Virginia Tech put together a pair of touchdown drives to ultimately tie the game in the fourth. A 14-yard rushing score from Tuten and two-point conversion made it 23-15 with 14:06 left. Tuten scored his third touchdown of the game later in the quarter and with the successful conversion, the Hokies tied the game at 23-23 with 4:35 remaining.ย
Three plays into the Hokies’ next drive, Longerbeam jumped up to deflect a pass fromย Drones and grabbed the ball for an interception with 1:24 remaining. Monangai would rush for a pair of first downs and force Virginia Tech to use up its timeout, allowing Kaliakmanis to kneel out the victory.ย
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โข Rutgers improved to 3-0 for the fourth straight season, last achieving the feat from 1958-61.
โข Rutgers won at Lane Stadium for the first time in seven attempts. The Scarlet Knights last visited Blacksburg in 2002.
โข Rutgers defeated Virginia Tech for the second consecutive season, also winning 35-16 last year at SHI Stadium.
โข Rutgers has won 10 consecutive non-conference games and 14 of the last 15. The Scarlet Knights are 53-20 overall in such games under Schiano.
โข Rutgers beat an ACC team for the fourth straight season and is now 5-1 against the league since 2021.
โข Rutgers improved to 12-6 coming off a bye week under head coach Greg Schiano.
โข Rutgers is now 12-3 in September games since 2021.
โข Rutgers has not allowed a point in the first quarter through three games.
โข Rutgers won the turnover battle, 3-1, to improve to 60-21 under Schiano when winning the turnover margin.
โข Rutgers posted a time of possession of 39:23, its highest since recording 39:55 against Ohio in 2011.
โข LB Abram Wright recovered a fumble on a punt return. Rutgers has now recorded a takeaway in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season, its longest streak since a 19-game run from 2011-13.
โข RB Kyle Monangai scored his fifth rushing touchdown of the season and 19th career. He is three scores away from moving into the program’s top-10 list in the category.
โข RB Samuel Brown V registered his second career game with multiple rushing touchdowns. He now owns seven career rushing scores.
โข DL Wesley Bailey picked up his first sack of the season for a safety and now has 9.5 career sacks. It was the first…
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