FINAL SCORE
Howard Bison at Rutgers Scarlet Knights game details
Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 12:00 PM ET
HighPoint.com Stadium · Attendance 45,245
Put the final score in perspective.
Rutgers finished 38 points ahead. The teams combined for 66 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Howard 14, Rutgers 14. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Rutgers outscored its opponent in 3 and Howard in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 12 | 26 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-19 | 8-16 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 253 | 512 |
| Passing | 103 | 137 |
| Comp/Att | 10/25 | 11/23 |
| Yards per pass | 4.1 | 6.0 |
| Rushing | 150 | 375 |
| Rushing Attempts | 39 | 53 |
| Yards per rush | 3.8 | 7.1 |
| Penalties | 11-62 | 6-61 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 33:30 | 26:30 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Howard Bison
passing
| Kalen Johnson | 8/18 | 82 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | -- |
| Jason Collins | 2/7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | -- |
rushing
| Anthony Philyaw | 22 | 112 | 5.1 | 0 | 47 |
| Kalen Johnson | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 1 | 15 |
| William Parker | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jason Collins | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Da'Vaun Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Robert Mercer | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 1 | 38 |
| Jalen Avery | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Guy Lemonier Jr. | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tamlin Antoine | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jequez Ezzard | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
| Jalen Avery | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Philyaw | 1 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Jequez Ezzard | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Robert Mercer | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Guy Lemonier Jr. | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jalen Avery | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Dakota Lebofsky | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Dakota Lebofsky | 10 | 360 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Team | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
passing
| Chris Laviano | 11/22 | 137 | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 22.9 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Janarion Grant | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 2 | 58 |
| Robert Martin | 16 | 83 | 5.2 | 0 | 16 |
| Tylin Oden | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 0 | 30 |
| Josh Hicks | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Giovanni Rescigno | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 1 | 42 |
| Chris Laviano | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 18 |
| Justin Goodwin | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Trey Sneed | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Jawuan Harris | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 1 | 29 |
| Janarion Grant | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Andre Patton | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 |
| Carlton Agudosi | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Nick Arcidiacono | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Matt Flanagan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Justin Goodwin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Janarion Grant | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 84 | 1 |
puntReturns
| Janarion Grant | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| David Bonagura | 1/2 | 50.0 | 28 | 7/7 | 10 |
punting
| Michael Cintron | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 10:51 | Robert Mercer 38 Yd pass from Kalen Johnson (Dakota Lebofsky Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 9:26 | Kalen Johnson 15 Yd Run (Dakota Lebofsky Kick) | 14 – 0 |
| 1 | 9:12 | Janarion Grant 84 Yd Kickoff Return (David Bonagura Kick) | 14 – 7 |
| 2 | 9:49 | Andre Patton 22 Yd pass from Chris Laviano (David Bonagura Kick) | 14 – 14 |
| 3 | 14:05 | Janarion Grant 58 Yd Run (David Bonagura Kick) | 14 – 21 |
| 3 | 9:47 | Carlton Agudosi 7 Yd pass from Chris Laviano (David Bonagura Kick) | 14 – 28 |
| 3 | 6:43 | Janarion Grant 21 Yd Run (David Bonagura Kick) | 14 – 35 |
| 4 | 14:53 | Jawuan Harris 29 Yd pass from Chris Laviano (David Bonagura Kick) | 14 – 42 |
| 4 | 12:05 | Giovanni Rescigno 42 Yd Run (David Bonagura Kick) | 14 – 49 |
| 4 | 2:22 | David Bonagura 28 Yd Field Goal | 14 – 52 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 2:17 PM UTCData methodology