Rutgers Outlasts RedHawks, 45-17 – Miami University RedHawks
17
0-2 , 0-0
45
Winner
2-0 , 0-0
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45
Winner
| Team |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
F |
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7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Game Recap: Football |
PISCATAWAY, N.J.— The Miami University football team came up short at Rutgers Saturday, dropping a 45-17 decision at SHI Stadium. Dequan Finn threw for 251 yards and added 85 on the ground for Miami (0-2). Ian Strong caught two touchdowns for the Scarlet Knights, who scored the game’s final 21 points to hold off the Red and White and improve to 2-0 on the year.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Rutgers opened the scoring with an 11-play, 75-yard drive on its first possession of the game. Strong’s 14-yard catch on a 3rd-and-12 play put the home team up 7-0 midway through the first quarter.
- The RedHawks answered back immediately, as a 62-yard completion to Kam Perry (his second catch of the series) got the visitors down to the 1-yard line. D’Shawntae Jones scored a rushing touchdown on the next play to cap a quick four-play drive and even the game at 7-7.
- After Rutgers re-took the lead on a 39-yard field goal, Miami moved the ball down the field again, reaching RU’s 10-yard line thanks to two carries from Finn totaling 48 yards. However, an interception and run-back by Bo Mascoe set the home team up at the Miami 12 and the Scarlet Knights found the end zone three plays later, converting on a one-yard rush to make it 17-7.
- Rutgers added an 11-yard touchdown pass on its next drive to make it 24-7, but Miami quickly pushed the ball down the field for a successful Dom Dzioban 40-yard field goal with two seconds remaining in the half. Finn escaped near-certain sacks for 13-yard rushes twice to help move the Red and White into Rutgers territory and set up Dzioban’s kick.
- Miami came out of the locker room strong, forcing the Scarlet Knights to punt on their opening possession of the second half after a textbook pass break-up by Koy Beasley over the middle. On the RedHawks’ first offensive play, Finn connected with a wide-open Keith Reynolds running down the middle of the field for a 69-yard strike. Two plays later, Finn out-ran two defenders to the right pylon for a five-yard touchdown to pull Miami within seven points.
- The Scarlet Knights responded, with Strong pulling in a 17-yard touchdown grab on third down to once again give the home team a 14-point lead at the 6:08 mark of the quarter. Later in the third, Rutgers had a chance to further stretch the margin, but Devin Bell dropped a ballcarrier for a three-yard loss on 4th-and-inches at the Miami 21 to force a turnover on downs as the period expired.
- The home team drained six and a half minutes off the game clock with a 78-yard drive in the fourth quarter, capping the march with a five-yard touchdown catch by DT Sheffield. Rutgers then concluded the scoring on a four-yard touchdown run with 1:53 remaining.
UP NEXT:
The RedHawks will be off next week before hosting UNLV on Saturday, Sept. 20 in the 2025 home opener at Yager Stadium. Tickets are available here.
This story will be updated – check back to MiamiRedHawks.com later tonight.
