BUFFALO 42 (4-0), RUTGERS 13 (1-3)
HIGHPOINT.COM STADIUM • PISCATAWAY, N.J.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 • ATTENDANCE: 34,574

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Returning home after back-to-back games on the road, Rutgers football (1-3) dropped the contest to Buffalo (4-0), 42-13, Saturday afternoon at HighPoint.com Stadium.

Sophomore running back Raheem Blackshear paced RU with a touchdown and 102 all-purpose yards. Senior tight end Jerome Washington registered a career-high 62 receiving yards. On defense, senior linebacker Trevor Morris and freshman defensive back Avery Young registered eight tackles each, while fifth-year defensive Isaiah Wharton and junior defensive back Damon Hayes collected interceptions.

The Scarlet Knights added points to the board to open the contest with a field goal by sophomore Justin Davidovicz. The Bulls, however, shifted momentum by pushing to a 14-3 edge at the end of the first quarter.

Although Rutgers opened the second stanza with another field goal from Davidovicz, Buffalo added on 21 more points to hold onto the lead moving into halftime.  

At the start of the fourth quarter, Blackshear added a 14-yard rushing touchdown for the Scarlet Knights. Hayes held onto the energy, reeling in an interception on Buffalo's following drive. The deficit, however, was too large for the momentum to overcome.
 

UP NEXT
Rutgers continues its three-game homestand by hosting Indiana on Sept. 29 at noon.

NOTES

• DB Tre Avery, LB Izaia Bullock and WR Zihir Lacewell all made their collegiate debuts.
• DB Isaiah Wharton and DB Damon Hayes both recorded their third career interception.
• DB Saquan Hampton registered a career-high four pass breakups.
• PK Justin Davidovicz improved to 3-for-3 on field goals this season.

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