Football Loses Home Finale to No. 11 Penn State

Saturday, November 19

Piscataway, N.J.

3:30 PM

Rutgers University

4-7 , 1-7

Penn State

9-2 , 6-2

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Penn St.

Rutgers

Photo by: Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics

Football Loses Home Finale to No. 11 Penn State

Nov 19 | Football

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No. 11 PENN STATE 55 (9-2, 6-2), RUTGERS 10 (4-7, 1-7)
SHI STADIUM • PISCATAWAY, N.J.
NOVEMBER 19, 2022 • ATTENDANCE: 55,676

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers football (4-7, 1-7) lost to No. 11 Penn State (9-2, 6-2), 55-10, on Saturday at SHI Stadium. Prior to the game, the Scarlet Knights honored 22 student-athletes as part of Senior Day.

QB Gavin Wimsatt finished 10-of-29 for 122 yards and a first-half touchdown to WR Shameen Jones. On defense, DB Avery Young contributed 12 tackles with two for loss, a sack and forced fumble.

P Adam Korsak established new NCAA records for career punts (339) and punting yardage (14,876).

FIRST HALF

Rutgers forced four punts in the first quarter and scored first thanks to a 42-yard field goal from PK Jude McAtamney midway through the first quarter. The Scarlet Knights scored a touchdown on their next possession, as Wimsatt capped a quick four-play, 21-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown pass to Jones that was setup by a 66-yard kickoff return by WR Aron Cruickshank. Jones' second score in as many games put RU up 10-7 at the 5:56 mark in the opening quarter.

Penn State added three consecutive touchdowns to take a 28-10 lead into halftime.

SECOND HALF

The Nittany Lions secured the win with three touchdowns and two field goals in the final two quarters of play.

NOTES

P Adam Korsak punted 12 times for 516 yards with four downed inside the 20 and no return yards against. He now holds the NCAA records for career punts (339) and punting yardage (14,876).
WR Shameen Jones hauled in his 100^th career reception and scored his sixth career touchdown on his next catch.
WR Aron Cruickshank picked up 117 all-purpose yards to surpass 4,000 for his career (4,006).
DB Avery Young moved into 11^th place in program history with 318 career tackles, passing Tim Blanchard (1975-78).
The attendance of 55,676 set a new stadium record. The average attendance of 50,756 set a new program record for a season.
First career start (1): LB Austin Dean
Senior Day honorees (22): DB Rani Abdulaziz, DB Kessawn Abraham, DL Mayan Ahanotu, TE Matt Alaimo, QB Austin Albericci, DB Christian Braswell, DB Amir Byrd, WR Aron Cruickshank, OL J.D. DiRenzo, OL CJ Hanson, DB Christian Izien, WR Shameen Jones, P Adam Korsak, OL Jason LaVigna, DL Ifeanyi Maijeh, DB Keenan Reid, WR Sean Ryan, WR Brandon Sanders, OL Willie Tyler III, QB Noah Vedral, LB Dominick Williams, DB Avery Young

UP NEXT

Rutgers concludes the regular season traveling to Maryland on Nov. 26. Kickoff is set for noon on Big Ten Network.

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