GAME THREAD: NCAAF: SOUTH FLORIDA (6-0) at RUTGERS (4-2)

NCAAF: SOUTH FLORIDA at RUTGERS

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RUTGERS 30 5:35 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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RUTGERS 30 5:12 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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RUTGERS 30 4:11 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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RUTGERS 30 4:04 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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RUTGERS 30 3:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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RUTGERS 30 3:21 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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RUTGERS 30 2:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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RUTGERS 30 2:26 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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RUTGERS 30 1:41 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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RUTGERS 30 1:33 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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RUTGERS 30 1:11 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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RUTGERS 30 1:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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RUTGERS 30 0:58 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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RUTGERS 30 0:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH FLORIDA at RUTGERS

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SOUTH FLORIDA (2) 10 7 3 7 27
RUTGERS 3 10 14 3 30 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: RUTGERS - FG, JEREMY ITO 26 YD, 4:52.
RUTGERS 3-0
SOUTH FLORIDA - FG, DELBERT ALVARADO 47 YD, 8:33.
SOUTH FLORIDA 3-3
SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, MATT GROTHE 18 YD RUN (DELBERT
ALVARADO KICK), 11:02. SOUTH
FLORIDA 10-3
2ND QUARTER: RUTGERS - TD, TIQUAN UNDERWOOD 3 YD PASS
FROM MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO
KICK), 1:58. SOUTH FLORIDA
10-10
SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, JESSIE HESTER JR. 28 YD PASS
FROM MATT GROTHE (DELBERT
ALVARADO KICK), 7:50. SOUTH
FLORIDA 17-10
RUTGERS - FG, JEREMY ITO 40 YD, 14:55. SOUTH
FLORIDA 17-13
3RD QUARTER: RUTGERS - TD, TIQUAN UNDERWOOD 69 YD PASS
FROM MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO
KICK), 2:58. RUTGERS 20-17
RUTGERS - TD, KEVIN BROCK 15 YD PASS FROM
ANDREW DEPAOLA (JEREMY ITO
KICK), 10:51. RUTGERS 27-17
SOUTH FLORIDA - FG, DELBERT ALVARADO 34 YD, 13:34.
RUTGERS 27-20
4TH QUARTER: RUTGERS - FG, JEREMY ITO 51 YD, 3:03.
RUTGERS 30-20
SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, MIKE FORD 1 YD RUN (DELBERT
ALVARADO KICK), 5:44. RUTGERS
30-27</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH FLORIDA at RUTGERS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
SOUTH FLORIDA (2) 27
RUTGERS 30 FINAL</div>

 

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Rutgers made South Floridawake up from its dream season.


Mike Teel, Tiquan Underwood and Ray Rice all played key roles inhelping the Scarlet Knights stun the second-ranked Bulls with a30-27 triumph in Thursday's Big East Conference matchup.

It was the most recent top 10 upset for Rutgers, which knockedoff then-No. 3 Louisville here on November 3.


Rice gained 181 yards on 39 carries to become the first runnerto surpass 100 yards on the ground in 15 games against SouthFlorida. He entered the contest averaging 180.0 yards in twocareer meeting in the series.


The Scarlet Knights (5-2, 2-1 Big East) took the lead for goodwhen Teel hooked up with Underwood for a 69-yard score down theright side to forge a 20-17 advantage with 12:02 left in thethird quarter.


After blocking South Florida's field goal attempt, Rutgers usedits second trick play of the evening, as kicker Andrew DePaolahit Kevin Brock on a 15-yard touchdown pass on a fake field goalattempt at the 4:07 mark for a 10-point bulge.


But the Bulls (6-1, 1-1) made things interesting when Mike Fordcapped an eight-play, 70-yard drive with his one-yard run with9:16 left to draw within three at 30-27.


However, the Scarlet Knights' defense stopped two potentialgame-winning drives over the final four minutes to seal thevictory.


Teel went 11-of-29 for 179 yards and Underwood had five catchesfor 114 yards to help the Scarlet Knights avoid dropping threestraight home games for the first time since 2003.

The loss was heartbreaking for South Florida, which failed tocapitalize off its highest national ranking in school history.

Known for his scambling ability, South Florida quarterback MattGrothe was sacked seven times and held in check in the secondhalf, finishing 17-of-34 for 247 yards and one score.

Grothe's 28-yard TD pass to Jessie Hester down the middle helpedthe Bulls grab a 17-13 edge at intermission.

 

NCAAF: SOUTH FLORIDA at RUTGERS

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SOUTH FLORIDA (2) 10 7 3 7 27
RUTGERS 3 10 14 3 30 FINAL

RUTGERS-FG, J Ito 26 YD 4:52 1st Qtr
SOUTH FLORIDA-FG, D Alvarado 47 YD 8:33 1st Qtr
SOUTH FLORIDA-TD, M Grothe 18 YD RUN (D Alvarado KICK) 11:02
1st Qtr
RUTGERS-TD, T Underwood 3 YD PASS FROM M Teel (J Ito
KICK) 1:58 2nd Qtr
SOUTH FLORIDA-TD, J Hester Jr. 28 YD PASS FROM M Grothe (D
Alvarado KICK) 7:50 2nd Qtr
RUTGERS-FG, J Ito 40 YD 14:55 2nd Qtr
RUTGERS-TD, T Underwood 69 YD PASS FROM M Teel (J Ito
KICK) 2:58 3rd Qtr
RUTGERS-TD, K Brock 15 YD PASS FROM A Depaola (J Ito
KICK) 10:51 3rd Qtr
SOUTH FLORIDA-FG, D Alvarado 34 YD 13:34 3rd Qtr
RUTGERS-FG, J Ito 51 YD 3:01 4th Qtr
SOUTH FLORIDA-TD, M Ford 1 YD RUN (D Alvarado KICK) 5:44 4th
Qtr


SOUTH FLORIDA RUTGERS
First downs 20 18
Rushed-yards 38-115 42-170
Passing yards 247 230
Sacked-yards lost 7-60 1-6
Return yards 0 4
Passes 17-35-1 13-32-0
Punts 7-39.7 5-35.6
Fumbles-lost 0-0 3-3
Penalties-yards 10-99 5-40
Time of possession 28:37 31:23


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: SOUTH FLORIDA-Matt Grothe 18-58, Benjamin Williams 11-44,
Mike Ford 4-9, Jamar Taylor 5-4. RUTGERS-Ray Rice 39-181, - Team
2-MINUS 5, Jabu Lovelace 1-MINUS 6.

PASSING: SOUTH FLORIDA-Matt Grothe 17-34-247- 1, - Team 0-1-0- 0.
RUTGERS-Mike Teel 11-29-179- 0. Jeremy Ito 1-1-36- 0. Andrew Depaola
1-1-15- 0. - Team 0-1-0- 0. Jabu Lovelace 0-0-0- 0.

RECEIVING: SOUTH FLORIDA-Jessie Hester Jr. 3-55, Dontavia Bogan 3-52,
Marcus Edwards 4-50, Carlton Mitchell 2-36, Cedric Hill 1-23, Courtney
Denson 2-21, Amarri Jackson 1-8, Benjamin Williams 1-2. RUTGERS-Tiquan
Underwood 5-114, James Townsend 1-36, Kevin Brock 3-32, Kenny Britt
2-27, Tim Brown 1-20, Chris Rudanovic 1-1.


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PISCATAWAY, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Rutgers made South Floridawake up from its dream season.


Mike Teel, Tiquan Underwood and Ray Rice all played key roles inhelping the Scarlet Knights stun the second-ranked Bulls with a30-27 triumph in Thursday's Big East Conference matchup.

It was the most recent top-10 upset for Rutgers, which knockedoff then-No. 3 Louisville here last season on November 3.

"Last year it was new. We hadn't had that opportunity," ScarletKnights coach Greg Schiano said. "I'm not saying it's old hatby any means, but it's one game in the Big East Conference.It's a very tough conference. You see getting people knockedoff every week. It's one of seven and now we're 2-1 in theleague."


Rice gained 181 yards on 39 carries to become the first runnerto surpass 100 yards on the ground in 15 games against SouthFlorida. He entered the contest averaging 180.0 yards in twocareer meeting in the series.


"We just went out there and played our best football," saidRice, who set a new school record with his 19th 100-yard game."When my number's called, I'm going to do whatever it takes."

The Scarlet Knights (5-2, 2-1 Big East) took the lead for goodwhen Teel hooked up with Underwood for a 69-yard score down theright side to forge a 20-17 advantage with 12:02 left in thethird quarter.


After blocking South Florida's field goal attempt, Rutgers usedits second trick play of the evening, as third-stringer AndrewDePaola hit Kevin Brock on a 15-yard touchdown pass on a fakefield goal attempt at the 4:07 mark for a 10-point bulge.

"We haven't done a lot of that around here," Schiano said."Thank God it worked."


"Our kicking game I thought was the real big difference in thegame," Bulls coach Jim Leavitt said. "A couple of times we gavethem real good position. We had the field goal block. Thathurt us."


But the Bulls (6-1, 1-1) made things interesting when Mike Fordcapped an eight-play, 70-yard drive with his one-yard run with9:16 left to draw within three at 30-27.


However, the Scarlet Knights' defense stopped two potentialgame-winning drives over the final four minutes to seal thevictory.


Teel went 11-of-29 for 179 yards and Underwood had five catchesfor 114 yards to help the Scarlet Knights avoid dropping threestraight home games for the first time since 2003.

"We made the key plays. The trick plays really got us going andwere a real emotional lift for all of us," Teel said. "We'veworked hard in all of our games, but we made the key plays andcapitalized on them."


The loss was heartbreaking for South Florida, which failed tocapitalize off its highest national ranking in school history.

"Special teams is a big part of the game and they were better,"South Florida's Marcus Edwards said. "You can't sit around andsulk. We have conference ahead of us. We weren't thinkingabout the rankings. When you get between the lines all thatgoes out the window."


Known for his scrambling ability, South Florida quarterback MattGrothe was sacked seven times and held in check in the secondhalf, finishing 17-of-34 for 247 yards and one score.

"To get Matt Grothe to the ground seven times is a tremendouseffort," Schiano said.


Grothe's 28-yard TD pass to Jessie Hester down the middle helpedthe Bulls grab a 17-13 edge at intermission.


In the second quarter, South Florida blocked a field goalattempt and returned it for a score, but officials reviewed theplay and overturned the call, due to a forward lateral on thereturn.


The penalty erased the TD, which would have given the Bulls a24-10 lead, and took away South Florida's momentum.

"Somehow the replay showed we didn't score," Leavitt said. "Thatwas a big turn of events. For them to reverse the call meansit must have been totally clear, but we had the whole rest ofthe game in front of us.


"Let's just hope they made the right call. When you change the<div class="pre">call on the field like and I know it's coming from upstairs</div>that's big."