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Rutgers announced its game against Michigan on Saturday is a sellout.

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PISCATAWAY — Rutgers football fans wishing to get a ticket for the Scarlet Knights' Big Ten Conference meeting against Michigan will have to find it on the secondary market as the school's athletics department Thursday announced the Saturday night affair at High Point Solutions Stadium is sold out.

"Our crowd has proven over time that they can be a very disruptive force in the game and a great 12th man and a tremendous advantage for us,'' Rutgers coach Kyle Flood said during his radio show Wednesday night. "I don't think it will be any different Saturday night. I have a feeling that Saturday night at 7 o'clock when we come out of the tunnel that it’s going to be a pretty electric atmosphere.''

The game pits the nation's two oldest major-level college football teams, as Rutgers (4-1, 0-1) and Michigan (2-3, 0-1) are the schools that have played the most games in NCAA FBS history. Rutgers ranks first with 1,293 games played, while Michigan (1,272) is second.

Kickoff for the first ever meeting between Rutgers and Michigan is slated for 7:12 p.m., and the game will be televised nationally on the Big Ten Network.

It marks the second advanced sellout in four home games for Rutgers, which drew to its 52,454-seat capacity three times (including Cincinnati and West Virginia in 2009) in 33 home games from 2009-13.

"We're thrilled to announce another sellout and we're extremely grateful to our Rutgers supporters for stepping up to fill High Point Solutions Stadium for the second time this year,'' Rutgers athletics director Julie Hermann said in a statement.

Rutgers' policy in announcing attendance is listing tickets distributed rather than counting actual bodies through the turnstile. Rutgers has drawn 95.4 percent to its capacity -- including 91.9 percent for its non-Big Ten games -- this season.

Rutgers drew to 88.7 percent of its capacity last season.

"Our fan base is excellent,'' Rutgers fullback Michael Burton said. "They do a great job helping us out, third down making it loud and things like that. Our student section is awesome. We definitely feed off of that. They bring a lot of energy. On top of our energy, it's going to make for a great atmosphere.''

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