Penn State Rallies To Spoil Rutgers Big 10 Debut
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Bill Belton scored on a 5-yard run with 1:13 to play and Penn State rallied from a 10-point deficit to post a 13-10 victory over Rutgers on Saturday night, spoiling the Scarlet Knights' Big Ten Conference debut.
Christian Hackenberg orchestrated the game-winning, six-play, 80-yard, drive with passes of 53 and 23 yards to Geno Lewis after the Nittany Lions (3-0, 1-0) took over with 3:02 to play.
Sam Ficken had kicked field goals of 32 and 25 yards earlier in the half.
The Nittany Lions defense intercepted Rutgers quarterback Gary Nova five times.
Nova scrambled 14 yards for a touchdown and Kyle Federico added a 32-yard field goal for Rutgers (2-1, 0-1), whose conference debut brought a record 53,774 fans to High Point Solutions Stadium.
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