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Rutgers looks to avoid letdown at Cincinnati
Nov 14, 2006 - 10:19 PM No. 7 Rutgers (9-0) at Cincinnati (5-5), 7:45 pm ESTCINCINNATI (Ticker) - Seventh-ranked Rutgers tries to continue the momentum from the biggest win in program history when it visits Cincinnati in a Big East Conference matchup Saturday.
Last Thursday, the Scarlet Knights roared back from an 18-point deficit to stun then-No. 3 Louisville, 28-25.
Jeremy Ito converted a 28-yard field goal with 13 seconds remaining for the winning margin. He had hooked a 33-yard attempt but was given another chance when the Cardinals' William Gay jumped offside.
Sophomore Ray Rice ran for 131 yards and two touchdowns. against the Cardinals. He is ranked third nationally in rushing at 148.2 yards per game and is tied for third in scoring at 10 points per contest.
One of four unbeaten Division I-A teams, the Scarlet Knights (9-0, 6-0 Big East) are ranked in the top 10 for the first time in school history.
Cincinnati (5-5, 2-3) is coming off a 42-24 loss at West Virginia in which it was outgained on the ground, 313-57.
Nick Davila replaced an ineffective Dustin Grutza in the fourth quarter and threw a pair touchdowns for the Bearcats in the defeat.
Rutgers is 7-3-1 all-time against Cincinnati, including a 44-9 home win last year, but is just 1-3-1 on the road against the Bearcats. However, the last meeting here occurred in 1992, when Rutgers posted a 26-24 victory.
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