Football Loses to No. 1/3 Ohio State

Saturday, November 4

Piscataway, N.J.

12:00 PM

Rutgers University

6-3 , 3-3

Ohio State

9-0 , 6-0

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Ohio St.

Rutgers

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No. 1/3 OHIO STATE 35 (9-0, 6-0), RUTGERS 16 (6-3, 3-3)
SHI STADIUM • PISCATAWAY, N.J.
NOVEMBER 4, 2023 • ATTENDANCE: 53,703

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers football (6-3, 3-3) lost to No. 1/3 Ohio State (9-0, 6-0), 35-6, on Saturday afternoon in front of 53,703 fans at SHI Stadium. The Scarlet Knights led the Buckeyes at halftime and outgained the visitors, 361-328, but OSU closed out the road victory.

RB Kyle Monangai produced his third consecutive 100-yard rushing game on a game-high 24 carries for 159 yards, while QB Gavin Wimsatt threw a 19-yard touchdown to WR JaQuae Jackson. PK Jai Patel drilled three field goals in the first half.

LB Mohamed Toure tallied eight tackles, a sack and an interception, while LB Deion Jennings tied his career high with 13 tackles, including one tackle-for-loss.

FIRST QUARTER

Rutgers' defense held strong in the opening 15 minutes of play, forcing the Buckeyes to a three-and-out on their opening possession and allowing just a touchdown before the first break. Toure recorded a sack late in the first quarter, as OSU held just a 7-0 lead heading into the second.

SECOND QUARTER

The Scarlet Knights forced Ohio State to punt during their opening possession of the second quarter and followed with their first scoring drive of the afternoon. Facing fourth-and-one from RU's own 43-yard line, QB Gavin Wimsatt executed a perfect direct snap to Monangai, who took it 45 yards inside OSU territory. Patel then drilled his first field goal – a 22-yard attempt – to make it 7-3 with 7:49 before halftime.

RU took advantage of a fake punt attempt from the Buckeyes on their side of the field, driving 29 yards to set up Patel for another field goal try. The South Brunswick, New Jersey, native connected from 21 yards out, as Rutgers trailed by just one at the 2:22 mark.

Toure once again made an impact, as he picked off OSU QB Kyle McCord to give the Scarlet Knights a scoring opportunity. Wimsatt completed three passes during the drive, including a 13-yard completion to TE Johnny Langan close to the goal line. Patel's third field goal gave RU a 9-7 lead heading into the locker room.

THIS PLAY DESIGN 🤯

Rutgers with the 4th down fumblerooski vibes pic.twitter.com/D21wXzQg6n
— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) November 4, 2023

THIRD QUARTER

Ohio State was the first to score out of the break as it took an interception back for a touchdown. The defensive score put the Buckeyes up 14-9 midway through the third quarter. OSU added another touchdown – this one courtesy of a nine-yard scoring run from RB TreVeyon Henderson – for a 21-9 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER

Wimsatt made two big throws to open the quarter, finding WR Christian Dremel for a 35-yard reception inside Ohio State territory. The play set up a 19-yard touchdown pass from Wimsatt to Jackson, with the scoring play making it 21-16 Buckeyes with 14:07 left in the game.

WHAT A CATCH@RFootball strikes back on a crazy contested grab. pic.twitter.com/9BigD90Kpo
— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) November 4, 2023

Ohio State responded on its final two possessions, with McCord finding WR Marvin Harrison Jr. for back-to-back touchdowns in the fourth to push the lead to 35-16.

NOTES

RB Kyle Monangai recorded his third consecutive 100-yard rushing game and fifth of the season with 159 yards on 24 carries. He is up to 903 yards on the season. The last Scarlet Knight with five 100-yard rushing games in the same season was Jawan Jamison (six) in 2012 and the last with three consecutive was Paul James in 2013. The 159 yards were also the most for a Scarlet Knight against Ohio State.
QB Gavin Wimsatt rushed for 49 yards to up his season total to 411, the most in a season for a Rutgers quarterback.
Rutgers rushed for 232 yards, the most for a team against Ohio State this season.
WR JaQuae Jackson recorded his first receiving touchdown as a Scarlet Knight and 24th in his career.
LB Mohamed Toure picked up his second career interception and first since 2020 at Purdue.
PK Jai Patel matched his career high with three field goals, his third game of the season with multiple makes.
LB Deion Jennings matched his career high with 13 tackles.
Rutgers has allowed one or no sacks in 8-of-9 games.
Rutgers held an opponent under 200 passing yards for the seventh time this season.

UP NEXT

Rutgers is on the road the next two games, first heading to Iowa on Nov. 11. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. local on Big Ten Network. The Scarlet Knights' only other trip to Kinnick Stadium was in 2019.

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