Oct. 8, 2016 Box Score | Quotes
78 
0 High Point Solutions Stadium | Attendance: 53,292
PDF Book | Season Stats
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Rutgers football (2-4, 0-3) fell to No. 4 Michigan (6-0, 3-0), 78-0, Saturday night at High Point Solutions Stadium. The Scarlet Knights have now played three teams ranked in the top five of this week's Associated Press Top 25.
UM running back Chris Evans recorded a game-high 153 yards rushing. Running backs Karan Higdon, Ty Isaac, and Jabrill Peppers all found the end zone twice, as Wolverine quarterbacks Wilton Speight and John O'Korn each threw one touchdown pass.
Rutgers is back at High Point Solutions Stadium next Saturday at noon against Illinois for the annual Homecoming game. The game will be televised live on ESPNews.
POSTGAME NOTES
• A crowd of 53,292 was on hand Saturday night, the fourth-largest crowd in High Point Solutions Stadium history.
• Two Scarlet Knights -- redshirt sophomore Talib Abdur-Ra'oof and fifth-year senior Marcus Parker -- made their career debuts against the Wolverines.
• Redshirt juniors Sebastian Joseph and Darnell Davis forced and recovered the first fumble of their careers, respectively.
