September 21, 2024 • 3:30 p.m. ET • ACC Network
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Va.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers football hits the road for the first time this season with a trip to face Virginia Tech Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. on ACC Network. The Scarlet Knights last visited Lane Stadium in 2002.
RU ranks first nationally in sacks allowed (0.0), fourth in rushing offense (307.0), fifth in red zone defense (50.0), sixth in third down conversion percentage (57.9), ninth in scoring offense (46.5), 13th in fewest penalties per game (4.0), 16th in total offense (495.5), 20th in passing defense (133.5), 23rd in time of possession (32:52) and 25th in scoring defense (12.0).
TV: ACC Network (Watch ESPN)
Play-By-Play: Chris Cotter
Analyst: Mark Herzlich
Reporter: Coley Harvey
Radio: RWJBarnabas Health Rutgers Sports Network
WFAN 660-AM/101.9-FM, FOX Sports New Jersey 93.5-FM/1450-AM, SiriusXM 108/197, SXM app, Audacy app, Scarlet Knights app
Play-By-Play: Chris Carlin
Analyst: Julian Pinnix-Odrick
Sideline: Anthony Fucilli
Engineer: Paul Shrager
Pre/Post: Marc Malusis & Eric LeGrand
Student Radio: WRSU 88.7-FM
Eddie Kalegi & Woody Silverstein
• Rutgers seeks to start 3-0 for the fourth straight season.
• Rutgers has rushed for 614 yards, the most for the Scarlet Knights through two games of a season since 1973 (635).
• Rutgers scored at least 40 points in each of the first two games of the season for the first time in program history. The Scarlet Knights have scored points in each of the first eight quarters.
• Rutgers has recorded a takeaway in 10 consecutive games dating back to last season, its longest streak since a 19-game run from 2011-13.
• Rutgers is 11-6 coming off a bye week, 12-4 in season openers and 6-2 in bowl games under head coach Greg Schiano.
• Rutgers has won nine consecutive non-conference games and 13 of the last 14. The Scarlet Knights are 52-20 overall in such games under Schiano.
• Rutgers, “The Birthplace of College Football,” has played 1,411 games in program history on record dating back to 1869, the most in the sport.
• RB Kyle Monangai rushed for a career-high 208 yards and three touchdowns to help Rutgers to a 49-17 win over Akron at SHI Stadium. It was the second all-time meeting between the programs and first since 1990.
• Rutgers posted 515 yards of offense, its first time topping 500 against an FBS opponent since 2019 versus Massachusetts, and…
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