PISCATAWAY, N.J. – DB Flip Dixon, RB Kyle Monangai and OL Gus Zilinskas all represented Rutgers football as First Team All-ECAC selections. The team compromises the top players in the region.

Rutgers takes on Miami in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 28. Kickoff on ESPN is set for 2:15 p.m. Tickets are available at Bowl Central.

FLIP DIXON
In his first season with the Scarlet Knights, Dixon has started all 12 games with 70 tackles to rank third on the team. The safety hauled in an interception against Virginia Tech, forced a fumble versus Maryland and totaled five pass breakups so far.

KYLE MONANGAI
Monangai, who has started all 12 games, ranks first in the Big Ten with 1,099 rushing yards, 115 more than any other player in the league following the regular season and ninth-most in a season in the school record book. The Roseland, New Jersey, native had six games with at least 100 yards, five games with at least 20 carries and seven touchdowns in the regular season. That included a high of 165 yards versus Temple and 159 versus No. 1 Ohio State, the second-most ever for a Scarlet Knight against a ranked opponent. Monangai also led the Big Ten with 217 carries.

GUS ZILINSKAS
Zilinskas, from Englewood, Colorado, started all 12 games at center. The Scarlet Knights rank first in the Big Ten and 14th nationally with just 1.17 sacks allowed per game and have rushed for 1,985 yards so far, the most for the team since 2015. That included having the league's leading rusher and seeing the team improve by 25.1 yards of total offense and 5.2 points per game.

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