Bowl Eligible: Football Beats Maryland, 31-17

Saturday, November 16

College Park, Md.

6:00 PM

Rutgers University

6-4 , 3-4

Maryland

4-6 , 1-6

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Maryland

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RUTGERS 31 (6-4, 3-4), MARYLAND 17 (4-6, 1-6)
SECU STADIUM • COLLEGE PARK, MD.
NOVEMBER 16, 2024 • ATTENDANCE: 31,433

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Rutgers football (6-4, 3-4) defeated Maryland (4-6, 1-6), 31-17, on Saturday in College Park. With the victory, the Scarlet Knights are bowl eligible.

For bowl ticket information, please submit the 2024 Rutgers Bowl Interest Form. Details will be sent out as they become available in the coming weeks.

QB Athan Kaliakmanis completed 20 passes for 238 yards and touchdowns to WR Dymere Miller and WR Ian Strong. Miller finished with eight catches for 107 yards and a score, while Strong had a career-high seven receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown. RB Kyle Monangai finished with 97 rushing yards and two scores, becoming the RU first running back to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in back-to-back seasons since Ray Rice.

DB Shaquan Loyal led the defense with 13 tackles, a tackle-for-loss and a pass breakup tipped to DL Jordan Thompson for an interception in the fourth quarter. DB Robert Longerbeam and DB Bo Mascoe each registered two pass breakups.

FIRST QUARTER

Rutgers held Maryland to just a field goal in the first 15 minutes of action, allowing just 37 yards in the opening quarter. DL Aaron Lewis recorded a sack to highlight the defensive action heading into the second quarter.

SECOND QUARTER

Rutgers orchestrated a season-long 17-play, 75-yard scoring drive that spanned two quarters and 8:45 of game play. Kaliakmanis completed eight passes during the drive, including a 12-yard touchdown to Strong on a crossing route in the end zone. The play put the Scarlet Knights up 7-3 with 8:21 remaining in the half.

Rutgers with the first tuddy of the night!! @RFootball 🎯 pic.twitter.com/zecYJ8y84o
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 17, 2024

Maryland regained the lead thanks to its own 75-yard scoring drive, but RU's offense responded with another touchdown. Rutgers marched 75 yards in just nine plays, with Monangai punching it in from two yards out to give RU a 14-10 advantage at the half.

Rutgers regains the lead before the half!!!! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/xZSeRfOgVw
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 17, 2024

THIRD QUARTER

The Terrapins received the opening kickoff of the second half and took a 17-14 lead on a one-yard touchdown rush. The Scarlet Knights once again answered with their third straight scoring drive of the contest. Monangai finished an 11-play, 75-yard drive with his second touchdown of the game – this one from six yards out to put RU up 21-17.

Back and forth we go!! Rutgers with the TD!!! 🔥 @RFootball pic.twitter.com/AyUSlGSEfd
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 17, 2024

Rutgers forced a Maryland punt with 4:21 left in the quarter and began another scoring drive that extended into the final frame.

FOURTH QUARTER

With Rutgers driving into Maryland territory to close out the third quarter, Kaliakmanis opened the fourth with a 32-yard touchdown strike to Miller to extend the lead to 28-17.

A fantastic throw by Kaliakmanis to Miller for the TD!! 💪 @RFootball pic.twitter.com/EeFmpkFXWc
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 17, 2024

On the ensuing Maryland drive, Loyal delivered a jarring hit that forced the ball into the air and into the hands of Thompson, who secured the diving interception to give the Scarlet Knights possession. The play set up a 46-yard field goal from PK Jai Patel to put Rutgers up 31-17 with 10 minutes left. The Rutgers defense forced the ball over on downs on the next two possessions to help close out the sixth victory of the season.

NOTES

• Rutgers is bowl eligible for the eighth time under head coach Greg Schiano and is poised to earn the 13th bowl invitation in program history. The Scarlet Knights last earned bowl eligibility in consecutive seasons from 2011-14.
• Rutgers matched the program high with three Big Ten wins in a season, also done in 2014, 2017, 2020 and 2023.
• Rutgers won back-to-back Big Ten games for the third time since joining the league, also done in 2023 (Michigan State & Indiana) and 2017 (Illinois & Purdue).
• Rutgers defeated Maryland for the eighth time overall, fourth time in College Park and fourth time in Big Ten play. The 17 points against were the fewest permitted in 11 Big Ten meetings versus the Terrapins.
• Rutgers won back-to-back November games for the first time since 2012 and has won multiple games in the month for the first time since 2014.
• Rutgers is now 16-2 since 2020 when not committing a turnover in a game.
• Rutgers has passed for 2,128 yards through 10 games, 719 more than at the same point last season.
• Rutgers allowed less than 20 points in back-to-back Big Ten games for the second time since joining the conference, also in 2022 (Nebraska & Indiana). The Scarlet Knights held Minnesota to 19 last week.
• Rutgers controlled the ball for 10:17 in the second quarter and 10:23 in the third quarter, making it 15 quarters with at least 10 minutes of possession since 2023.
• Rutgers went 3-for-3 on fourth down to match its high of three fourth-down conversions in a Big Ten game.
• Rutgers did not permit a sack and now has eight games since 2023 with no sacks allowed.
• Rutgers improved to 68-22 under Schiano when leading at halftime, 53-14 when scoring at least 30 points, 66-7 when allowed less than 20 points, 61-22 when winning the turnover battle, 33-7 when allowing no sacks and 34-10 when surrendering no turnovers.
• RB Kyle Monangai rushed for 97 yards. He is now up to 1,028 rushing yards on the season and becomes the fourth player in program history to record multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons. Ray Rice (3), "JJ" Jennings (2) and Terrell Willis (2) have previously achieved the feat. Rice (2005-07) was the last Scarlet Knight to reach 1,000 in consecutive seasons. This is the 13^th 1,000-yard season in program history.
• Monangai now owns 2,970 career rushing yards, passing "JJ" Jennings (1971-73) for third on the program's career leaderboard.
• Monangai scored two rushing touchdowns for his fifth career game with multiple scores. He is up to 26 career rushing touchdowns to tie Mike Fisher (1974-77) for seventh-most in program history and his 12 in 2024 ties Frank Kelly (1917) for eighth-most in a season.
• QB Athan Kaliakmanis threw for 238 yards to reach 2,128 for the season and becomes the first Rutgers quarterback to pass for 2,000 yards in a season since Chris Laviano (2,247) in 2015.
• Kaliakmanis had two touchdown passes for his fourth game of the season with multiple.
• WR Dymere Miller recorded eight receptions for 107 yards, his second game of the season in triple figures. He is up to 645 receiving yards on the season, the most by a Scarlet Knight in a season since Leonte Carroo totaled 809 in 2015.
• WR Ian Strong hauled in a 12-yard touchdown to cap a 17-play drive over 8:45, the longest drive of the season for the Scarlet Knights by plays and time. He finished with a career-high seven catches.
• DB Robert Longerbeam registered two pass breakups, his eighth career game with multiple.
• DB Bo Mascoe recorded his first career game with multiple pass breakups.
• DL Jordan Thompson recorded his second career interception, holding two of the three picks by an RU defensive lineman since 2015.
• DL Aaron Lewis recorded his second sack of the season and had a pass batted down on fourth down.
• DB Shaquan Loyal reached double-digit tackles for the second time in posting a career-high 13 stops.
• PK Jai Patel made a 46-yard field goal for his sixth straight conversion. He is up to 23 career makes to tie Ryan Sands (2001-04) for 10^th-most in program history.
• Monangai and Longerbeam each appeared in their 50th career game to make it 44 players in program history to reach the mark. WR Christian Dremel (55), Lewis (52), LB Jamier Wright-Collins (52) previously hit the mark this season.
• Consecutive games played: DL Kyonte Hamilton (48), OL Hollin Pierce (48), DL Malcolm Ray (44), Dremel (39)
• First career start (1): OL Dantae Chin
• Collegiate debut (1): TE Matthew Ogunniyi

UP NEXT

Rutgers concludes its home schedule by hosting Illinois on Nov. 23 at SHI Stadium for Senior Day/Thank You Fans. Kickoff is set for noon on Peacock.

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