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Norfolk State
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MEAC
NEUTRAL
#61Rutgers
63
Big Ten
2015 week 1 · Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 11:00 AM CT · High Point Solutions Stadium · 📺 ESPNN · 47,453 att · 80.1°F, wind 9.2

Drive chart

Norfolk State Rutgers bar spans the drive · tick marks the start
OWN G255025END ZONE
Q1
TD
5 pl · 75 yd · 1:37
7–0
TD
8 pl · 65 yd · 4:23
7–7
PUNT
3 pl · 1 yd · 1:25
7–7
ON DOWNS
4 pl · 9 yd · 2:04
7–7
PUNT
3 pl · 9 yd · 1:51
7–7
PUNT
5 pl · 32 yd · 3:02
7–7
PUNT
3 pl · 3 yd · 1:28
7–7
Q2
TD
12 pl · 60 yd · 6:33
7–14
PUNT
3 pl · -2 yd · 2:31
7–14
TD
2 pl · 32 yd · 0:46
7–21
TD
8 pl · 78 yd · 2:43
13–21
END OF HALF
2 pl · 9 yd · 1:37
13–21
Q3
TD
0 pl · 0 yd
13–28
PUNT
6 pl · 6 yd · 3:14
13–28
TD
2 pl · 64 yd · 0:37
13–35
INT
5 pl · 26 yd · 2:42
13–35
TD
3 pl · 67 yd · 1:07
13–43
PUNT
3 pl · -6 yd · 1:29
13–42
TD
5 pl · 50 yd · 2:29
13–50
PUNT
3 pl · -1 yd · 1:33
13–49
TD
5 pl · 34 yd · 2:06
13–56
Q4
PUNT
4 pl · 35 yd · 2:32
13–56
TD
11 pl · 80 yd · 5:56
13–63
PUNT
3 pl · -1 yd · 2:06
13–63
FUMBLE
3 pl · 20 yd · 1:32
13–63
END OF GAME
3 pl · -11 yd · 2:26
13–63
26 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

1takeaways1
0three-and-outs forced7
9 of 13scoring drives allowed2 of 13
No individual defensive box score for this game — CollegeFootballData carries tackles from 2016 on, and nothing but interceptions before that. The team numbers above come from the play and drive rows, which reach back to 2016 and 2015 respectively.

Special teams

9punts1
33.1punt average48.0
0punts inside the 200
86return yards130
own 29average drive startown 41
Norfolk State
K Cameron Marouf 1/1 XP
K Greg Hankerson 0/1 XP
P Bo Lomax 9 punts · 33.1 avg
KR Marcus Taylor 4 ret · 56 yds · long 15
KR Eric Pittman 2 ret · 30 yds · long 16
Rutgers
K Kyle Federico 9/9 XP
P Joey Roth 1 punt · 48.0 avg
KR Janarion Grant 3 ret · 117 yds · long 80 · 1 TD
PR Janarion Grant 2 ret · 13 yds · long 8
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Series recent meetings

2025 Norfolk State 10 – 60 Rutgers
2013 Norfolk State 0 – 38 Rutgers
2010 Norfolk State 0 – 31 Rutgers
2007 Norfolk State 0 – 59 Rutgers
Last 4 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
No play-by-play for this game — league-wide plays start in 2016.
Data: CollegeFootballData · terminal