Wagner at Rutgers

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Rutgers beat Wagner 52–⁠3. It was their second meeting; Rutgers leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayWagner4–⁠7 in 2023
3
HomeRutgers7–⁠6 in 2023
52

Final at SHI Stadium, PiscatawayTV: BTNAttendance 40,165

At kickoff
73°F, a few clouds, wind 3 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Somerset Airport (KSMQ), 21 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Official
Kole KnueppelGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wagner03003
Rutgers1014141452

Standouts

  • RushingKyle Monangai19 carries, 87 yards, 1 TDRutgers
  • DefenseAaron Lewis5 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for lossRutgers

Player stats

Wagner

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Steven Krajewski4/61900
Damien Mazil1/2400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Rickey Spruill736018
Zachary Palmer-Smith932014
Piotr Partyla625010
David Lonergan1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kobi Ray-Reed21006
Jaylen Bonelli1606
Ian Umansky1404
Mark Didio1303
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Justin Reilly7000
Roberto Auguste6000
John Gioia5110
Jalin Justice50.500

Rutgers

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Gavin Wimsatt12/1914610
Ajani Sheppard2/22300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kyle Monangai1987121
Aaron Young961116
Ja’shon Benjamin757126
Samuel Brown V938110
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
JaQuae Jackson471041
Christian Dremel438117
Ian Strong117017
Famah Toure113013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Mohamed Toure70.50.50
Aaron Lewis5220
Shaquan Loyal50.500
Michael Dixon4000
Isaiah Iton30.50.50

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

Team stats

WagnerRutgers
106Total yards437
23Passing yards169
83Rushing yards268
2.9Yards per pass8.0
2.9Yards per rush5.2
6First downs28
1–⁠9Third downs4–⁠10
0–⁠1Fourth downs5–⁠5
0Turnovers0
4–⁠29Penalties4–⁠30
22:23Possession37:37
1Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

WagnerRutgers
19%Success rate56%
−0.23EPA per play0.47
0.99Explosiveness1.18
−0.20Rushing EPA0.42
−0.29Passing EPA0.60
8%Passing-down success50%
−0.26First-down EPA0.18
0.10Second-down EPA0.53
−0.18Third-down EPA0.44
8%Havoc by its defense14%

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 90% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Rutgers −46, 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.

Every drive

Rutgers end zoneWagner end zoneQ1 WagnerPunt, 5 playsQ1 RutgersField goal, 8 playsQ1 WagnerPunt, 3 playsQ1 RutgersTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 WagnerMissed FG, 5 playsQ2 RutgersTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 WagnerTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ2 RutgersTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 WagnerField goal, 6 playsQ2 RutgersEnd of half, 4 playsQ3 RutgersTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 WagnerPunt, 4 playsQ3 RutgersTouchdown, 13 playsQ3 WagnerPunt, 3 playsQ3 RutgersTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 WagnerPunt, 6 playsQ4 RutgersTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 WagnerEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Rutgers drives left to right, Wagner right to left.
  1. Q1 WagnerPunt, 5 plays, 9 yards
  2. Q1 RutgersField goal, 8 plays, 41 yards
  3. Q1 WagnerPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  4. Q1 RutgersTouchdown, 10 plays, 51 yards
  5. Q1 WagnerMissed FG, 5 plays, 22 yards
  6. Q2 RutgersTouchdown, 10 plays, 79 yards
  7. Q2 WagnerTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 21 yards
  8. Q2 RutgersTouchdown, 6 plays, 27 yards
  9. Q2 WagnerField goal, 6 plays, 13 yards
  10. Q2 RutgersEnd of half, 4 plays, 10 yards
  11. Q3 RutgersTouchdown, 2 plays, 7 yards
  12. Q3 WagnerPunt, 4 plays, 21 yards
  13. Q3 RutgersTouchdown, 13 plays, 67 yards
  14. Q3 WagnerPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  15. Q3 RutgersTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  16. Q4 WagnerPunt, 6 plays, 25 yards
  17. Q4 RutgersTouchdown, 12 plays, 89 yards
  18. Q4 WagnerEnd of game, 1 play, 3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Rutgers 10, Wagner 0
Wagner Punt, 5 plays
15:00Jude McAtamney kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:591st & 10 at own 25Zachary Palmer-Smith run for 1 yd to the WAG 26
14:162nd & 9 at own 26Zachary Palmer-Smith run for 14 yds to the WAG 40 for a 1ST down
13:421st & 10 at own 40(13:42) PALMER-SMITH, Zachary rush up the middle for a gain of 8 yards to the WAG48 (BAILEY, Wesley;ITON, Isaiah), clock 13:41. PENALTY Before the snap, WAG Illegal Formation enforced 5 yards from the WAG40 to the WAG35. NO PLAY (replay the down).
13:181st & 15 at own 35Steven Krajewski sacked by Aaron Lewis and Isaiah Iton for a loss of 4 yards to the WAG 31
12:302nd & 19 at own 31Zachary Palmer-Smith run for 7 yds to the WAG 38
11:413rd & 12 at own 38Steven Krajewski sacked by Aaron Lewis and Mohamed Toure for a loss of 4 yards to the WAG 34
11:064th & 16 at own 34Bailey Marzola punt for 33 yds
Rutgers Field goal, 8 plays
10:471st & 10 at own 33Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Christian Dremel for 11 yds to the RUTG 44 for a 1ST down
10:261st & 10 at own 44Kyle Monangai run for 12 yds to the WAG 44 for a 1ST down
9:431st & 10 at opp 44Kyle Monangai run for 1 yd to the WAG 43
9:052nd & 9 at opp 43Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to JaQuae Jackson for 14 yds to the WAG 29 for a 1ST down
8:321st & 10 at opp 29Kyle Monangai run for 1 yd to the WAG 28
7:512nd & 9 at opp 28Timeout Wagner, clock 07:51
7:502nd & 9 at opp 28Gavin Wimsatt pass incomplete
7:453rd & 9 at opp 28Gavin Wimsatt run for 2 yds to the WAG 26
6:574th & 7 at opp 26Jai Patel 44 Yd Field GoalRutgers 3, Wagner 0
Wagner Punt, 3 plays
6:57Jude McAtamney kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:531st & 10 at own 25Zachary Palmer-Smith run for no gain to the WAG 25
6:112nd & 10 at own 25Zachary Palmer-Smith run for 2 yds to the WAG 27
5:303rd & 8 at own 27Steven Krajewski sacked by Aaron Lewis for a loss of 7 yards to the WAG 20
5:074th & 15 at own 20Bailey Marzola punt for 34 yds
Rutgers Touchdown, 10 plays
4:521st & 10 at own 49Gavin Wimsatt pass incomplete
4:492nd & 10 at own 49Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Jessie Ofurie for 7 yds to the WAG 44
4:193rd & 3 at opp 44Kyle Monangai run for 4 yds to the WAG 40 for a 1ST down
3:461st & 10 at opp 40Kyle Monangai run for 9 yds to the WAG 31
3:152nd & 1 at opp 31Kyle Monangai run for 5 yds to the WAG 26 for a 1ST down
2:381st & 10 at opp 26Kyle Monangai run for 21 yds to the WAG 5 for a 1ST down
2:091st & goal at opp 5Kyle Monangai run for a loss of 1 yard to the WAG 6
1:352nd & goal at opp 6Gavin Wimsatt run for 2 yds to the WAG 4
0:533rd & goal at opp 4Gavin Wimsatt pass incomplete
0:464th & goal at opp 4Christian Dremel 4 Yd pass from Gavin Wimsatt (Jai Patel Kick)Rutgers 10, Wagner 0
0:46Rutgers Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the WAG 8
Wagner Missed FG, 5 plays
0:351st & 10 at opp 43Steven Krajewski pass complete to Jaylen Bonelli for 6 yds to the RUTG 37
Q2 15:002nd & 4 at opp 37KRAJEWSKI, Steven pass deep to the right incomplete intended for SHORTER, Trevor thrown to the RU5. PENALTY RU Pass Interference on MELTON, Max enforced 15 yards to the RU22 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Q2 14:461st & 10 at opp 22Rickey Spruill run for 1 yd to the RUTG 21
Q2 14:022nd & 9 at opp 21Steven Krajewski pass incomplete
Q2 13:583rd & 9 at opp 21Steven Krajewski pass incomplete
Q2 13:524th & 9 at opp 21Ryan Liszner 38 yd FG MISSED
2nd quarter5 drives, then Rutgers 24, Wagner 3
Rutgers Touchdown, 10 plays
13:401st & 10 at own 21Samuel Brown V run for 8 yds to the RUTG 29
13:102nd & 2 at own 29Samuel Brown V run for 5 yds to the RUTG 34 for a 1ST down
12:271st & 10 at own 34Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to JaQuae Jackson for 41 yds to the WAG 25 for a 1ST down
11:581st & 10 at opp 25Samuel Brown V run for 4 yds to the WAG 21
11:242nd & 6 at opp 21Samuel Brown V run for 2 yds to the WAG 19
10:483rd & 4 at opp 19Samuel Brown V run for 3 yds to the WAG 16
10:104th & 1 at opp 16Samuel Brown V run for 3 yds to the WAG 13 for a 1ST down
9:321st & 10 at opp 13Gavin Wimsatt pass incomplete
9:232nd & 10 at opp 13WIMSATT, Gavin pass short to the right complete for 13 yards to BOWMAN, Shawn caught at the WAG8 and advanced to the WAG0, TOUCHDOWN RU, score nullified by penalty, clock 09:23 (Play was confirmed after review). PENALTY RU Ineligible Receiver Downfield on Pass on FELTER, Bryan enforced 5 yards from the WAG13 to the WAG18 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
9:152nd & 15 at opp 18Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Christian Dremel for 17 yds to the WAG 1 for a 1ST down
9:021st & goal at opp 1Samuel Brown V run for 1 yd for a TD (Jai Patel KICK)Rutgers 17, Wagner 0
Wagner Turnover on downs, 6 plays
9:02Jude McAtamney kickoff for 59 yds , return for no gain to the WAG 6
8:521st & 10 at own 6Zachary Palmer-Smith run for 6 yds to the WAG 12
8:132nd & 4 at own 12Steven Krajewski pass complete to Kobi Ray-Reed for 6 yds to the WAG 18 for a 1ST down
7:321st & 10 at own 18Steven Krajewski pass complete to Kobi Ray-Reed for 4 yds to the WAG 22
6:342nd & 6 at own 22Zachary Palmer-Smith run for 4 yds to the WAG 26
6:033rd & 2 at own 26Zachary Palmer-Smith run for 1 yd to the WAG 27
5:074th & 1 at own 27Steven Krajewski run for no gain to the WAG 27
Rutgers Touchdown, 6 plays
3:491st & 10 at opp 27Ja’shon Benjamin run for 2 yds to the WAG 25
3:462nd & 8 at opp 25Ja’shon Benjamin run for 8 yds to the WAG 17 for a 1ST down
3:461st & 10 at opp 17Gavin Wimsatt pass incomplete
3:382nd & 10 at opp 17Gavin Wimsatt pass incomplete
3:383rd & 10 at opp 17Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to JaQuae Jackson for 12 yds to the WAG 5 for a 1ST down
2:501st & goal at opp 5Gavin Wimsatt 5 Yd Run (Jai Patel Kick)Rutgers 24, Wagner 0
Wagner Field goal, 6 plays
2:50Jude McAtamney kickoff for 56 yds
2:331st & 10 at opp 24Rickey Spruill run for 3 yds to the RUTG 21
1:512nd & 7 at opp 21Timeout Wagner, clock 01:51
1:432nd & 7 at opp 21Rickey Spruill run for 18 yds to the RUTG 3 for a 1ST down
1:431st & goal at opp 3Wagner Penalty, Delay Of Game (Justin Smith) to the RUTG 8
1:381st & goal at opp 8Steven Krajewski pass complete to Mark Didio Jr. for 3 yds to the RUTG 5
1:362nd & goal at opp 5Timeout Rutgers, clock 01:36
1:332nd & goal at opp 5Rickey Spruill run for a loss of 3 yards to the RUTG 8
1:333rd & goal at opp 8Timeout Rutgers, clock 01:33
1:283rd & goal at opp 8Zachary Palmer-Smith run for a loss of 3 yards to the RUTG 11
1:284th & goal at opp 11Timeout Rutgers, clock 01:28
1:234th & goal at opp 11Ryan Liszner 29 yd FG GOODRutgers 24, Wagner 3
Rutgers End of half, 4 plays
1:23Ryan Liszner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:201st & 10 at own 25Gavin Wimsatt sacked by John Gioia for a loss of 7 yards to the RUTG 18
0:492nd & 17 at own 18Kyle Monangai run for a loss of 4 yards to the RUTG 14
0:023rd & 21 at own 14Kyle Monangai run for 7 yds to the RUTG 21
0:014th & 14 at own 21Timeout Wagner, clock 00:01
0:004th & 14 at own 21Ja’shon Benjamin run for 14 yds to the RUTG 35 for a 1ST down
3rd quarter5 drives, then Rutgers 38, Wagner 3
Rutgers Touchdown, 2 plays
14:46Ryan Liszner kickoff for 60 yds
14:461st & goal at opp 7Kyle Monangai run for no gain to the WAG 7
14:002nd & goal at opp 7Gavin Wimsatt run for 7 yds for a TD (Jai Patel KICK)Rutgers 31, Wagner 3
Wagner Punt, 4 plays
14:00Jude McAtamney kickoff for 56 yds
13:441st & 10 at own 20Rickey Spruill run for 14 yds to the WAG 34 for a 1ST down
13:161st & 10 at own 34Damien Mazil pass complete to Ian Umansky for 4 yds to the WAG 38
12:392nd & 6 at own 38Rickey Spruill run for 3 yds to the WAG 41
11:553rd & 3 at own 41Rickey Spruill run for no gain to the WAG 41
11:124th & 3 at own 41Joshua Brown punt for 32 yds
Rutgers Touchdown, 13 plays
10:591st & 10 at own 33Kyle Monangai run for 6 yds to the RUTG 39
10:232nd & 4 at own 39Kyle Monangai run for 5 yds to the RUTG 44 for a 1ST down
9:371st & 10 at own 44Gavin Wimsatt pass incomplete
9:292nd & 10 at own 44Gavin Wimsatt run for 3 yds to the RUTG 47
8:523rd & 7 at own 47Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to JaQuae Jackson for 4 yds to the WAG 49
8:074th & 3 at opp 49Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Isaiah Washington for 7 yds to the WAG 42 for a 1ST down
7:271st & 10 at opp 42Kyle Monangai run for 6 yds to the WAG 36
6:472nd & 4 at opp 36Kyle Monangai run for 6 yds to the WAG 30 for a 1ST down
6:081st & 10 at opp 30Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Ian Strong for 17 yds to the WAG 13 for a 1ST down
5:361st & 10 at opp 13Kyle Monangai run for 2 yds to the WAG 11
4:522nd & 8 at opp 11Kyle Monangai run for 5 yds to the WAG 6
4:323rd & 3 at opp 6Kyle Monangai run for a loss of 2 yards to the WAG 8
3:464th & 5 at opp 8(03:46) WIMSATT, Gavin pass to the right incomplete intended for DREMEL, Christian thrown to the WAG0, clock 03:45. PENALTY WAG Offsides on GADSON, Nicholas enforced half the distance from the goal, 4 yards from the WAG8 to the WAG4 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
3:414th & 1 at opp 4Kyle Monangai run for 4 yds for a TD (Jai Patel KICK)Rutgers 38, Wagner 3
Wagner Punt, 3 plays
3:41Jude McAtamney kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:371st & 10 at own 25Sekou Kamau run for no gain to the WAG 25
2:562nd & 10 at own 25Sekou Kamau run for 2 yds to the WAG 27
2:163rd & 8 at own 27Damien Mazil pass incomplete
2:134th & 8 at own 27Joshua Brown punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Rashad Rochelle at the RUTG 25
2:021st & 10 at own 25(02:02) WIMSATT, Gavin pass deep to the left incomplete intended for JACKSON, JaQuae thrown to the WAG35, clock 02:01. PENALTY WAG Pass Interference on RICCI, Zachary enforced 15 yards to the RU40 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Rutgers Touchdown, 9 plays
1:581st & 10 at own 40Samuel Brown V run for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
1:181st & 10 at the 50Samuel Brown V run for 2 yds to the WAG 48
0:352nd & 8 at opp 48Gavin Wimsatt run for 3 yds to the WAG 45
Q4 14:513rd & 5 at opp 45Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Christian Dremel for 6 yds to the WAG 39 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:101st & 10 at opp 39Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Shawn Bowman for 6 yds to the WAG 33
Q4 13:302nd & 4 at opp 33Ja’shon Benjamin run for no gain to the WAG 33
Q4 12:493rd & 4 at opp 33Ja’shon Benjamin run for 26 yds to the WAG 7 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:271st & goal at opp 7Ja’shon Benjamin run for 1 yd to the WAG 6
Q4 11:382nd & goal at opp 6Ja’shon Benjamin 6 Yd Run (Jai Patel Kick)Rutgers 45, Wagner 3
4th quarter3 drives, then Rutgers 52, Wagner 3
Wagner Punt, 6 plays
11:38Jude McAtamney kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:301st & 10 at own 25Piotr Partyla run for 2 yds to the WAG 27
11:302nd & 8 at own 27Piotr Partyla run for 5 yds to the WAG 32
10:013rd & 3 at own 32Piotr Partyla run for 10 yds to the WAG 42 for a 1ST down
9:061st & 10 at own 42Piotr Partyla run for 1 yd to the WAG 43
8:352nd & 9 at own 43Piotr Partyla run for 2 yds to the WAG 45
7:593rd & 7 at own 45Piotr Partyla run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
7:164th & 2 at the 50Timeout Wagner, clock 07:16
7:084th & 2 at the 50Joshua Brown punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Rashad Rochelle at the RUTG 11
Rutgers Touchdown, 12 plays
7:051st & 10 at own 11Aaron Young run for 1 yd to the RUTG 12
6:252nd & 9 at own 12Ajani Sheppard run for 10 yds to the RUTG 22 for a 1ST down
5:511st & 10 at own 22Aaron Young run for 16 yds to the RUTG 38 for a 1ST down
5:161st & 10 at own 38Aaron Young run for 7 yds to the RUTG 45
4:432nd & 3 at own 45Ajani Sheppard pass complete to Famah Toure for 13 yds to the WAG 42 for a 1ST down
3:561st & 10 at opp 42Aaron Young run for 11 yds to the WAG 31 for a 1ST down
3:161st & 10 at opp 31SHEPPARD, Ajani pass to the left complete for 10 yards to PATTERSON, Max caught at the WAG21 and advanced to the WAG21, out of bounds, clock 03:16. PENALTY RU Ineligible Receiver Downfield on Pass on SUTTON, Reggie enforced 5 yards from the WAG31 to the WAG36 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
2:521st & 15 at opp 36Aaron Young run for 7 yds to the WAG 29
2:152nd & 8 at opp 29Ajani Sheppard pass complete to Dylan Braithwaite for 10 yds to the WAG 19 for a 1ST down
1:421st & 10 at opp 19Aaron Young run for 9 yds to the WAG 10
1:052nd & 1 at opp 10Aaron Young run for 9 yds to the WAG 1 for a 1ST down
0:421st & goal at opp 1Aaron Young run for a loss of 2 yards to the WAG 3
0:132nd & goal at opp 3Aaron Young 3 Yd Run (Jai Patel Kick)Rutgers 52, Wagner 3
Wagner End of game, 1 play
0:13Jude McAtamney kickoff for 65 yds
0:021st & 10 at own 10David Lonergan run for 3 yds to the WAG 13

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.

Rutgers leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
2023Rutgers 52, Wagner 3
2022Rutgers 66, Wagner 7

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