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.
Three plays into the Hokies’ next drive, Longerbeam jumped up to deflect a pass from 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.
• Rutgers improved to 3-0 for the fourth straight season, last achieving the feat from 1958-61.
• Rutgers won at Lane Stadium for the first time in seven attempts. The Scarlet Knights last visited Blacksburg in 2002.
• Rutgers defeated Virginia Tech for the second consecutive season, also winning 35-16 last year at SHI Stadium.
• 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.
• Rutgers beat an ACC team for the fourth straight season and is now 5-1 against the league since 2021.
• Rutgers improved to 12-6 coming off a bye week under head coach Greg Schiano.
• Rutgers is now 12-3 in September games since 2021.
• Rutgers has not allowed a point in the first quarter through three games.
• Rutgers won the turnover battle, 3-1, to improve to 60-21 under Schiano when winning the turnover margin.
• Rutgers posted a time of possession of 39:23, its highest since recording 39:55 against Ohio in 2011.
• 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.
• 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.
• RB Samuel Brown V registered his second career game with multiple rushing touchdowns. He now owns seven career rushing scores.
• 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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