GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: RUTGERS (5-3) at CONNECTICUT (7-1)

NCAAF: RUTGERS at CONNECTICUT

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
RUTGERS 3 13 3 0 19
CONNECTICUT (16) 18 7 7 6 38 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: CONNECTICUT - SAFETY, BALL THROUGH END ZONE 1:05.
CONNECTICUT 2-0
CONNECTICUT - TD, STEVE BROUSE 2 YD PASS FROM
TYLER LORENZEN (PAT FAILED),
4:49. CONNECTICUT 8-0
RUTGERS - FG, JEREMY ITO 30 YD, 8:01.
CONNECTICUT 8-3
CONNECTICUT - FG, TONY CIARAVINO 48 YD, 10:08.
CONNECTICUT 11-3
CONNECTICUT - TD, TERENCE JEFFERS 34 YD PASS
FROM TYLER LORENZEN (TONY
CIARAVINO KICK), 13:42.
CONNECTICUT 18-3
2ND QUARTER: RUTGERS - FG, JEREMY ITO 28 YD, 5:46.
CONNECTICUT 18-6
CONNECTICUT - TD, TYVON BRANCH 97 YD KICKOFF
RETURN (TONY CIARAVINO KICK),
6:01. CONNECTICUT 25-6
RUTGERS - TD, RAY RICE 4 YD RUN (JEREMY ITO
KICK), 10:36. CONNECTICUT
25-13
RUTGERS - FG, JEREMY ITO 28 YD, 15:00.
CONNECTICUT 25-16
3RD QUARTER: RUTGERS - FG, JEREMY ITO 27 YD, 6:08.
CONNECTICUT 25-19
CONNECTICUT - TD, DONALD BROWN 33 YD RUN (TONY
CIARAVINO KICK), 8:58.
CONNECTICUT 32-19
4TH QUARTER: CONNECTICUT - FG, TONY CIARAVINO 30 YD, 0:46.
CONNECTICUT 35-19
CONNECTICUT - FG, TONY CIARAVINO 26 YD, 4:44.
CONNECTICUT 38-19</div>

 

NCAAF: RUTGERS at CONNECTICUT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
RUTGERS 19
CONNECTICUT (16) 38 FINAL</div>

 

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut (Ticker) -- Connecticut just keepswinning and keeps putting itself in uncharted territory.

Tyler Lorenzen threw two touchdown passes and Donald Brown ranfor 154 yards to lead the 16th-ranked Huskies to a 38-19 victoryover Rutgers in a Big East Conference matchup Saturday night.

Connecticut (8-1, 4-0 Big East), which joined what was thencalled Division I-A in 2002, entered the rankings following its22-15 upset of then-No. 11 South Florida here last Saturday.

The Huskies had never beaten a ranked team in their historybefore knocking off the Bulls and are now 8-1 for the first timein their 109-year history. UConn, which is the only teamundefeated in Big East play, is now 6-0 at Rentschler Field thisseason.


Lorenzen was only 10-of-21 for 140 yards, but he threw a pair ofTD passes in the first quarter as the Huskies raced to an 18-3lead.


Rutgers (5-4, 2-3) got within 25-16 on a 29-yard field goal byJeremy Ito in the second quarter and closed to 25-19 on a27-yarder by Ito in the third.


But that was as close as the Scarlet Knights could get. Brownscored on a 33-yard run to extend the lead to 32-19 in the thirdquarter, and Tony Ciaravino made field goals of 30 and 26 yardsin the fourth quarter.


Ray Rice ran for 116 yards on 21 carries to extend his schoolrecord with his 21st career 100-yard game. But Rice had 97 ofhis yards in the first half, and Mike Teel was only 32-of-52 for343 yards and an interception.

 

NCAAF: RUTGERS at CONNECTICUT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
RUTGERS 19
CONNECTICUT (16) 38 FINAL</div>

 

NCAAF: RUTGERS at CONNECTICUT

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
RUTGERS 3 13 3 0 19
CONNECTICUT (16) 18 7 7 6 38 FINAL

CONNECTICUT-SAFETY, 1:05 1st Qtr
CONNECTICUT-TD, S Brouse 2 YD PASS FROM T Lorenzen (PAT
FAILED) 4:49 1st Qtr
RUTGERS-FG, J Ito 30 YD 8:01 1st Qtr
CONNECTICUT-FG, T Ciaravino 43 YD 10:08 1st Qtr
CONNECTICUT-TD, T Jeffers 34 YD PASS FROM T Lorenzen (T
Ciaravino KICK) 13:42 1st Qtr
RUTGERS-FG, J Ito 28 YD 5:46 2nd Qtr
CONNECTICUT-TD, T Branch 97 YD KICKOFF RETURN (T Ciaravino
KICK) 6:01 2nd Qtr
RUTGERS-TD, R Rice 4 YD RUN (J Ito KICK) 10:36 2nd Qtr
RUTGERS-FG, J Ito 28 YD 15:00 2nd Qtr
RUTGERS-FG, J Ito 27 YD 6:08 3rd Qtr
CONNECTICUT-TD, D Brown 33 YD RUN (T Ciaravino KICK) 8:58 3rd
Qtr
CONNECTICUT-FG, T Ciaravino 30 YD 0:46 4th Qtr
CONNECTICUT-FG, T Ciaravino 26 YD 4:44 4th Qtr


RUTGERS CONNECTICUT
First downs 29 18
Rushed-yards 33-168 39-256
Passing yards 343 140
Sacked-yards lost 1-9 0-0
Return yards 19 19
Passes 32-54-1 10-21-0
Punts 4-30 5-42.6
Fumbles-lost 9-51 8-56
Penalties-yards 9-51 8-56
Time of possession 31:35 28:25


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: RUTGERS-Ray Rice 21-116, Jabu Lovelace 11-61, Mike Teel
1-MINUS 9. CONNECTICUT-Donald Brown 24-154, Tyler Lorenzen 5-67, Andre
Dixon 10-35.

PASSING: RUTGERS-Mike Teel 32-52-343- 1, - Team 0-1-0- 0, Jabu
Lovelace 0-1-0- 0. CONNECTICUT-Tyler Lorenzen 10-21-140- 0.

RECEIVING: RUTGERS-Kenny Britt 8-122, Tiquan Underwood 11-114, Kevin
Brock 6-63, Ray Rice 4-31, Tim Brown 2-13, Jack Corcoran 1-0.
CONNECTICUT-Terence Jeffers 3-63, Steve Brouse 4-55, Brad Kanuch 1-11,
Larry Taylor 1-7, Donald Brown 1-4.


Att: 40,000</div>

 

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut (Ticker) -- Connecticut just keepswinning and keeps putting itself in uncharted territory.

Tyler Lorenzen threw two touchdown passes and Donald Brown ranfor 154 yards to lead the 16th-ranked Huskies to a 38-19 victoryover Rutgers in a Big East Conference matchup Saturday night.

Connecticut (8-1, 4-0 Big East), which joined what was thencalled Division I-A in 2002, entered the rankings following its22-15 upset of then-No. 11 South Florida here last Saturday.

The Huskies had never beaten a ranked team in their historybefore knocking off the Bulls and are now 8-1 for the first timein their 109-year history. UConn, which is the only teamundefeated in Big East play, is now 6-0 at Rentschler Field thisseason.


"I thought that was just a very good win out there tonight. Iwas very pleased with all three phases of the game tonight,"Connecticut coach Randy Edsall said. "When you put all thosethings together against a team like that, you can end up comingout with the score the way it was. It's great to be 8-1 and 4-0in the Big East."


Lorenzen was only 10-of-21 for 140 yards, but he threw a pair ofTD passes in the first quarter as the Huskies raced to an 18-3lead.


"The early mistakes did not put us in a hole but it makes itawfully hard to win," Rutgers coach Greg Schiano said. "If I'msitting here and we've won than we really overcame a lot ofobstacles to win that game. You're not supposed to win a gamewhen you do the things we did. Statistics mean nothing. Playing<div class="pre">the game and winning the game that's what its about."</div>

Rutgers (5-4, 2-3) got within 25-16 on a 29-yard field goal byJeremy Ito in the second quarter and closed to 25-19 on a27-yarder by Ito in the third.


But that was as close as the Scarlet Knights could get. Brownscored on a 33-yard run to extend the lead to 32-19 in the thirdquarter, and Tony Ciaravino made field goals of 30 and 26 yardsin the fourth quarter.


"He got his chance to go in there and makes some plays and wekept giving him the ball and he did a great job," Lorenzen saidof Brown. "I knew he would be ready."


Ray Rice ran for 116 yards on 21 carries to extend his schoolrecord with his 21st career 100-yard game. But Rice had 97 ofhis yards in the first half, and Mike Teel was only 32-of-52 for343 yards and an interception.


"There's a fine line between winning and losing. There wereplays out there and whether it was miscommunication and allthat, we just weren't communicating," Rice said. "Right now, itstough to tell where we're at - I guess we just have to go backhome and look forward to these next three games."