Monangai carried the ball a career-high 28 times for a 5.9 average as Rutgers (2-0, 1-0 Big Ten) defeated Temple for the seventh straight time.
Rutgers quarterback Gavin Wimsatt threw for 199 yards and a touchdown as the Scarlet Knights pounded out 458 total yards.
Temple quarterback E.J. Warner, the son of Hall of Famer Kurt Warner, was 20-of-45 for 214 yards, with one TD and two interceptions.Wimsatt connected with running back on a 33-yard catch-and-run TD in the first quarter and kicker Jai Patel added field goals of 51, 43 and 23-yards.Running back Kyle Monangai celebrates with wide receivers JaQuae Jackson and Isaiah Washington after scoring a touchdown during Rutgers’ 36-7 win over Temple.Temple made it a one-score game, 13-7, on the first play of the fourth quarter.
The Owls had a prime opportunity to score in the third quarter, but a Warner pass fell incomplete in the end zone on fourth-and-goal from the three-yard line. On the ensuing drive, Rutgers went 75 yards in 7 plays, with Monangai getting the bulk of the work, carrying six times for 57 yards.The Owls managed only 277 yards against a stout Rutgers defense that has allowed just 14 points in its first two games.Warner was under pressure for most of the game, but his decision-making on when to throw it or take the run will have to improve if the Owls hope to make a run in the American Athletic Conference.
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