Boxscore
Rutgers 35,
Arkansas 26
Saturday, September 22, 2012 7:00 PM
Location - Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
Attendance -
72543
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
Rutgers 35, Arkansas 26: Gary Nova threw a career-high five touchdown passes as the visiting Scarlet Knights won a shootout to remain undefeated.
Nova completed 25 of 35 passes for a career-best 397 yards for Rutgers (4-0).
Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson returned to action after missing time with a concussion, completing 20 of 39 passes for 419 yards and three touchdowns. Cobi Hamilton caught 10 passes for a school-record 303 yards and three scores for Arkansas (1-3).
Wilson hit Hamilton for touchdown passes of 10 and 80 yards early in the fourth quarter, bringing the Razorbacks within 28-26. Nova responded with a 60-yard touchdown to Mark Harrison to push Rutgers’ lead to 35-26 with 7:18 remaining.
Down 10-0 after one quarter, Nova threw touchdown passes to Jawan Jamison (10 yards), Brandon Coleman (19 yards) and Coleman again (38 yards) as Rutgers built a 21-10 advantage five minutes into the third quarter. Nova found Paul Carrezola for a 2-yard touchdown with 2:24 to go in the third to give the Scarlet Knights a 28-13 advantage.
Three Rutgers receivers – Brandon Coleman (89 yards), Mark Harrison (87 yards) and Quron Pratt (85 yards) – combined for 15 receptions.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arkansas finished 2-for-11 on third-down conversions. … Rutgers finished with 526 yards of total offense while the Razorbacks had 492. … Jamison rushed for 119 yards, the fifth game in a row he has rushed for more than 100 yards.
SCORING
Scoring Summary
|
1st Quarter
- 12:19 |
|
Arkansas |
FG
|
Arkansas 3
-
Rutgers 0
|
|
1st Quarter
- 0:20 |
|
Arkansas |
TD
|
Arkansas 10
-
Rutgers 0
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 9:34 |
|
Rutgers |
TD
|
Arkansas 10
-
Rutgers 7
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 1:30 |
|
Rutgers |
TD
|
Arkansas 10
-
Rutgers 14
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 10:33 |
|
Rutgers |
TD
|
Arkansas 10
-
Rutgers 21
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 5:44 |
|
Arkansas |
FG
|
Arkansas 13
-
Rutgers 21
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 2:24 |
|
Rutgers |
TD
|
Arkansas 13
-
Rutgers 28
|
|
4th Quarter
- 12:36 |
|
Arkansas |
TD
|
Arkansas 20
-
Rutgers 28
|
|
4th Quarter
- 8:19 |
|
Arkansas |
TD
|
Arkansas 26
-
Rutgers 28
|
|
4th Quarter
- 7:20 |
|
Rutgers |
TD
|
Arkansas 26
-
Rutgers 35
|
TEAMS
Team Records
| |
Rutgers |
Arkansas |
| W/L |
4 - 0 - 0 |
1 - 3 - 0 |
| Conference |
1 - 0 - 0 |
0 - 1 - 0 |
Team Stats
| |
Rutgers |
Arkansas |
| Score |
35 |
26 |
| First Downs |
26 |
17 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-for-15
33%
|
2-for-11
18%
|
| 4th Down Efficiency |
1-for-1
100%
|
0-for-1
0%
|
| Total Yards |
525 |
492 |
| Rushing |
| Rushes-Net Yards |
39-128 |
19-73 |
| Average/Rush |
3.3 |
3.8 |
| Passing |
| Comp-Att |
25-35 |
20-39 |
| Passing Yards |
397 |
419 |
| Average/Pass Play |
11.3 |
10.5 |
| Penalties-Yards |
10-64 |
7-65 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Interceptions Thrown |
0 |
2 |
| Time of Possession |
39:02 |
20:58 |
PLAYER STATS
| Passing |
| |
COMP/ATT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
|
G. Nova
|
25/35 |
397 |
5 |
0 |
| Passing |
| |
COMP/ATT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
|
T. Wilson
|
20/39 |
419 |
3 |
2 |