No. 14 PENN STATE 20 (8-3, 5-3), RUTGERS 7 (1-10, 0-8)
HIGHPOINT.COM STADIUM • PISCATAWAY, N.J.
NOVEMBER 17, 2018 • ATTENDANCE: 44,840

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers football (1-10, 0-8) dropped its home finale to No. 14 Penn State (8-3, 5-3) by a score of 20-7 on Saturday afternoon at HighPoint.com Stadium.

Sophomore running back Raheem Blackshear paced the Scarlet Knights with 126 all-purpose yards, including a rushing touchdown and 102 yards on the ground. The score marked Blackshear's 10th career touchdown and sixth rushing touchdown of his career.

On defense, senior linebackers Trevor Morris and Deonte Roberts led the team with 10 tackles each. Morris, who also forced a fumble, reached 101 on the season, becoming the third player in program history to reach the century mark three times. Senior Isaiah Wharton defended four passes with three breakups and one interception.

THANK YOU SENIORS
Prior to the contest, Rutgers honored its seniors in a ceremony. The group included DB Blessuan Austin, DL Jon Bateky, OL Tariq Cole, DB Saquan Hampton, OL Zack Heeman, DB Kiy Hester, RB Jonathan Hilliman, P Nick Johnston, LB Trevor Morris, QB Rob Nittolo, QB Giovanni Rescigno, LB Deonte Roberts, DL Muhammad Wainwright, TE Jerome Washington, DB Isaiah Wharton and DL Kevin Wilkins.

UP NEXT
Rutgers travels to Michigan State for its final game of the season on Saturday, Nov. 24. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET on FOX.

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