Rutgers beats Florida International 23-15

By TOM CANAVAN, AP Sports Writer Sep 19, 8:56 pm EDT

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP)—Ryan D’Imperio scored on a 38-yard interception return in the fourth quarter to cap a magnificent effort by Rutgers’ defense and the Scarlet Knights defeated Florida International 23-15 on Saturday.

Rutgers (2-1) limited Florida International (0-2) to 99 yards in the first three quarters, forced three turnovers and sacked quarterback Paul McCall five times before giving up a two meaningless touchdowns in the final 6:51.

San San Te kicked field goals of 39, 29 and 27 yards, Joe Martinek ran for 121 yards and backup quarterback Dom Natale capped a 94-yard drive with a 2-yard run as the Scarlet Knights posted their second straight win with freshman Tom Savage at quarterback.

Savage struggled against an aggressive Golden Panthers’ defense and spent the final 12 minutes on the bench after being dinged when he was sacked for the fourth time. He was 11 of 28 for 185 yards and no interceptions.

Updated Sep 19, 8:56 pm EDT
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Team Total Yds Pass Yds Rush Yds First Downs 3rdD% Pen./Yds Turnovers Time of Poss.
FIU 260 218 42 14 16.7% 9/65 3 26:06
Rutgers 394 234 160 19 35.3% 13/88 0 33:54
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  1. Serf
    5. Posted by Serf Mon Sep 21 4:41pm EDT

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    Nice win against a decent and underrated opponent. RU on track for another bowl this year, which will mark its 4th in a row!!... Go RU!
  2. Rix
    4. Posted by Rix Sun Sep 20 3:48pm EDT

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    This is fun. All the big time college football trappings of a BCS conference team, none of the reality. Why not be the Vanderbilt of the North?
  3. Colo Colo
    3. Posted by Colo Colo Sun Sep 20 12:43pm EDT

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    How did RU get almost 40 yards? If the offense was clicking, hey would have had 700 yds and 5 or six more TDs. Savage will get the hang of it. First start versus a D1 school. No mistakes. I'll take it.
  4. Steve A
    2. Posted by Steve A Sun Sep 20 7:16am EDT

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    why, because they both have 2 wins in 2009?
  5. GALACTUS
    1. Posted by GALACTUS Sun Sep 20 12:06am EDT

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    Rutgers..............they remind me of the NJ Nets
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Top Performers

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T. Hilton T. Hilton, WR
9 Rec, 80 yds
2 TDs
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D. Natale D. Natale, QB
1-2, 49 yds
1 Rush, 2 yds, 1 TD

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