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Cody Journell kicked a 22-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime to help Virginia Tech beat Rutgers 13-10 in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Friday night.
The Russell Athletic Bowl began in the 1990 season as the Blockbuster Bowl and is one of two bowl games presented by Florida Citrus Sports (along with the Capital One Bowl)
Louisville, which claimed the BIG EAST’s automatic bid to the Bowl Championship Series, joins Rutgers, Cincinnati and Syracuse and Pittsburgh as the conference’s postseason representatives.
The Cardinals will be going to the BCS for the second time, first since 2006.
Thursday’s game will be the 12th meeting between Louisville and Rutgers in a series that dates to 1976
Thursday’s game will be the 12th meeting between Louisville and Rutgers in a series that dates to 1976
Tino Sunseri passed for 227 yards and two touchdowns in his final home game as Pittsburgh overwhelmed No. 21 Rutgers 27-6 on Saturday.
Saturday’s game will be the 30th meeting between Pittsburgh and Rutgers in a series that dates to 1981
The BIG EAST Conference has named Temple running back Montel Harris, Rutgers linebacker Khaseem Greene and Temple kicker/punter Brandon McManus the winners of the league's weekly football honors for the week-ending Nov. 17.
Saturday’s game will be the 18th meeting between Cincinnati and Rutgers in a series that dates to the 1980 season.
Brandon Coleman caught his second touchdown of the game on a 31-yard pass from Gary Nova with 8:49 to play and No. 24 Rutgers survived a valiant effort by mistake-prone Army in a 28-7 victory Saturday.
Saturday’s game will be the 39th meeting between Rutgers and Army, which are separated by about 90 miles
Defensive end Mark Fackler returned his second interception 25 yards for a touchdown, and Kent State forced five other turnovers in stunning No. 18 Rutgers 35-23 Saturday for its biggest win since its first game in 1920.
Rutgers and Kent State will meet for just the third time Saturday as the schools renew acquaintances for the first time since the 2004 season
Gary Nova threw four touchdown passes in the second half to lead No. 19 Rutgers to a 35-10 comeback victory over Temple on Saturday.
Rutgers and Temple renew a rivalry that began in 1948 and saw annual meetings between 1977 and 2004
Duron Harmon scooped up a blocked field goal attempt and ran 75 yard for a tie-breaking touchdown early in the third quarter and No. 20 Rutgers rode its defense and special teams to a 23-15 victory over Syracuse on Saturday.
Rutgers and Syracuse first met in the 1914 season, when the schools played to a 14-14 tie, and have met 42 times prior to Saturday’s matchup.
Jawan Jamison ran for 110 yards and Wayne Warren returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown as No. 22 Rutgers suffocated Connecticut 19-3 Saturday to remain undefeated.
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