Evert
Jordan Evert scored both of Buffalo State's touchdowns
14
Buffalo State BUF 0-3
44
Winner Rensselaer RPI 4-0
Buffalo State BUF
0-3
14
Final
44
Rensselaer RPI
4-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
BUF Buffalo State 0 7 0 7 14
RPI Rensselaer 10 20 7 7 44

Game Recap: Football |

No. 19/20 RPI runs over Football, 44-14

TROY, N.Y.—No. 19/20 RPI piled up 501 yards of total offense, including 343 on the ground in a 44-14 victory over visiting Buffalo State today at ECAV Stadium.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #19/20 RPI – 44, Buffalo State - 14
LOCATION:  ECAV Stadium – Troy, N.Y.
RECORDS:  RPI (4-0) Buffalo State (0-3)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Senior quarterback Kevin Torrillo (Amherst/Sweet Home) finished 16 of 28 for 118 yards with a touchdown and an interception.  Freshman Tony Maple (Buffalo/Burgard) came on in relief and was 8 of 9 for 71 yards with a touchdown in his first collegiate action.
  • Jordan Evert (Amherst/Sweet Home) finished with five catches for 67 yards and two touchdowns.  Jamar Rutledge (Buffalo/McKinley) caught nine passes for 43 yards.
  • Gino Bonagura (Lindenhurst/Lindenhurst) had a team-high nine tackles.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • RPI limited Buffalo State to just 29 offensive yards on three possessions in the first quarter while jumping out to a 10-0 lead.  The Engineers opened the scoring on a 19-yard touchdown catch by Danny Calabro, and then extended the lead with a 26-yard field goal by Sanjay Krishnan.
  • The teams traded scores early in the second quarter with RPI pushing the lead to 16-0 on a 13-yard scoring run by Rob Law, before the Bengals got on the board with a 6-yard strike from Torrillo to Evert.
  • The Engineers answered that score with a pair of touchdowns in the next 31 seconds.  Nick Cella broke a 65-yard scoring run on the next play from scrimmage, and after an interception on the Bengals' next play, RPI needed just on play to score again on a 27-yard pass from George Marinopoulos to Keaton Ackermann making the score 30-7 before halftime.
  • RPI produced the only scored of the third quarter on a 2-yard run by Joe Scaglione.
  • Maple hit Evert for a 23-yard score for his first collegiate touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter to close the deficit to 37-14.
  • The Engineers responded with a 70-yard drive capped by a 1-yard run by JT Kelly to complete the scoring on the ensuing drive.
  • Buffalo State finished with just 256 total yards, including 67 rushing.
  • The Engineers with also 6 of 10 on third downs, compared to 6 of 17 by the Bengals.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Marinopoulos was just 8 of 13 for 158 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Cella led a consistent ground attack with 131 yards on just 12 carries and a touchdown.
  • Jack Hoggard led RPI with 13 tackles.
 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will open league play next Saturday with its first home game of the season against Hartwick at noon to cap off the homecoming festivities.
 
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