NCAAF: BUFFALO at RUTGERS <div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- BUFFALO 0 0 3 0 3 RUTGERS (16) 21 7 7 3 38 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: RUTGERS - TD, RAY RICE 34 YD RUN (JEREMY ITO KICK), 1:21. RUTGERS 7-0 RUTGERS - TD, RAY RICE 12 YD RUN (JEREMY ITO KICK), 10:21. RUTGERS 14-0 RUTGERS - TD, TIQUAN UNDERWOOD 65 YD PASS FROM MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK), 13:36. RUTGERS 21-0 2ND QUARTER: RUTGERS - TD, TIQUAN UNDERWOOD 66 YD PASS FROM MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK), 9:53. RUTGERS 28-0 3RD QUARTER: BUFFALO - FG, A.J. PRINCIPE 35 YD, 11:41. RUTGERS 28-3 RUTGERS - TD, RAY RICE 41 YD RUN (JEREMY ITO KICK), 13:29. RUTGERS 35-3 4TH QUARTER: RUTGERS - FG, JEREMY ITO 38 YD, 8:50. RUTGERS 38-3</div>
NCAAF: BUFFALO at RUTGERS <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED ** NCAAF BUFFALO 3 RUTGERS (16) 38 FINAL</div>
PISCATAWAY, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Rutgers' highly anticipatedseason opener lived up to its billing as the premiere of RayRice's Heisman Trophy chase. But Tiquan Underwood nearly stolethe show. Rice rushed for three touchdowns while Underwood collected aschool-record 248 receiving yards to lead the 16th-rankedScarlet Knights to a 38-3 romp over Buffalo on Thursday night. The nation's second-leading rusher last season, Rice enters 2007as the centerpiece of Rutgers' offense and a dark-horsecandidate for the Heisman. The 5-9 Rice was electric against the Bulls (0-1) on Thursday,rushing for 184 yards on 25 carries. The junior sits second onthe school's career rushing list with 3,098 yards and needs just17 to pass Terrell Willis for the all-time lead. While Rice barely missed entering his name in Rutgers' recordbooks, Underwood capitalized thanks to his 10-catch effortThursday. The 6-2 junior hauled in a 20-yard reception fromMike Teel with three minutes remaining to break Jack Emmer'sprevious mark of 237 yards. Teel also looked sharp in his season debut, completing 16-of-23passes for a career-high 328 yards and two TDs. Kenny Britt had four catches for 59 yards and defensive endGeorge Johnson had two sacks for the Scarlet Knights (1-0), whohave won six of their last eight season openers. Rice gave Rutgers the lead for good just 81 seconds into thecontest, ripping off a 34-yard scoring run to make it 7-0. The Scarlet Knights doubled their advantage nine minutes laterwhen Rice scampered around the left edge for a 12-yard score,capping a 12-play drive which covered 80 yards. Rutgers took a 21-0 lead with 1:24 left in the opening quarteron Underwood's first TD of the game, a 65-yard scoring strikefrom Teel. Underwood also hauled in a 66-yard TD from Teel withfive minutes left in the second to give Rutgers a 28-0 halftimelead. The Scarlet Knights owned a 28-3 advantage when Rice ripped offhis third TD of the game, a 41-yard burst up the middle with1:31 left in the third quarter. But the star tailback did not take the field for Rutgers' nextoffensive possession, meaning he likely will break Willis'record here against Navy next week. Buffalo quarterback Drew Willy had a decent day, completing19-of-32 attempts for 164 yards. The junior captain also rushedfor 23 yards on four carries. Reserve running back Mario Henry rushed for a team-high 49 yardson just eight carries for the Bulls, who collected just 231yards of total offense.
NCAAF: BUFFALO at RUTGERS <div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- BUFFALO 0 0 3 0 3 RUTGERS (16) 21 7 7 3 38 FINAL RUTGERS-TD, R Rice 34 YD RUN (J Ito KICK) 1:21 1st Qtr RUTGERS-TD, R Rice 12 YD RUN (J Ito KICK) 10:21 1st Qtr RUTGERS-TD, T Underwood 65 YD PASS FROM M Teel (J Ito KICK) 13:36 1st Qtr RUTGERS-TD, T Underwood 66 YD PASS FROM M Teel (J Ito KICK) 9:53 2nd Qtr BUFFALO-FG, A Principe 35 YD 11:41 3rd Qtr RUTGERS-TD, R Rice 41 YD RUN (J Ito KICK) 13:29 3rd Qtr RUTGERS-FG, J Ito 38 YD 8:50 4th Qtr BUFFALO RUTGERS First downs 0 0 Rushed-yards 34-70 41-235 Passing yards 165 328 Sacked-yards lost 0-0 3-14 Return yards 135 94 Passes 19-32-0 16-25-0 Punts 7-44 0-0 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 7-74 9-80 Time of possession 30:28 29:32 Individual Statistics RUSHING: BUFFALO-Mario Henry 8-49, James Starks 18-21, Drew Willy 7-9, - Team 1-MINUS 9. RUTGERS-Ray Rice 25-184, Jabu Lovelace 9-45, Kordell Young 6-11, - Team 1-MINUS 2. PASSING: BUFFALO-Drew Willy 19-32-195- 0. RUTGERS-Mike Teel 16-23-328- 0. Jabu Lovelace 0-2-0- 0. RECEIVING: BUFFALO-Brett Hamlin 4-54, Ernest Jackson 3-37, Brandon Thermilus 4-37, James Starks 1-13, Jesse Rack 2-12, Mario Henry 1-6, Aaron Connacher 2-6, Chris Scharon 1-2, Naaman Roosevelt 1-MINUS 2. RUTGERS-Tiquan Underwood 10-248, Kenny Britt 4-59, Ray Rice 2-21. Att: NA</div>
PISCATAWAY, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Rutgers' highly anticipatedseason opener lived up to its billing as the premiere of RayRice's Heisman Trophy chase. But Tiquan Underwood nearly stolethe show. Rice rushed for three touchdowns while Underwood collected aschool-record 248 receiving yards to lead the 16th-rankedScarlet Knights to a 38-3 romp over Buffalo on Thursday night. The nation's second-leading rusher last season, Rice enters 2007as the centerpiece of Rutgers' offense and a dark-horsecandidate for the Heisman. The 5-9 Rice was electric against the Bulls (0-1) on Thursday,rushing for 184 yards on 25 carries. The junior sits second onthe school's career rushing list with 3,098 yards and needs just17 to pass Terrell Willis for the all-time lead. "The offensive line did a great job," Rutgers quarterback MikeTeel said. "I had to make some checks at the line, and they dida great job in giving me plenty of time. Ray ran for threetouchdowns, so that alone tells you how good of a job they did." While Rice barely missed entering his name in Rutgers' recordbooks, Underwood capitalized thanks to his 10-catch effortThursday. A 6-2 junior, Underwood hauled in a 20-yard reception from Teelwith three minutes remaining to break Jack Emmer's previous markof 237 yards set vs. Holy Cross in 1966. "It feels great to have a game like this after all the hard workin the summer," Underwood said. "It's like being rewarded.Ray's running really helps a lot. It opens up the passinggame." "(Underwood) is an exceptional athlete," Rutgers coach GregSchiano added. "He made some really nice catches, not just thetouchdowns. The way Buffalo played defensively, it freed upTi." Teel also looked sharp in his season debut, completing 16-of-23passes for a career-high 328 yards and two TDs. "It's a good start, but that's all it is - a start," Teel said."There are still 11 games to go. As good as things were, youcan always get better." Kenny Britt had four catches for 59 yards and defensive endGeorge Johnson had two sacks for the Scarlet Knights (1-0), whohave won six of their last eight season openers. Rutgers collected 563 yards of total offense - including 235 onthe ground - and converted 7-of-11 third downs. "The offense was explosive," Schiano said. "The offensive linegave Mike time, and he did a great job. It was the stuff thatI've been seeing since the end of last year, all spring and intraining camp." "It feels good to know we have a great group of receivers and agreat quarterback," Rice added. "I just want to take advantageof every opportunity to play with this team and play with thisoffense, because it's special right now." Rice gave Rutgers the lead for good just 81 seconds into thecontest, ripping off a 34-yard scoring run to make it 7-0. "The first touchdown of the season felt good," Rice said. "Weworked hard all the summer, and the first one is a special one.It was special for my offensive line, too, because they did agreat job. I love running behind those guys." The Scarlet Knights doubled their advantage nine minutes laterwhen Rice scampered around the left edge for a 12-yard score,capping a 12-play drive which covered 80 yards. Rutgers took a 21-0 lead with 1:24 left in the opening quarteron Underwood's first TD of the game, a 65-yard scoring strikefrom Teel. Underwood also hauled in a 66-yard TD from Teel withfive minutes left in the second to give Rutgers a 28-0 halftimelead. The Scarlet Knights owned a 28-3 advantage when Rice ripped offhis third TD of the game, a 41-yard burst up the middle with1:31 left in the third quarter. But the star tailback did not take the field for Rutgers' nextoffensive possession, meaning he likely will break Willis'record here against Navy next week. Buffalo quarterback Drew Willy had a decent day, completing19-of-32 attempts for 164 yards. The junior captain also rushedfor 23 yards on four carries. Reserve running back Mario Henry rushed for a team-high 49 yardson just eight carries for the Bulls, who collected just 231yards of total offense. "(Rutgers) threw the ball deep down field, and I didn't expectthem to do that," Buffalo coach Turner Gill said. "But when youget the running game going, the passing game is going to beestablished well, too. They had a great balance to theiroffense."
NCAAF: BUFFALO at RUTGERS <div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- BUFFALO 0 0 3 0 3 RUTGERS (16) 21 7 7 3 38 FINAL RUTGERS-TD, R Rice 34 YD RUN (J Ito KICK) 1:21 1st Qtr RUTGERS-TD, R Rice 12 YD RUN (J Ito KICK) 10:21 1st Qtr RUTGERS-TD, T Underwood 65 YD PASS FROM M Teel (J Ito KICK) 13:36 1st Qtr RUTGERS-TD, T Underwood 66 YD PASS FROM M Teel (J Ito KICK) 9:53 2nd Qtr BUFFALO-FG, A Principe 35 YD 11:41 3rd Qtr RUTGERS-TD, R Rice 41 YD RUN (J Ito KICK) 13:29 3rd Qtr RUTGERS-FG, J Ito 38 YD 8:50 4th Qtr BUFFALO RUTGERS First downs 16 26 Rushed-yards 34-70 41-235 Passing yards 165 328 Sacked-yards lost 0-0 3-14 Return yards 135 94 Passes 19-32-0 16-25-0 Punts 7-44 0-0 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 7-74 9-80 Time of possession 30:28 29:32 Individual Statistics RUSHING: BUFFALO-Mario Henry 8-49, James Starks 18-21, Drew Willy 7-9, - Team 1-MINUS 9. RUTGERS-Ray Rice 25-184, Jabu Lovelace 9-42, Kordell Young 6-11, - Team 1-MINUS 2. PASSING: BUFFALO-Drew Willy 19-32-165- 0. RUTGERS-Mike Teel 16-23-328- 0. Jabu Lovelace 0-2-0- 0. RECEIVING: BUFFALO-Brett Hamlin 4-54, Ernest Jackson 3-37, Brandon Thermilus 4-37, James Starks 1-13, Jesse Rack 2-12, Mario Henry 1-6, Aaron Connacher 2-6, Chris Scharon 1-2, Naaman Roosevelt 1-MINUS 2. RUTGERS-Tiquan Underwood 10-248, Kenny Britt 4-59, Ray Rice 2-21. Att: 43,091</div>
NCAAF: BUFFALO at RUTGERS <div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- BUFFALO 0 0 3 0 3 RUTGERS (16) 21 7 7 3 38 FINAL RUTGERS-TD, R Rice 34 YD RUN (J Ito KICK) 1:21 1st Qtr RUTGERS-TD, R Rice 12 YD RUN (J Ito KICK) 10:21 1st Qtr RUTGERS-TD, T Underwood 65 YD PASS FROM M Teel (J Ito KICK) 13:36 1st Qtr RUTGERS-TD, T Underwood 66 YD PASS FROM M Teel (J Ito KICK) 9:53 2nd Qtr BUFFALO-FG, A Principe 35 YD 11:41 3rd Qtr RUTGERS-TD, R Rice 41 YD RUN (J Ito KICK) 13:29 3rd Qtr RUTGERS-FG, J Ito 38 YD 8:50 4th Qtr BUFFALO RUTGERS First downs 16 26 Rushed-yards 34-70 41-235 Passing yards 165 328 Sacked-yards lost 3-14 0-0 Return yards 135 94 Passes 19-32-0 16-25-0 Punts 7-44 0-0 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 7-74 9-80 Time of possession 30:28 29:32 Individual Statistics RUSHING: BUFFALO-Mario Henry 8-49, James Starks 18-21, Drew Willy 7-9, - Team 1-MINUS 9. RUTGERS-Ray Rice 25-184, Jabu Lovelace 9-42, Kordell Young 6-11, - Team 1-MINUS 2. PASSING: BUFFALO-Drew Willy 19-32-165- 0. RUTGERS-Mike Teel 16-23-328- 0. Jabu Lovelace 0-2-0- 0. RECEIVING: BUFFALO-Brett Hamlin 4-54, Ernest Jackson 3-37, Brandon Thermilus 4-37, James Starks 1-13, Jesse Rack 2-12, Mario Henry 1-6, Aaron Connacher 2-6, Chris Scharon 1-2, Naaman Roosevelt 1-MINUS 2. RUTGERS-Tiquan Underwood 10-248, Kenny Britt 4-59, Ray Rice 2-21. Att: 43,091</div>
