Big East News Articles

The New Era Pinstripe Bowl will be played for the second time in 2011. The game pairs teams from the BIG EAST and Big 12 conferences at Yankee Stadium.

Running back Lyle McCombs and quarterback Scott McCummings each ran for two touchdowns as Connecticut upset Rutgers 40-22 on Saturday, ending the Scarlet Knights' hopes for a share of the Big East championship.

The Connecticut-Rutgers series dates to the 1940 season with Saturday’s game the 31st meeting between the schools … Rutgers holds a 21-9 series lead and is 5-2 against the Huskies in BIG EAST games.

The BIG EAST Conference has named Rutgers running back Jawan Jamison, Louisville linebacker Dexter Heyman and Louisville cornerback the winners of the conference's weekly football honors for the week-ending Nov. 18.

Cincinnati has won five straight in its series with Rutgers, which dates to 1980 … The Bearcats hold an 8-7-1 series lead and have won the last two meetings in Piscataway

Mohamed Sanu set a Big East Conference single-season record for receptions and Jordan Thomas returned a blocked punt 32-yard for a touchdown as Rutgers defeated Army 27-12 Saturday.

The Rutgers-Army series dates to 1891 and numbers 37 previous meetings … Rutgers is 19-18 against Army, has won seven straight in the series and has taken 11 of 13 since 1991…

San San Te kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime and Rutgers snapped a two-game losing streak and become bowl eligible with a 20-17 victory over South Florida on Saturday night.

Saturday’s game is the seventh meeting between USF and Rutgers … The Scarlet Knights hold a 4-2 series lead, with a four-game winning streak bookended by USF wins in 2005 and 2010

Geno Smith threw two second-half touchdowns and scored a go-ahead TD on a fourth-down, 1-yard run with 6:18 to play as No. 25 West Virginia rallied for a 41-31 victory on Saturday in a game played in a wet, snowy pre-Halloween storm.

Saturday’s game will be the 39th matchup between Rutgers and West Virginia in a series that dates to 1916

Chris Philpott tied a school record with a 52-yard field goal, and Teddy Bridgewater threw a touchdown pass in the third quarter as Louisville beat Rutgers 16-14 Friday night, snapping a three-game skid

Friday’s game will be the 11th meeting between Rutgers and Louisville in a series that dates to 1976.

Jawan Jamison rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown as the Scarlet Knights (5-1) continued their best start since 2006 by sending Navy (2-4) to its fourth straight loss

Rutgers and Navy meet for the 24th time Saturday in a series that dates to 1891.

Rutgers and Navy meet for the 24th time Saturday in a series that dates to 1891.

Freshman Gary Nova threw two third-quarter touchdowns in his first start and Rutgers' ball-hawking defense intercepted four passes with Logan Ryan returning his second of the game 45 yards for a touchdown in a 34-10 victory over mistake-ridden Pittsburgh on Saturday.