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TagsWest Virginia defeated Rutgers 24-21 in the 2009 regular-season finale for both teams Saturday at Rutgers Stadium.
* Rutgers finished the regular season 8-4 overall and 3-4 in the Big East Conference. The Scarlet Knights are bowl eligible for the fifth-straight season.
* The Rutgers defense held West Virginia to its second lowest total offense output of the season with 278 yards of offense.
* With SS Joe Lefeged's (Germantown, Md.) second-half kickoff return for a touchdown, Rutgers has two kickoff returns for touchdowns in its last five games. Senior CB Devin McCourty (Nanuet, N.Y.) returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown at Connecticut on Oct. 31.
* The pair of kickoff returns for touchdowns marks the first time since the 2002 season RU has returned multiple kickoffs for a touchdown in the same season. Nate Jones had a pair of 100-yard kickoff returns for TDs against Tennessee and Syracuse.RELATED
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BOXSCORE: West Virginia 24, Rutgers 21
* With a rush from true freshman QB Tom Savage (Springfield, Pa.) on a two-point conversion against West Virginia, Rutgers has successfully converted all five of its two-point conversion attempts this season.
Rutgers' two-point conversations this season
Date-Opponent: Result
9/7-Cincinnati: Mohamed Sanu reception from Tom Savage
9/12-Howard: Shamar Graves rush
11/12-USF: Mohamed Sanu rush
11/21-Syracuse: Shamar graves reception from Tom Savage
12/5-West Virginia: Tom Savage rush
* Rutgers, which entered the game 12th nationally in third-down efficiency defense, held West Virginia 2-for-14 on third down opportunities in the game.
* The attendance of 52,534 was the second sellout of the season. The season-opener vs. Cincinnati was also sold out.
* The 52,534 in attendance was the second largest crowd in Rutgers Stadium history.
Player Notes
* Tight end Shamar Graves (Woodbridge, N.J.) tied his career-high with three receptions and passed his previous career-high with 48 receiving yards in the first five minutes of the game against West Virginia.
* Sophomore PK San San Te (Conover, N.C.) connected on a pair of field goals against West Virginia. With the two field goals, he moved into a tie with Carmen Sclafani (1987-88) for fifth place on the school's all-time field goals list with 29.
* Junior DE Jonathan Freeny (Tampa, Fla.) recorded his team-leading 8.5 sack of the season.
* True freshman WR Mohamed Sanu (South Brunswick, N.J.) tied his career-high with 105 receiving yards on six catches. It marked the third 100-yard receiving game of the season for Sanu.
* True freshman LB Steve Beauharnais (Saddle Brook, N.J.) recorded a career-high seven tackles against West Virginia. His previous career-best tackle total was five against Louisville and Texas Southern.
* Redshirt freshman DT Scott Vallone (Central Islip, N.Y.) posted a career-high 11 tackles, including two for loss. His previous career-high for tackles in a game was five vs. Army (10/23/09). The two tackles for loss tied a career-high for Vallone.
* Senior LB Damaso Munoz (Miami, Fla.) equaled a career-high with 12 tackles. Munoz recovered his fourth fumble of the season with a third-quarter recovery against West Virginia. It is also the third of his career. He also recovered fumbles against Army, Pittsburgh and Howard this season.
SOURCE: RUTGERS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
