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Tulane at Rutgers

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Rutgers beat Tulane 31–⁠6. It was their seventh meeting; Rutgers leads the series 5–⁠2.

AwayTulane3–⁠9 in 2014
6
HomeRutgers8–⁠5 in 2014
31

Final at High Point Solutions Stadium, PiscatawayTV: ESPNNAttendance 48,361

At kickoff
80°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Somerset Airport (KSMQ), 21 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Todd LaPenta; umpire Larry Hayes; head linesman Lyndell Shelton; line judge Baron Ballester; side judge Jeremy Lomax; field judge Glenn Crowther; back judge Victor FirthGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tulane06006
Rutgers1473731

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Tulane

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Devin Powell6/155300
Tanner Lee7/98100
Nick Montana5/51800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Sherman Badie12108186
Lazedrick Thompson83109
Devin Powell417022
Dontrell Hilliard41409
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Teddy Veal340040
Sherman Badie539013
Justyn Shackleford121021
Leondre James221013
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Lorenzo Doss160

Rutgers

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Gary Nova14/2129141
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Desmon Peoples2183014
Justin Goodwin1282020
Gary Nova412014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Leonte Carroo7140346
Andrew Turzilli193193
Desmon Peoples250032
Nick Arcidiacono111011

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

TulaneRutgers
304Total yards462
152Passing yards291
152Rushing yards171
5.2Yards per pass13.9
4.9Yards per rush4.3
13First downs20
3–⁠15Third downs3–⁠10
2–⁠3Fourth downs2–⁠2
0Turnovers1
7–⁠62Penalties4–⁠30
28:13Possession31:47

Efficiency

TulaneRutgers
32%Success rate50%
0.07EPA per play0.28
1.43Explosiveness1.32
0.29Rushing EPA0.10
−0.12Passing EPA0.64
18%Passing-down success35%
−0.10First-down EPA−0.12
0.20Second-down EPA0.37
0.00Third-down EPA1.05

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Rutgers 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Rutgers −11.5, over/under 52.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Rutgers 79%, Tulane 21%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Rutgers end zoneTulane end zoneQ1 TulanePunt, 3 playsQ1 RutgersTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 TulanePunt, 6 playsQ1 RutgersTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 TulanePunt, 12 playsQ2 RutgersTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 TulanePunt, 3 playsQ2 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ2 TulaneTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 RutgersPunt, 6 playsQ2 TulaneMissed FG, 9 playsQ2 RutgersEnd of half, 1 playQ3 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ3 TulanePunt, 3 playsQ3 RutgersInterception, 5 playsQ3 TulanePunt, 6 playsQ3 RutgersField goal, 8 playsQ3 TulanePunt, 5 playsQ3 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ4 TulanePunt, 4 playsQ4 RutgersTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 TulaneTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 RutgersEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Rutgers drives left to right, Tulane right to left.
  1. Q1 TulanePunt, 3 plays, 18 yards
  2. Q1 RutgersTouchdown, 10 plays, 52 yards
  3. Q1 TulanePunt, 6 plays, 55 yards
  4. Q1 RutgersTouchdown, 3 plays, 80 yards
  5. Q1 TulanePunt, 12 plays, 78 yards
  6. Q2 RutgersTouchdown, 3 plays, 99 yards
  7. Q2 TulanePunt, 3 plays, 20 yards
  8. Q2 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, 31 yards
  9. Q2 TulaneTouchdown, 2 plays, 90 yards
  10. Q2 RutgersPunt, 6 plays, 58 yards
  11. Q2 TulaneMissed FG, 9 plays, 63 yards
  12. Q2 RutgersEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
  13. Q3 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, 33 yards
  14. Q3 TulanePunt, 3 plays, 50 yards
  15. Q3 RutgersInterception, 5 plays, 58 yards
  16. Q3 TulanePunt, 6 plays, 51 yards
  17. Q3 RutgersField goal, 8 plays, 60 yards
  18. Q3 TulanePunt, 5 plays, 67 yards
  19. Q3 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, 45 yards
  20. Q4 TulanePunt, 4 plays, 38 yards
  21. Q4 RutgersTouchdown, 12 plays, 80 yards
  22. Q4 TulaneTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 21 yards
  23. Q4 RutgersEnd of game, 5 plays, 34 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Rutgers 14, Tulane 0
Tulane Punt, 3 plays
14:551st & 10 at opp 35Kyle Federico kickoff for 65 yds , Dontrell Hilliard return for 18 yds to the RUTGERS 18 TULANE Penalty, Illegal Block (9 Yards) to the Tulan 9
14:301st & 10 at own 9Lazedrick Thompson run for 3 yds to the Tulan 12
14:002nd & 7 at own 12Tanner Lee pass complete to Teddy Veal for a loss of 4 yards to the Tulan 8
13:043rd & 11 at own 8Lazedrick Thompson run for 9 yds to the Tulan 17
12:494th & 2 at own 17Peter Picerelli punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Janarion Grant at the Rutgr 47
Rutgers Touchdown, 10 plays
12:202nd & 9 at own 48Gary Nova pass complete to Desmon Peoples for 18 yds to the Tulan 34 for a 1ST down
12:271st & 10 at own 47Desmon Peoples run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 48
11:081st & 10 at opp 34Desmon Peoples run for no gain to the Tulan 34
11:082nd & 10 at opp 34Desmon Peoples run for 8 yds to the Tulan 26
10:003rd & 2 at opp 26Desmon Peoples run for 1 yd to the Tulan 25
9:484th & 1 at opp 25Desmon Peoples run for 2 yds to the Tulan 23 for a 1ST down
9:131st & 10 at opp 23Gary Nova pass complete to Leonte Carroo for 13 yds to the Tulan 10 for a 1ST down
8:431st & goal at opp 10Desmon Peoples run for a loss of 3 yards to the Tulan 13
8:062nd & goal at opp 13Desmon Peoples run for 10 yds to the Tulan 3
7:363rd & 0 at opp 3Timeout RUTGERS, clock 07:36
7:313rd & goal at opp 3Gary Nova pass complete to Leonte Carroo for 3 yds for a TD, (Kyle Federico KICK)Rutgers 7, Tulane 0
Tulane Punt, 6 plays
7:313rd & 3 at own 35Kyle Federico kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:201st & 10 at own 25Sherman Badie run for 4 yds to the Tulan 29
6:332nd & 6 at own 29Tanner Lee pass complete to Teddy Veal for 4 yds to the Tulan 33
6:063rd & 2 at own 33Lazedrick Thompson run for 4 yds to the Tulan 37 for a 1ST down
5:291st & 10 at own 37Tanner Lee pass complete to Sherman Badie for 3 yds to the Tulan 40
4:472nd & 7 at own 40Tanner Lee sacked by Darius Hamilton for a loss of 6 yards to the Tulan 34
3:493rd & 13 at own 34Tanner Lee pass complete to Sherman Badie for 12 yds to the Tulan 46
3:364th & 1 at own 46Peter Picerelli punt for 54 yds for a touchback
Rutgers Touchdown, 3 plays
3:041st & 10 at own 20Justin Goodwin run for 9 yds to the Rutgr 29
2:422nd & 1 at own 29Gary Nova pass complete to Leonte Carroo for 46 yds to the Tulan 25 for a 1ST down
2:021st & 10 at opp 25Gary Nova pass complete to Leonte Carroo for 25 yds for a TD, (Kyle Federico KICK)Rutgers 14, Tulane 0
Tulane Punt, 12 plays
2:021st & 10 at own 35Kyle Federico kickoff for 65 yds , Dontrell Hilliard return for 21 yds to the Tulan 21
1:381st & 10 at own 21Dontrell Hilliard run for no gain to the Tulan 21
1:152nd & 10 at own 21Tanner Lee pass incomplete
1:023rd & 10 at own 21Tanner Lee pass complete to Teddy Veal for 40 yds to the Rutgr 39 for a 1ST down
0:291st & 10 at opp 39Lazedrick Thompson run for 5 yds to the Rutgr 34
0:012nd & 5 at opp 34Badie, Sherman rush for 4 yards to the RUTGERS30, PENALTY TULANE illegal block 10 yards to the RUTGERS44, NO PLAY.
0:002nd & 15 at opp 44Tanner Lee pass complete to Sherman Badie for 13 yds to the Rutgr 31
Q2 14:493rd & 2 at opp 31Lazedrick Thompson run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 30
Q2 14:144th & 1 at opp 30Lazedrick Thompson run for 5 yds to the Rutgr 25 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:331st & 10 at opp 25Tanner Lee pass complete to Leondre James for 13 yds to the Rutgr 12 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:041st & 10 at opp 12Sherman Badie run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 10
Q2 12:052nd & 8 at opp 10Sherman Badie run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 9 TULANE Penalty, Illegal Block (-15 Yards) to the Rutgr 24
Q2 11:592nd & 22 at opp 24Tanner Lee pass incomplete
Q2 11:143rd & 22 at opp 24Tanner Lee sacked by Kemoko Turay for a loss of 12 yards to the Rutgr 36
Q2 11:054th & 34 at opp 36Peter Picerelli punt for 35 yds, downed at the Rutgr 1
2nd quarter7 drives, then Rutgers 21, Tulane 6
Rutgers Touchdown, 3 plays
10:401st & 10 at own 1Desmon Peoples run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 3
10:202nd & 8 at own 3Desmon Peoples run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 7
9:443rd & 4 at own 7Gary Nova pass complete to Andrew Turzilli for 93 yds for a TD, (Kyle Federico KICK)Rutgers 21, Tulane 0
Tulane Punt, 3 plays
9:443rd & 4 at own 35Kyle Federico kickoff for 65 yds , Dontrell Hilliard return for 21 yds to the Tulan 21
9:441st & 10 at own 21TULANE Penalty, False Start (Rae Juan Marbley) to the Tulan 16
9:301st & 15 at own 16Sherman Badie run for 7 yds to the Tulan 23
9:102nd & 8 at own 23Sherman Badie run for a loss of 4 yards to the Tulan 19
8:123rd & 12 at own 19Devin Powell sacked by Lorenzo Waters for a loss of 10 yards to the Tulan 9
7:584th & 22 at own 9Peter Picerelli punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Janarion Grant at the Tulan 41
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
7:471st & 10 at opp 41Justin Goodwin run for no gain to the Tulan 41
7:062nd & 10 at opp 41Gary Nova pass complete to Michael Burton for a loss of 3 yards to the Tulan 44
6:143rd & 13 at opp 44Gary Nova pass complete to Justin Goodwin for 2 yds to the Tulan 42
5:574th & 11 at opp 42Tim Gleeson punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Darion Monroe at the Tulan 10
Tulane Touchdown, 2 plays
5:271st & 10 at own 10Dontrell Hilliard run for 4 yds to the Tulan 14
5:082nd & 6 at own 14Sherman Badie run for 86 yds for a TD, (Andrew DiRocco MISSED)Rutgers 21, Tulane 6
Rutgers Punt, 6 plays
5:082nd & 6 at own 35Trevor Simms kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:511st & 10 at own 25Justin Goodwin run for 13 yds to the Rutgr 38 for a 1ST down
4:221st & 10 at own 38Justin Goodwin run for 6 yds to the Rutgr 44
3:482nd & 4 at own 44Justin Goodwin run for 5 yds to the Rutgr 49 for a 1ST down
2:521st & 10 at own 49Gary Nova sacked by Sam Scofield for a loss of 8 yards to the Rutgr 41
2:332nd & 18 at own 41Gary Nova pass complete to Justin Goodwin for a loss of 2 yards to the Rutgr 39
2:333rd & 20 at own 39Timeout TULANE, clock 02:33
2:213rd & 20 at own 39Gary Nova run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 41 RUTGERS Penalty, Illegal Forward Pass (-5 Yards) to the Rutgr 36
2:053rd & 23 at own 36Tim Gleeson punt for 48 yds , Teddy Veal returns for 1 yd to the Tulan 17
Tulane Missed FG, 9 plays
1:501st & 10 at own 17Sherman Badie run for 6 yds to the Tulan 23
1:452nd & 4 at own 23Devin Powell pass complete to Sherman Badie for 7 yds to the Tulan 30 for a 1ST down
1:301st & 10 at own 30Devin Powell pass complete to Leondre James for 8 yds to the Tulan 38
1:002nd & 2 at own 38Devin Powell pass complete to Justyn Shackleford for 21 yds to the Rutgr 41 for a 1ST down
0:451st & 10 at opp 41Devin Powell run for 22 yds to the Rutgr 19 for a 1ST down
0:251st & 10 at opp 19Devin Powell pass incomplete
0:212nd & 10 at opp 19Devin Powell pass incomplete
0:213rd & 10 at opp 19Timeout RUTGERS, clock 00:21
0:173rd & 10 at opp 19Devin Powell pass incomplete
0:124th & 10 at opp 19Andrew DiRocco 36 Yard Field Goal Missed
Rutgers End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 20TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rutgr 18
3rd quarter7 drives, then Rutgers 24, Tulane 6
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Trevor Simms kickoff for 56 yds
14:551st & 10 at own 35Desmon Peoples run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 36
14:212nd & 9 at own 36Gary Nova pass incomplete
14:173rd & 9 at own 36Gary Nova pass incomplete
14:044th & 11 at own 36Tim Gleeson punt for 42 yds , Teddy Veal returns for 10 yds to the Tulan 32
Tulane Punt, 3 plays
14:041st & 10 at own 32TULANE Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Tulan 27
13:301st & 15 at own 27Sherman Badie run for 3 yds to the Tulan 30
13:192nd & 12 at own 30Devin Powell pass incomplete
12:533rd & 12 at own 30Devin Powell pass complete to Xavier Rush for 9 yds to the Tulan 39
12:414th & 3 at own 39Peter Picerelli punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Janarion Grant at the Rutgr 18
Rutgers Interception, 5 plays
12:251st & 10 at own 18Gary Nova pass complete to Leonte Carroo for 13 yds to the Rutgr 31 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at own 31Nova, Gary pass incomplete, PENALTY TULANE pass interference 13 yards to the RUTGERS44, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN RUTGERS. for a 1ST down
11:431st & 10 at own 44Justin Goodwin run for 8 yds to the Tulan 48
11:002nd & 2 at opp 48Justin Goodwin run for 9 yds to the Tulan 39 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 10 at opp 39Justin Goodwin run for 12 yds to the Tulan 27 for a 1ST down
10:061st & 10 at opp 27Gary Nova pass intercepted Lorenzo Doss return for 6 yds to the Tulan 24
Tulane Punt, 6 plays
10:001st & 10 at own 24Devin Powell pass incomplete
9:442nd & 10 at own 24Dontrell Hilliard run for 9 yds to the Tulan 33
9:063rd & 1 at own 33Lazedrick Thompson run for 5 yds to the Tulan 38 for a 1ST down
8:361st & 10 at own 38Sherman Badie run for 2 yds to the Tulan 40
7:572nd & 8 at own 40Sherman Badie run for a loss of 4 yards to the Tulan 36
7:213rd & 12 at own 36Devin Powell pass incomplete
7:144th & 12 at own 36Peter Picerelli punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Janarion Grant at the Rutgr 25
Rutgers Field goal, 8 plays
6:571st & 10 at own 25Desmon Peoples run for 7 yds to the Rutgr 32
6:332nd & 3 at own 32Desmon Peoples run for 14 yds to the Rutgr 46 for a 1ST down
5:581st & 10 at own 46Desmon Peoples run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 48
5:172nd & 8 at own 48Gary Nova pass complete to Leonte Carroo for 34 yds to the Tulan 18 for a 1ST down
4:441st & 10 at opp 18Desmon Peoples run for a loss of 2 yards to the Tulan 20
4:112nd & 12 at opp 20Desmon Peoples run for 5 yds to the Tulan 15
3:363rd & 7 at opp 15Timeout RUTGERS, clock 03:36
3:323rd & 7 at opp 15Gary Nova pass incomplete
3:264th & 7 at opp 15Kyle Federico 32 yd FG GOODRutgers 24, Tulane 6
Tulane Punt, 5 plays
3:264th & 7 at own 35Kyle Federico kickoff for 56 yds , Dontrell Hilliard return for 11 yds to the Tulan 20
3:151st & 10 at own 20Devin Powell pass complete to Dontrell Hilliard for no gain to the Tulan 20
2:192nd & 10 at own 20Devin Powell run for 15 yds to the Rutgr 35 for a 1ST down RUTGERS Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:181st & 10 at the 50Devin Powell pass incomplete
2:182nd & 10 at the 50TULANE Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Tulan 45
2:092nd & 15 at own 45Sherman Badie run for 1 yd to the Tulan 46
1:343rd & 14 at own 46Devin Powell pass incomplete
1:244th & 14 at own 46Peter Picerelli punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Rutgr 13
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
1:241st & 10 at own 13RUTGERS Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Rutgr 8
0:521st & 15 at own 8Gary Nova pass complete to Nick Arcidiacono for 11 yds to the Rutgr 19
0:002nd & 4 at own 19Justin Goodwin run for a loss of 9 yards to the Rutgr 10
Q4 14:333rd & 13 at own 10Justin Goodwin run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rutgr 8
Q4 14:104th & 15 at own 8Tim Gleeson punt for 50 yds, downed at the Tulan 42
4th quarter4 drives, then Rutgers 31, Tulane 6
Tulane Punt, 4 plays
13:511st & 10 at own 42Devin Powell pass complete to Dontrell Hilliard for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
13:512nd & 2 at the 50RUTGERS Penalty, Offside Defense (5 Yards) to the Rutgr 45 for a 1ST down
13:131st & 10 at opp 45Dontrell Hilliard run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 44
13:072nd & 9 at opp 44Devin Powell pass incomplete
12:453rd & 9 at opp 44Devin Powell sacked by Steve Longa for a loss of 10 yards to the Tulan 46
12:294th & 19 at own 46Peter Picerelli punt for 54 yds for a touchback
Rutgers Touchdown, 12 plays
12:091st & 10 at own 20Desmon Peoples run for 7 yds to the Rutgr 27
11:452nd & 3 at own 27Gary Nova run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 31 for a 1ST down
11:111st & 10 at own 31Gary Nova pass incomplete
11:082nd & 10 at own 31Gary Nova pass incomplete
10:353rd & 10 at own 31Gary Nova pass complete to Desmon Peoples for 32 yds to the Tulan 37 for a 1ST down
10:081st & 10 at opp 37Desmon Peoples run for 4 yds to the Tulan 33
9:352nd & 6 at opp 33Desmon Peoples run for a loss of 1 yard to the Tulan 34
9:023rd & 7 at opp 34Gary Nova pass incomplete
8:534th & 7 at opp 34Gary Nova run for 14 yds to the Tulan 20 for a 1ST down
8:131st & 10 at opp 20Desmon Peoples run for 14 yds to the Tulan 6 for a 1ST down
7:251st & goal at opp 6Desmon Peoples run for no gain to the Tulan 6
6:572nd & goal at opp 6Gary Nova pass complete to Leonte Carroo for 6 yds for a TD, (Kyle Federico KICK)Rutgers 31, Tulane 6
Tulane Turnover on downs, 8 plays
6:572nd & 10 at own 35Kyle Federico kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:301st & 10 at own 25Nick Montana pass complete to Charles Jones for 6 yds to the Tulan 31
6:062nd & 4 at own 31Nick Montana pass complete to Danté Butler for 3 yds to the Tulan 34
5:453rd & 1 at own 34Danté Butler run for no gain to the Tulan 34
5:074th & 1 at own 34Sherman Badie run for 4 yds to the Tulan 38 for a 1ST down
4:421st & 10 at own 38Nick Montana pass complete to Danté Butler for 4 yds to the Tulan 42
4:112nd & 6 at own 42Nick Montana pass complete to Sherman Badie for 4 yds to the Tulan 46
3:453rd & 2 at own 46Nick Montana pass complete to Charles Jones for 1 yd to the Tulan 47
3:194th & 1 at own 47Timeout TULANE, clock 03:19
3:134th & 1 at own 47Lazedrick Thompson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Tulan 46
Rutgers End of game, 5 plays
3:001st & 10 at opp 46Justin Goodwin run for 11 yds to the Tulan 35 for a 1ST down
2:131st & 10 at opp 35Desmon Peoples run for 7 yds to the Tulan 28
1:412nd & 3 at opp 28Justin Goodwin run for 20 yds to the Tulan 8 for a 1ST down
0:541st & goal at opp 8TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Tulan 10
0:002nd & goal at opp 10TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Tulan 12

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

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Rutgers leads 5–⁠2 in seven meetings.

Recent meetings
2014Rutgers 31, Tulane 6
2012Rutgers 24, Tulane 12
2010Tulane 17, Rutgers 14
1998Tulane 52, Rutgers 24
1995Rutgers 45, Tulane 40
1977Rutgers 47, Tulane 8

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