KANSAS 55 (2-1), RUTGERS 14 (1-2)
MEMORIAL STADIUM • LAWRENCE, KAN.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 • ATTENDANCE: 28,044
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Playing in its second consecutive road game, Rutgers football (1-2, 0-1) fell to Kansas (2-1, 0-0), 55-14, Saturday afternoon in Lawrence.
Sophomore running back
Raheem Blackshear led the offense with 102 yards on the ground, while freshman receiver
Eddie Lewis and senior tight end
Jerome Washington contributed 43 and 41 receiving yards, respectively. On defense, senior
Deonte Roberts had a team-high eight tackles, while redshirt sophomores
Tyreek Maddox-Williams and
Elorm Lumor each registered seven with one for a loss.
After falling behind 10-0 to start the contest,Roberts blocked a Jayhawk field goal attempt and returned it 64 yards for a touchdown. The special teams score made it a 10-7 game with 9:06 left in the first quarter.
The Scarlet Knights added another blocked field goal at the end of the first, this one courtesy of senior defensive lineman
Jon Bateky. The blocked kick was the 52
nd for the program since 2009 – the most nationally during that span.
Kansas added another touchdown early in the second quarter, but RU responded with a nine-play, 86-yard scoring drive, capped by a two-yard touchdown run from senior
Jonathan Hilliman. Blackshear added three carries for 49 yards during the 2:58 drive, which helped make it just a 24-14 game late in the second quarter.
The Jayhawks punched in a rushing score at the end of the half, as RU entered the locker room trailing 31-14. Kansas would use 24 points in the second half to put the game out of reach.
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