shuttle starts from Brett Road and Bartholomew Road
7:30 pm	Kickoff
~11:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Lot, Scarlet Walk and shuttle times from scarletknights.com.

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 42°F (range 35-54°F), feels like 36°F, wind 7 mph, rain in 8% of game hours, clear skies in 48%.

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