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Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Louisville Cardinals
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Louisville Cardinals Game Summary- 12/4 - 06:30 Louisville Cardinals 0 0 7 7 14 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 14 35 7 7 63
Game Wrapup Rutgers Scarlet Knights 63, Louisville Cardinals 14 |
Piscataway, NJ (Sports Network) - Mike Teel threw a Big East Conference record-tying seven touchdowns to lead the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to a 63-14 thrashing of the Louisville Cardinals in the regular season finale for both teams.
Teel threw for a school-record 447 yards for Rutgers (7-5, 5-2 Big East), which extended its current winning streak to six games. Tim Brown finished with a career-high 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns in the win.
Hunter Cantwell threw for 270 yards and one score in the loss for Louisville (5-7, 1-6), which clinched the program's first losing season since 1997.
Rutgers posted a school-record 49 first-half points and did not allow a single point to Louisville in either of the first two quarters. Six of Teel's touchdown passes came in that first half, including 74 and 37-yard strikes to Brown. Tiquan Underwood also reached the end zone on receptions covering 12 and 26 yards.
Louisville finally got on the scoreboard early in the third quarter on a one- yard run by Brock Bolen, but Teel answered right back with a 44-yard touchdown passe to Kenny Britt, who also had a scoring run in the clash. After three quarters, Rutgers led 56-7.
The teams traded touchdowns in the final frame, as a 16-yard scamper by Jourdan Brooks of the Scarlet Knights was followed by an 11-yard scoring pass from Cantwell to Bolen.
The Scarlet Knights, who racked up a season-high 671 total yards, achieved their highest point total ever in a Big East Conference tilt.
Game Notes
Box Score Louisville Cardinals at Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Rutgers | 14 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 63 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 13:09 left: Rutgers Touchdown - 12-yard pass from Mike Teel to Tiquan Underwood. (San San Te kick). |
| 5:45 left: Rutgers Touchdown - 31-yard run by Kenny Britt. (San San Te kick). |
| Quarter 2 |
| 11:21 left: Rutgers Touchdown - 74-yard pass from Mike Teel to Tim Brown. (San San Te kick). |
| 7:24 left: Rutgers Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Mike Teel to Shamar Graves. (San San Te kick). |
| 3:17 left: Rutgers Touchdown - 26-yard pass from Mike Teel to Tiquan Underwood. (San San Te kick). |
| 1:52 left: Rutgers Touchdown - 37-yard pass from Mike Teel to Tim Brown. (San San Te kick). |
| 0:18 left: Rutgers Touchdown - 23-yard pass from Mike Teel to Denni Campbell. (San San Te kick). |
| Quarter 3 |
| 11:14 left: Louisville Touchdown - 1-yard run by Brock Bolen. (Tim Dougherty kick). |
| 9:39 left: Rutgers Touchdown - 44-yard pass from Mike Teel to Kenny Britt. (San San Te kick). |
| Quarter 4 |
| 12:43 left: Rutgers Touchdown - 16-yard run by Jourdan Brooks. (San San Te kick). |
| 10:06 left: Louisville Touchdown - 11-yard pass from Hunter Cantwell to Brock Bolen. (Tim Dougherty kick). |
| Team statistics | Louisville | Rutgers |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 29:53 | 30:07 |
| First Downs | 15 | 25 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 270 24-34 1 | 447 21-26 0 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 48 31 | 224 33 |
| Punt Return Yards | 182 | 92 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 2 1-1 1 | 0 0-0 0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-41 | 4-50 |
| Punts-Average | 5-45.8 | 1-36.0 |
