SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 13, 2012
No. 19 Rutgers 23, Syracuse 15: Gary Nova found tight end Tyler Kroft for a 12-yard touchdown one minute into the fourth quarter as the Scarlet Knights defeated the visiting Orange.
Nova finished 14-of-23 for 152 yards as Rutgers (6-0, 3-0 Big East) sacked Ryan Nassib three times, forced four Syracuse turnovers and held the Orange (2-4, 1-1) to 62 rushing yards to remain undefeated and clinch bowl eligibility.
Nassib, who finished 25-of-42 for 356 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions, found Christopher Clark for a 40-yard score with 4:19 left. Nassib hit Marcus Sales to convert the two-point conversion and pull Syracuse within eight, but Brandon Jones' interception sealed the Scarlet Knights' victory with 2:45 left.
Jawan Jamisonกฏs 1-yard touchdown run gave Rutgers a 7-0 lead, but Syracuse pulled even at halftime on a 3-yard scoring dash by Adonis Ameen-Moore with 1:32 left in the second quarter.
Duron Harmon returned a blocked field goal 75 yards for a score three minutes into the third quarter and Nick Borgese hit a 25-yard field goal 7 1/2 minutes later to put Rutgers ahead 17-7.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Rutgers improves to 6-0 for the first time 2006 and second time since joining the Big East in 1991. กญ Rutgers WR Brandon Coleman caught six passes for 104 yards. กญ Nova has lost only two games as a starter since eighth grade.