Interceptions, fumble recoveries highlight Rutgers' day
On a third and five at the South Florida 18, Jason McCourty intercepted a pass at the 30 and returned it for his first touchdown of the season to give Rutgers a 14-3 lead.
TURNING POINT
With South Florida driving while trailing 28-16 in the third quarter, defensive back David Rowe stripped the ball on a pass reception in Rutgers territory, which was recovered by Jason McCourty. Rutgers went on to score a touchdown and put the game away.
THUMBS UP
Defensive tackle Pete Tverdov recovered a fumble and tipped a pass that led to an interception by George Johnson. He had three tips in the game.
THUMBS DOWN
Kicker Teddy Dellaganna booted two kickoffs out of bounds, thus twice setting up USF on the 40 yard-line. Another kickoff came down on the 19 and was returned another 19 yards.
BY THE NUMBERS
1 — Kenny Britt's ranking all-time at Rutgers in reception yards. His 36-yard catch of a Mike Teel pass in the first quarter moved him past Tres Moses, who had 2,522 career yards. Britt now has 2,666.
2 — The number of career interceptions for George Johnson, who had one Saturday.
4 — The number of losses for South Florida in its last five games.
5 — The number of interceptions thrown by USF quarterback Matt Grothe in the last three games against Rutgers.
93 — The number of yards on a Teel to Britt TD pass, second longest in school history. Bert Kosup was the QB on a 95-yard TD pass in 1977.
UP NEXT
Army (3-7) at home. Rutgers has won the last four meetings, but Army still holds the series lead 18-16. The Cadets had this week off.
