| TEAM | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | FINAL | |
 | Rutgers (3-0) | 3 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 33 |  |
Houston (0-3) | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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| Team Statistics | RUT | HOU |
| First Downs | 21 | 13 |
| Rushing | 8 | 5 |
| Passing | 11 | 8 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd-down Efficiency | 5-17 | 8-17 |
| 4th-down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Total Net Yards | 427 | 228 |
| Total plays | 76 | 71 |
| Average gain | 5.6 | 3.2 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 131 | 75 |
| Rushes | 44 | 30 |
| Average per rush | 3 | 2.5 |
| Net Yards Passing | 296 | 153 |
| Completed-attempted | 17-29 | 10-35 |
| Yards per pass | 10.2 | 4.4 |
| Sacked-yards lost | 3-14 | 6-17 |
| Had intercepted | 1 | 2 |
| Punts-average | 5-50.4 | 7-45.9 |
| Return Yardage | 150 | 252 |
| Punts-returns | 4-69 | 2-25 |
| Kickoffs-returns | 3-73 | 8-208 |
| Interceptions-returns | 2-8 | 1-19 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-55 | 5-35 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 3 |
| Rushing | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | 1 | 3 |
| Extra Points | 3-3 | 3-3 |
| Field Goals | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 6-6-100% | 1-1-100% |
| Time Of Possession | 34:03 | 25:57 |
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| First Quarter |
| RUT | FG | 09:41 | 3-0 | Ronald Rawlings 22 YD |
| HOU | TD | 06:15 | 7-3 | Dan Whitley 33 YD Pass from Matthew Wood (Matthew Nicholson Kick). |
| HOU | TD | 01:45 | 14-3 | Stefan Addict 41 YD Pass from Matthew Wood (Matthew Nicholson Kick). |
| Second Quarter |
| HOU | TD | 11:26 | 21-3 | Dan Whitley 4 YD Pass from Matthew Wood (Matthew Nicholson Kick). |
| RUT | TD | 06:31 | 21-10 | Joe Cumby 5 YD Run (Ronald Rawlings Kick). |
| RUT | TD | 03:54 | 21-17 | Mark Bieniemy 2 YD Run (Ronald Rawlings Kick). |
| Third Quarter |
| RUT | FG | 06:20 | 21-20 | Ronald Rawlings 52 YD |
| Fourth Quarter |
| RUT | FG | 13:54 | 23-21 | Ronald Rawlings 40 YD |
| RUT | TD | 07:27 | 30-21 | Erasmo Uribe 8 YD Pass from Roberto Stockton (Ronald Rawlings Kick). |
| RUT | FG | 00:08 | 33-21 | Ronald Rawlings 36 YD |
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| HOU PASSING |
| CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT | LG | SACK |
| QB M. Wood | 10/35 | 153 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 6-17 |
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| Player of the Game |
 | Mark Bieniemy, Running Back |
| AT | Yards | TD | LNG | REC |
| 30 | 108 | 1 | 22 | 73 |
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| Game Information |
| Attendance: 21,589 |
| Temperature: 84 |
| Weather: Overcast |
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