GAME THREAD: NCAAF: NORFOLK ST (1-0) at RUTGERS (2-0)

NCAAF: NORFOLK ST at RUTGERS

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORFOLK ST 0
RUTGERS (13) 59 3:20 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORFOLK ST at RUTGERS

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORFOLK ST 0
RUTGERS (13) 59 2:20 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORFOLK ST at RUTGERS

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORFOLK ST 0
RUTGERS (13) 59 1:45 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORFOLK ST at RUTGERS

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NORFOLK ST 0 0 0 0 0
RUTGERS (13) 3 42 7 7 59 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: RUTGERS - FG, JEREMY ITO 30 YD, 10:15.
RUTGERS 3-0
2ND QUARTER: RUTGERS - TD, KENNY BRITT 43 YD PASS FROM
MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK),
0:14. RUTGERS 10-0
RUTGERS - TD, TIQUAN UNDERWOOD 28 YD PASS
FROM MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO
KICK), 1:18. RUTGERS 17-0
RUTGERS - TD, RAY RICE 22 YD RUN (JEREMY ITO
KICK), 6:15. RUTGERS 24-0
RUTGERS - TD, RAY RICE 7 YD RUN (JEREMY ITO
KICK), 8:08. RUTGERS 31-0
RUTGERS - TD, RAY RICE 38 YD RUN (JEREMY ITO
KICK), 10:13. RUTGERS 38-0
RUTGERS - TD, KENNY BRITT 34 YD PASS FROM
MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK),
12:43. RUTGERS 45-0
3RD QUARTER: RUTGERS - TD, JABU LOVELACE 16 YD RUN
(JEREMY ITO KICK), 10:38.
RUTGERS 52-0
4TH QUARTER: RUTGERS - TD, JABU LOVELACE 16 YD RUN
(JEREMY ITO KICK), 3:43.
RUTGERS 59-0</div>

 

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey (Ticker) -- After a slow start, Ray Riceand Rutgers had no problem making Homecoming 2007 a success.

Rice ran for 72 yards and three touchdowns and Mike Teel threwthree scoring passes as the 13th-ranked Scarlet Knights rode anexplosive second quarter to their 10th straight home win, a 59-0triumph over Norfolk State on Saturday.


The margin of victory was the largest for Rutgers since postingan identical 59-0 win over Buffalo in 2000.


After becoming the school's all-time leading rusher last week,Rice did not let up against the Spartans, gaining 39 yards onnine carries in the first quarter and erupting for threeconsecutive touchdowns during Rutgers' 42-point second period -a session in which the club owned possession for just 9 1/2minutes.


Rice, who was one of many regulars rested in the second half,climbed within one of J.J. Jennings' school record of 34 rushingtouchdowns. He also increased his school-record rushing yardstotal to 3,345 on 12 carries overall.


Teel used only two receivers to compile 269 yards in the firsthalf, including 244 in the second quarter on 7-of-8 passing. Hehooked up with junior Tiquan Underwood on four occasions for148 yards and one TD and completed another four passes to KennyBritt for 121 yards and two scores.


The Scarlet Knights (3-0), who have not lost at home since asetback to South Florida on November 5, 2005, continued theirtrend of putting points on the board, reaching the 30-point markfor the sixth consecutive game. The second-quarter surge wasthe largest in school history for one period.


It took just over a quarter for Rutgers to get started in thisone, as the Football Championship Subdivision Norfolk State teamheld it to just a 30-yard field goal by Jeremy Ito in the first15 minutes.


But Teel began the onslaught in the second quarter, hittingBritt with a 43-yard scoring strike just 14 seconds into theperiod for a 10-0 lead. Teel connected with Underwood for a28-yard TD less than a minute later and capped the quarter'sscoring binge with a 34-yard touchdown pass to Britt with 2:17remaining in the half.


Between Teel's final two TD tosses, Rice ran for scores of 22,seven and 38 yards. The junior Heisman Trophy candidate gainedall but eight of Rutgers' rushing yards in the first half,helping his team to a 98-yard edge in the category beforeintermission.


Jabu Lovelace ran for a pair of 16-yard touchdowns in the secondhalf while completing 2-of-3 passes for 28 yards for Rutgers.

Casey Hansen went 12-of-26 for 108 yards with an interceptionfor Norfolk State (1-1), which was outgained, 538-143, in totalyardage.

 

NCAAF: NORFOLK ST at RUTGERS

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NORFOLK ST 0 0 0 0 0
RUTGERS (13) 3 42 7 7 59 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: RUTGERS - FG, JEREMY ITO 30 YD, 10:15.
RUTGERS 3-0
2ND QUARTER: RUTGERS - TD, KENNY BRITT 43 YD PASS FROM
MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK),
0:14. RUTGERS 10-0
RUTGERS - TD, TIQUAN UNDERWOOD 28 YD PASS
FROM MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO
KICK), 1:18. RUTGERS 17-0
RUTGERS - TD, RAY RICE 22 YD RUN (JEREMY ITO
KICK), 6:15. RUTGERS 24-0
RUTGERS - TD, RAY RICE 7 YD RUN (JEREMY ITO
KICK), 8:08. RUTGERS 31-0
RUTGERS - TD, RAY RICE 4 YD RUN (JEREMY ITO
KICK), 10:13. RUTGERS 38-0
RUTGERS - TD, KENNY BRITT 34 YD PASS FROM
MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK),
12:43. RUTGERS 45-0
3RD QUARTER: RUTGERS - TD, JABU LOVELACE 16 YD RUN
(JEREMY ITO KICK), 10:38.
RUTGERS 52-0
4TH QUARTER: RUTGERS - TD, JABU LOVELACE 16 YD RUN
(JEREMY ITO KICK), 3:43.
RUTGERS 59-0</div>

 

NCAAF: NORFOLK ST at RUTGERS

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NORFOLK ST 0 0 0 0 0
RUTGERS (13) 3 42 7 7 59 FINAL

RUTGERS-FG, J Ito 30 YD 10:15 1st Qtr
RUTGERS-TD, K Britt 43 YD PASS FROM M Teel (J Ito KICK)
0:14 2nd Qtr
RUTGERS-TD, T Underwood 28 YD PASS FROM M Teel (J Ito
KICK) 1:18 2nd Qtr
RUTGERS-TD, R Rice 22 YD RUN (J Ito KICK) 6:15 2nd Qtr
RUTGERS-TD, R Rice 7 YD RUN (J Ito KICK) 8:08 2nd Qtr
RUTGERS-TD, R Rice 4 YD RUN (J Ito KICK) 10:13 2nd Qtr
RUTGERS-TD, K Britt 34 YD PASS FROM M Teel (J Ito KICK)
12:43 2nd Qtr
RUTGERS-TD, J Lovelace 16 YD RUN (J Ito KICK) 10:38 3rd
Qtr
RUTGERS-TD, J Lovelace 16 YD RUN (J Ito KICK) 3:43 4th
Qtr


NORFOLK ST RUTGERS
First downs 10 23
Rushed-yards 37-10 38-240
Passing yards 112 297
Sacked-yards lost 3-29 0-0
Return yards 8 32
Passes 13-29-1 10-18-0
Punts 11-34.5 5-31.4
Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-yards 16-127 9-89
Time of possession 33:21 26:39


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: NORFOLK ST-Daryl Jones 12-38, Andre Cook 5-11, Tim Ferrell
3-9, Vince Hicks 4-3, RJ Waters 7-MINUS 2, - Team 1-MINUS 21, Casey
Hansen 5-MINUS 28. RUTGERS-Jabu Lovelace 8-78, Ray Rice 12-72, Mason
Robinson 9-58, Kordell Young 7-21, Mike Teel 1-8, Chris Paul-Etienne
1-3.

PASSING: NORFOLK ST-Casey Hansen 12-26-108- 1, Brian Jackson 1-1-4- 0,
Korey Jones 0-2-0- 0. RUTGERS-Mike Teel 8-15-269- 0. Jabu Lovelace
2-3-28- 0.

RECEIVING: NORFOLK ST-Daryl Jones 2-40, Jamar Johnson 2-30, Sherron
Childress 1-13, Rashad Howard 3-13, Jeremy Wicker 2-7, Marquez Davis
1-4, Dario Walker 1-4, Andre Cook 1-1. RUTGERS-Tiquan Underwood 4-148,
Kenny Britt 4-121, Tim Brown 1-27, Shamar Graves 1-1.


Att: 43,712</div>

 

NCAAF: NORFOLK ST at RUTGERS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
NORFOLK ST 0
RUTGERS (13) 59 FINAL</div>

 

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey (Ticker) -- After a slow start, Ray Riceand Rutgers had no problem making Homecoming 2007 a success.

Rice ran for 72 yards and three touchdowns and Mike Teel threwthree scoring passes as the 13th-ranked Scarlet Knights rode anexplosive second quarter to their 10th straight home win, a 59-0triumph over Norfolk State on Saturday.


The margin of victory was the largest for Rutgers since postingan identical 59-0 win over Buffalo in 2000.


After becoming the school's all-time leading rusher last week,Rice did not let up against the Spartans, gaining 39 yards onnine carries in the first quarter and erupting for threeconsecutive touchdowns during Rutgers' 42-point second period.

"They were doing things up front that were giving us problems inthe first quarter," Rice said. "The coaches did a good jobmaking the adjustments. The most important thing today is thatwe got through this game without anybody getting hurt."

"I've been a part of something like that a couple of times, butnever in college," Teel said of the huge second quarter. "Whenyou get it going, it's special, and it was important for ouroffense to put it in the end zone when you have theopportunities."


Rice, who was one of many regulars rested in the second half,climbed within one of J.J. Jennings' school record of 34 rushingtouchdowns. He also increased his school-record rushing yardstotal to 3,345 on 12 carries overall.


Teel used only two receivers to compile 269 yards in the firsthalf, including 244 in the second quarter on 7-of-8 passing. Hehooked up with junior Tiquan Underwood on four occasions for148 yards and one TD and completed another four passes to KennyBritt for 121 yards and two scores.


"We weren't frustrated in the first quarter, but we knew we werenot playing up to our potential," said Underwood, who tied theschool mark with his third straight 100-yard receiving game."In the second quarter, we got on a roll, and you can see howexplosive our offense is and that we have some great players.The sky's the limit with this team."


The Scarlet Knights (3-0), who have not lost at home since asetback to South Florida on November 5, 2005, continued theirtrend of putting points on the board, reaching the 30-point markfor the sixth consecutive game. The second-quarter surge wasthe largest in school history for one period.


"That was the longest quarter I've experienced in my 39 years ofcoaching," Norfolk State coach Pete Adrian said. "We knewgoing in we would have trouble with (Underwood and Britt). Theyhave great speed and are big-time receivers. We had nobody onour football team that could cover them, and they obviouslybroke it open."


It took just over a quarter for Rutgers to get started in thisone, as the Football Championship Subdivision Norfolk State teamheld it to just a 30-yard field goal by Jeremy Ito in the first15 minutes.


"It was 3-0 at the quarter and it's a football game," Rutgerscoach Greg Schiano said. "We were working hard on offense, butit just was not happening. I'm glad they kept chopping away."

But Teel began the onslaught in the second quarter, hittingBritt with a 43-yard scoring strike just 14 seconds into theperiod for a 10-0 lead. Teel connected with Underwood for a28-yard TD less than a minute later and capped the quarter'sscoring binge with a 34-yard touchdown pass to Britt with 2:17remaining in the half.


"Michael was on the money, and not with 10- to 12-yard passes,"Schiano said. "These were downfield passes. It's great whenyou get the plus-25 plays."


Between Teel's final two TD tosses, Rice ran for scores of 22,seven and four yards. The junior Heisman Trophy candidategained all but eight of Rutgers' rushing yards in the firsthalf, helping his team to a 98-yard edge in the category beforeintermission.


The Scarlet Knights owned possession for just 9 1/2 minutes inthe first half.


Jabu Lovelace ran for a pair of 16-yard touchdowns in the secondhalf while completing 2-of-3 passes for 28 yards for Rutgers.

Casey Hansen went 12-of-26 for 108 yards with an interceptionfor Norfolk State (1-1), which was outgained, 537-122, in totalyardage.