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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Rutgers 23, Syracuse 15
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 13, 2012
Where: High Points Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
Temperature: 49°
Head Official: Jeff Maconaghy
Attendance: 48011

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 Jamison’s 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. … Rutgers WR Brandon Coleman caught six passes for 104 yards. … Nova has lost only two games as a starter since eighth grade.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Syracuse   Rutgers
Jerome Smith Player Jawan Jamison
15 Attempts 28
67 Yards 64
4.5 Avg Yards 2.3
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Syracuse   Rutgers
Marcus Sales Player Brandon Coleman
4 Receptions 6
100 Yards 104
25.0 Avg Yards 17.3
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Syracuse 418 62 356 2 0 0 0.0 1
Rutgers 237 85 152 2 1 2 3.0 3