Schiano's Landmark Victory
Rutgers Routs Howard 58-7 to Secure Coach Greg Schiano His 100th Victory
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Rutgers earned its first win of the season, improving to 1-3 with a 58-7 rout of Howard, scoring on 10 of 12 possessions and gaining 534 yards. Antwan Raymond rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns, and KJ Duff caught five passes for 131 yards and a touchdown; both passed 2,000 career yards, while Duff extended his program-record streak to five consecutive games with a receiving touchdown. Quarterback Dylan Lonergan threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns, and Rutgers avoided turnovers while forcing three takeaways. The victory was Greg Schiano’s 100th as Rutgers head coach across his two stints; he said his chief regret was leaving the program. Howard’s Eden James scored the visitors’ only touchdown on a 75-yard run and finished with 116 rushing yards. Rutgers’ next game is against defending national champion Indiana.
Key Points
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Dylan Lonergan entered the game with five interceptions, making his 214-yard, two-touchdown performance a breakout outing.
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Rutgers led 41-7 at halftime, and the report said the school paid Howard $475,000 to play the game; second- and third-string players saw time in the second half.
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Duff said he considered transferring from Rutgers over the winter after the team’s 5-7 season, but stayed in Piscataway.
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Schiano is 100-111 across his 18 years and two stints at Rutgers; the milestone puts him among active FBS coaches with 100 wins at their current school, alongside Kirk Ferentz, Dabo Swinney, Troy Calhoun and Kirby Smart.
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KJ Duff presented Schiano with the game ball after the win, saying he would one day tell his children he gave “the 100th career win to a legend like that.”
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