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WHEN:

Friday, December 28 5:30 PM

LOCATION:

Florida Citrus Bowl - Orlando, Fla.

TV:

ESPN

RADIO:

Rutgers Radio Network

SATELLITE:

XM Channel 84 | Sirius Channel 84


THE MATCHUP
RUTGERS	VIRGINIA TECH
Record: 9-3, 5-2 BIG EAST	Record: 6-6, 4-4 ACC
Last Game: RU 17 Louisville 20	Last Game: VT 17 Virginia 14

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All-time Series: Virginia Tech leads 11-3
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Day Four - December 26
Day Five - December 27

COMMERCIAL FLIGHT INFO FOR RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (December 11, 2012) – From our friends at MAD Travel (800-925-7476), here is a list of current flights from the Rutgers area to Orlando for the 2012 Russell Athletic Bowl on December 28 vs. Virginia Tech. FULL STORY

RUTGERS ACCEPTS BID TO RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL IN ORLANDO

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (December 2, 2012) – Rutgers, the 2012 BIG EAST Co-Champions, has officially accepted a bid to play Virginia Tech in the 2012 Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando, Fla. Kickoff is set between the Scarlet Knights and Hokies on Friday, December 28 at 5:30 p.m. from the Florida Citrus Bowl. FULL STORY

RUTGERS BOWL HISTORY

	2011 NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL BRONX, N.Y. – Chas Dodd hit Brandon Coleman for an 86-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter and Jawan Jamison ran for two scores to lead Rutgers over Iowa State 27-13 in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 30, 2011. RECAP

	2009 ST. PETERSBURG BOWL ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Rutgers (9-4) capped off its fifth-straight bowl appearance with its fourth-consecutive bowl victory, defeating Central Florida 45-24 in the 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 19 at Tropicana Field. RECAP

	2008 PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Fitting that Rutgers would end the 2008 season with a come-from-behind win. After winning only one of their first six games, Mike Teel and the Scarlet Knights erased an 11-point second half deficit to defeat North Carolina State 29-23 in the Papajohns.com Bowl. RECAP

	2008 INTERNATIONAL BOWL TORONTO - In its third-consecutive bowl game, Rutgers pulled off another program milestone with its second-straight postseason victory as the Scarlet Knights defeated Ball State 52-30. Ray Rice had one of the finest individual outings in college football history, rushing for a career-high 280 yards and four touchdowns en route to being named the International Bowl's Most Valuable Player. RECAP

	2006 TEXAS BOWL HOUSTON, Texas - Rutgers' most memorable season ended with the program's biggest milestone - the first bowl victory in the history of Scarlet Knight football. RECAP

	2005 INSIGHT BOWL PHOENIX, Ariz. - Rutgers and Arizona State met for the second time in a bowl game, this time at Phoenix's Chase Field. The Scarlet Knights came up just short in the contest, losing 45-40 to the Sun Devils. RECAP

	1978 GARDEN STATE BOWL EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - In its first postseason action in program history, Rutgers faced Arizona State at Giants Stadium in the inaugural Garden State Bowl in 1978.