Final
Rice powers Rutgers' rout of Ball State
Jan 5, 2008 - 10:35 PM TORONTO (Ticker) -- Rutgers hopes running back Ray Rice did not play his final game. But if it was his final appearance for the Scarlet Knights, he made it a memorable one.Rice rushed for a school-record 280 yards and four touchdowns Saturday - one on a 90-yard gallop - as Rutgers routed Ball State, 52-30, in the International Bowl for its second consecutive bowl victory.
The Scarlet Knights' 37-10 win over Kansas in last season's Texas Bowl was the first bowl victory in the school's 131-year history.
Rice shattered his previous school rushing mark of 243 yards set earlier this season in a 41-6 victory over Army.
If the New Rochelle, New York native returns for his senior season - instead of opting for the NFL draft - he will have a chance to break Ron Dayne's NCAA record for career rushing.
Rice, the fourth-leading rusher in the Football Bowl Subdivision this season, entered Saturday's contest with 4,646 yards. That put him less than 1,800 yards shy of Dayne's mark of 6,397 set at Wisconsin from 1996-99.
Rutgers fans at the Rogers Centre serenaded Rice with chants of "one more year!", but he was non-committal about his future.
"Me and coach (Greg Schiano) will get to sit down once we get back to New Jersey," said Rice, also Rutgers' career leader in touchdowns with 49. "It's always great to know your fans are behind you."
On Saturday, Rutgers (8-5) relied heavily on the running of their powerful back, who carried 35 times - 21 in the first half, when the Scarlet Knights built a 24-9 halftime.
Counting the bowl game, Rice finished the year with 2,012 yards, setting a Big East single-season record. The 280 yards Saturday was the third-highest total in a bowl game.
"He ran the way he has done his whole career," Schiano said. "You don't go over 2,000 yards in a season. But this guy does - game in and game out."
Rutgers' defense held Ball State (7-6) to three field goals in the opening 30 minutes and sacked Cardinals' quarterback Nate Davis five times (seven overall).
Rice's 90-yard run - Rutgers' longest play from scrimmage this season - staked the Scarlet Knights to a 31-9 lead less than four minutes into the third quarter.
"When a guy rushes for that many yards, you got to do a better job of tacking," Ball State coach Brady Hoke said. "We just didn't get that done."
Although the Scarlet Knights expeienced somewhat of a letdown after last season's storybook run, they still went 8-5 and have won 19 games in the last two campaigns.
In 2006, Rutgers posted the best year in school history, finishing 11-2 and going from perennial laughingstock to a legitimate contender for a BCS bowl.
On Saturday, Rutgers quarterback Mike Teel also exploited Ball State's porous defense, completing 16-of-25 passes for 303 yards. He threw two scores in the fourth quarter after the Cardinals had closed within 38-23.
Tell established another school mark with 20 touchdown passes this season.
Davis finished 25-of-49 for 291 yards and three touchdowns. Dante Love caught 13 passes for 169 yards for the Cardinals.
Ball State dropped to 0-5-1 in bowl games.
- INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
RUTGERS 14 10 14 14 52
BALL ST 3 6 7 14 30 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: RUTGERS - TD, TIM BROWN 36 YD PASS FROM MIKE
TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK), 2:31.
RUTGERS 7-0
RUTGERS - TD, RAY RICE 1 YD RUN (JEREMY ITO
KICK), 12:46. RUTGERS 14-0
BALL
Jan 5 3:53 PM
TD BALL ST DARIUS HILL 1 YD PASS FROM NATE DAVIS (IAN MCGARVEY KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:49 PM
TD BALL ST DARIUS HILL 1 YD PASS FROM NATE DAVIS (IAN MCGARVEY KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:49 PM
TD BALL ST DARIUS HILL 1 YD PASS FROM NATE DAVIS (IAN MCGARVEY KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:49 PM- INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF INTERNATIONAL BOWL
TD BALL ST
DARIUS HILL 1 YD PASS FROM NATE DAVIS
(IAN MCGARVEY KICK)
RUTGERS 52
BALL ST 30 2:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:49 PM - INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF INTERNATIONAL BOWL
TD RUTGERS
KENNY BRITT 47 YD PASS FROM MIKE TEEL
(JEREMY ITO KICK)
RUTGERS 52
BALL ST 23 4:21 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:41 PM
TD RUTGERS KENNY BRITT 47 YD PASS FROM MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:40 PM
TD RUTGERS KENNY BRITT 47 YD PASS FROM MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:40 PM
TD RUTGERS KENNY BRITT 47 YD PASS FROM MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:40 PM
TD RUTGERS TIQUAN UNDERWOOD 35 YD PASS FROM MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:28 PM
TD RUTGERS TIQUAN UNDERWOOD 35 YD PASS FROM MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:28 PM
TD RUTGERS TIQUAN UNDERWOOD 35 YD PASS FROM MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:28 PM- INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF INTERNATIONAL BOWL
TD RUTGERS
TIQUAN UNDERWOOD 35 YD PASS FROM MIKE TEEL
(JEREMY ITO KICK)
RUTGERS 45
BALL ST 23 9:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:28 PM
TD BALL ST DARIUS HILL 6 YD PASS FROM NATE DAVIS (IAN MCGARVEY KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:23 PM
TD BALL ST DARIUS HILL 6 YD PASS FROM NATE DAVIS (IAN MCGARVEY KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:23 PM
TD BALL ST DARIUS HILL 6 YD PASS FROM NATE DAVIS (IAN MCGARVEY KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:23 PM- INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF INTERNATIONAL BOWL
TD BALL ST
DARIUS HILL 6 YD PASS FROM NATE DAVIS
(IAN MCGARVEY KICK)
RUTGERS 38
BALL ST 23 10:02 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 3:23 PM - INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
RUTGERS 14 10 14 38
BALL ST 3 6 7 16 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: RUTGERS - TD, TIM BROWN 36 YD PASS FROM MIKE
TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK), 2:31.
RUTGERS 7-0
RUTGERS - TD, RAY RICE 1 YD RUN (JEREMY ITO
KICK), 12:46. RUTGERS
Jan 5 3:06 PM - INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF INTERNATIONAL BOWL
TD RUTGERS
RAY RICE 1 YD RUN
(JEREMY ITO KICK)
RUTGERS 38
BALL ST 16 2:42 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 2:55 PM
TD BALL ST DANTE LOVE 10 YD PASS FROM NATE DAVIS (IAN MCGARVEY KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 2:33 PM
TD BALL ST DANTE LOVE 10 YD PASS FROM NATE DAVIS (IAN MCGARVEY KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 2:33 PM
TD BALL ST DANTE LOVE 10 YD PASS FROM NATE DAVIS (IAN MCGARVEY KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 2:33 PM- INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF INTERNATIONAL BOWL
TD BALL ST
DANTE LOVE 10 YD PASS FROM NATE DAVIS
(IAN MCGARVEY KICK)
RUTGERS 31
BALL ST 16 9:43 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 2:33 PM - INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF INTERNATIONAL BOWL
TD RUTGERS
RAY RICE 90 YD RUN
(JEREMY ITO KICK)
RUTGERS 31
BALL ST 9 11:13 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 2:25 PM - INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF INTERNATIONAL BOWL
FG BALL ST
IAN MCGARVEY 32 YD
RUTGERS 24
BALL ST 9 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Jan 5 1:47 PM - INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF INTERNATIONAL BOWL
FG BALL ST
IAN MCGARVEY 32 YD
RUTGERS 24
BALL ST 9 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 1:47 PM - INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF INTERNATIONAL BOWL
TD RUTGERS
RAY RICE 1 YD RUN
(JEREMY ITO KICK)
RUTGERS 24
BALL ST 6 0:40 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 1:40 PM - INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF INTERNATIONAL BOWL
FG BALL ST
IAN MCGARVEY 24 YD
RUTGERS 17
BALL ST 6 6:50 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 1:21 PM - INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF INTERNATIONAL BOWL
FG RUTGERS
JEREMY ITO 53 YD
RUTGERS 17
BALL ST 3 11:16 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 1:06 PM - INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
RUTGERS 14 14
BALL ST 3 3 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: RUTGERS - TD, TIM BROWN 36 YD PASS FROM MIKE
TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK), 2:31.
RUTGERS 7-0
RUTGERS - TD, RAY RICE 1 YD RUN (JEREMY ITO
KICK), 12:46. RUTGERS
Jan 5 12:51 PM - INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF INTERNATIONAL BOWL
FG BALL ST
IAN MCGARVEY 47 YD
RUTGERS 14
BALL ST 3 0:35 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 12:50 PM - INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF INTERNATIONAL BOWL
TD RUTGERS
RAY RICE 1 YD RUN
(JEREMY ITO KICK)
RUTGERS 14
BALL ST 0 2:14 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 12:42 PM
TD RUTGERS TIM BROWN 36 YD PASS FROM MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 12:14 PM
TD RUTGERS TIM BROWN 36 YD PASS FROM MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 12:14 PM
TD RUTGERS TIM BROWN 36 YD PASS FROM MIKE TEEL (JEREMY ITO KICK)
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 12:14 PM- INTERNATIONAL BOWL
AT TORONTO
NCAAF INTERNATIONAL BOWL
TD RUTGERS
TIM BROWN 36 YD PASS FROM MIKE TEEL
(JEREMY ITO KICK)
RUTGERS 7
BALL ST 0 12:29 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Rutgers vs. Ball StateJan 5 12:14 PM
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