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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Rutgers 35, Arkansas 26
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 22, 2012
Where: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Temperature: 78°
Head Official: Dennis Hennigan
Attendance: 72543

Rutgers 35, Arkansas 26: Gary Nova threw a career-high five touchdown passes as the visiting Scarlet Knights won a shootout to remain undefeated.

Nova completed 25 of 35 passes for a career-best 397 yards for Rutgers (4-0).

Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson returned to action after missing time with a concussion, completing 20 of 39 passes for 419 yards and three touchdowns. Cobi Hamilton caught 10 passes for a school-record 303 yards and three scores for Arkansas (1-3).

Wilson hit Hamilton for touchdown passes of 10 and 80 yards early in the fourth quarter, bringing the Razorbacks within 28-26. Nova responded with a 60-yard touchdown to Mark Harrison to push Rutgers’ lead to 35-26 with 7:18 remaining.

Down 10-0 after one quarter, Nova threw touchdown passes to Jawan Jamison (10 yards), Brandon Coleman (19 yards) and Coleman again (38 yards) as Rutgers built a 21-10 advantage five minutes into the third quarter. Nova found Paul Carrezola for a 2-yard touchdown with 2:24 to go in the third to give the Scarlet Knights a 28-13 advantage.

Three Rutgers receivers – Brandon Coleman (89 yards), Mark Harrison (87 yards) and Quron Pratt (85 yards) – combined for 15 receptions.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Arkansas finished 2-for-11 on third-down conversions. … Rutgers finished with 526 yards of total offense while the Razorbacks had 492. … Jamison rushed for 119 yards, the fifth game in a row he has rushed for more than 100 yards.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Rutgers   Arkansas
Jawan Jamison Player Dennis Johnson
33 Attempts 6
118 Yards 47
3.6 Avg Yards 7.8
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Rutgers   Arkansas
Brandon Coleman Player Cobi Hamilton
6 Receptions 10
89 Yards 303
14.8 Avg Yards 30.3
2 Touchdowns 3
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Rutgers 525 128 397 5 0 2 1.0 0
Arkansas 492 73 419 3 2 0 1.0 0