2011 Pinstripe Bowl, Iowa State Vs. Rutgers: Scarlet Knights Put On Their Winning Caps, 27-13

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Iowa State Vs. Rutgers Recap, Pinstripe Bowl 2011: The Numerical

The stats that mattered in Rutgers' 27-13 win over Iowa State in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium, from Jawan Jamison's rushing, to Khaseem Greene's (mostly) fantastic final game, to Iowa State's woeful passing.

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Rick Santorum Ruins Pinstripe Bowl

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2011 Pinstripe Bowl, Rutgers Vs. Iowa State: Rutgers Soundly Defeats Iowa State, 27-13

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights got 134 yards and a pair of touchdowns from redshirt-freshman running back Jawan Jamison and a solid defensive effort to beat the Iowa St. Cyclones 27-13 in the 2011 New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Friday.

With the win, the Scarlet Knights will finish 2011 at 9-4 and moved to 5-1 in bowl games under current head coach Greg Schiano.

"Really, really proud of our kids," said Schiano. "Season certainly didn't end the way we wanted with (a loss to) Connecticut. They worked their tails off in preparation for this game."

Schiano dedicated the game to Eric LeGrand, a former Scarlet Knights defensive end who was paralyzed from the shoulders down during a game against the Army Black Knights last season. LeGrand has served as an inspirational figure for the team and was celebrating with them in the locker room, The Associated Press reports.

"That's our brother before and after the injury, and that's how we're going to treat him forever," Rutgers linebacker Khaseem Greene said. "Just having his presence around, it's amazing. He makes the locker room glow."

For the Cyclones, Friday was the team's third straight loss following their stunning upset of the Oklahoma State Cowboys on November 18. Red-shirt freshman quarterback Jared Barnett replaced junior Steele Jantz and spearheaded that upset win, but struggled against the Rutgers defense, prompting head coach Paul Rhoads to make a quarterback change in the second quarter.

"We were not executing in a manner that I felt was going to lead us to a win, and from what we've seen in December's practices, made the switch," said Rhoads.

For more on the Pinstripe Bowl, check out SB Nation's Rutgers blog, On the Banks, and our Iowa State blog, Wide Right & Natty Lite. For more news and analysis from this bowl season, check out our college football hub.

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Pinstripe Bowl 2011, Rutgers Vs. Iowa State Finale Score: Scarlet Fever Grips NYC, Knights Win 27-13

Jawan Jamison rushed for two touchdowns in the first half and Brandon Coleman scored on an 86-yard catch in the fourth quarter, lifting the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to a 27-13 win over the Iowa St. Cyclones in the Pinstripe Bowl on Friday.

Playing at Yankee Stadium for the second time this season, Rutgers (9-4) won its fifth straight bowl game while frustrating an Iowa State offense that had trouble getting out of its own way.

Coleman's 86-yard catch down the left sideline on a pass from Chas Dodd into tight coverage was a dagger, giving the Scarlet Knights their 14-point lead. But the defense also came up big, stopping the final two Iowa State (6-7) drives.

Corner Logan Ryan jumped in front of Steele Jantz's pass near the sideline on the Cyclones' final possession for an interception that all but sealed the win.

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ANIMATED: Khaseem Greene's Injury Is Not For The Faint Of Heart

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Pinstripe Bowl 2011, Rutgers Vs. Iowa State Score: Defenses Clamp Down In Scoreless Third, Knights Lead 17-6

Both defenses made their halftime adjustments and scoring stalled in the third quarter of the 2011 Pinstripe Bowl between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Iowa St. Cyclones. The Knights lead 17-6 heading into the final quarter.

Neither team was able to get anything going on offense, combining for two four-and-outs and no drive longer than six plays. The only sign of life came as the quarter was coming to an end and Rutgers' Steve Beauharnais intercepted ISU's Steele Jantz and put the Knights in good field position.

Four quarterbacks have seen action so far, with Jantz (8-of-15, 89 yds, INT) and Chas Dodd (9-of-16, 90 yards) seeing the bulk of the action. Rutgers' Jawan Jamison is the game's lone statistical standout with 116 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

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Pinstripe Bowl 2011, Rutgers Vs. Iowa State Score: Mohamed Sanu, Knights Rally To Score 17 Unanswered, Lead At Half

Halfway through Friday's Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee Stadium, Rutgers is in the locker room with a 17-6 lead over Iowa State. After the Cyclones built a 6-0 lead, the Scarlet Knights rallied to score 17 unanswered.

Rutgers quarterback Chas Dodd has found receiver Mohamed Sanu five times for 77 yards through the air, accounting for over half the Knights' air attack. Running back Jawan Jamison punched the ball through the end zone twice, and has 61 rushing yards at halftime.

Conversely, Iowa State has struggled to put together an effective offense. After Jared Barnett opened his day with 2-of-7 passing and a couple of near-interceptions, Steele Jantz took over behind center, completely four of seven passes and running the ball for 40 yards. A would-be Jarvis West touchdown was brought back by a holding penalty, and after kicking two field goals in the first quarter, Zach Guyer missed his third attempt and saw his fourth blocked.

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2011 Pinstripe Bowl, Rutgers Vs. Iowa State Score: Cyclones Out To 6-0 Lead At Yankee Stadium

Friday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, Iowa State has opened up a 6-0 over Rutgers after one quarter of the Pinstripe Bowl. The Cyclones' senior kicker, who had entered the game having made field goals of 40 yards or longer in his four of his last five games, banged in a pair from 40 and 45 yards to give Iowa State the lead.

Iowa State quarterback Jared Barnett has produced mixed results in the passing game thus far, but Rutgers' Chas Dodd has established the passing game with 80 yards on seven completions. Despite being down on the scoreboard, the Scarlet Knights have put up 118 total offensive yards to the Cyclones' 82. Rutgers has engineered a pair of drives of 50 yards or greater, but have thus far been unable to capitalize.

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Pinstripe Bowl 2011, Rutgers Vs. Iowa State: Rutgers Prepared To Stop Iowa State's Spread Offense

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Iowa St. Cyclones will meet in the second New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Friday, December 30.

Iowa State' s up-tempo, spread offense is the kind of system Rutgers revamped its defense to stop, Tom Luicci of The Star-Ledger reports.

"They’re very similar to what we’ve seen against Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Cincinnati," linebacker Khaseem Greene said. "The difference is they have a mobile quarterback who can move and has a big-league arm and can make something happen with his feet."

Greene was referring to Cyclones freshman quarterback Jared Barnett, who has passed for 1,178 yards with six touchdowns and six interceptions, but has used his athleticism to run for 435 yards and a touchdown since replacing Steele Jantz midway through the regular season.

Appearing in a bowl game was a goal of Barnett's, Andrew Logue of The Des Moines Register reports.

This is definitely a goal I’ve been trying to accomplish," Barnett said. "Now, we’ve just got to go out and win it."

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Pinstripe Bowl 2011: Rutgers Will Not Name QB Starter Before Game

Chas Dodd or Gary Nova, that is the question. For Rutgers Scarlet Knights coach Greg Schiano, he won't name either of them the starter for the 2011 Pinstripe Bowl until the team takes the field against the Iowa St. Cyclones.

According to NJ.com, the starter might be irrelevant as both quarterbacks could see significant playing time.

The Scarlet Knights were 5-2 when Dodd started, although one of those wins was a Nova-led comeback over Syracuse. Nova, the Don Bosco Prep grad, was 3-2 as a starter, but with one of those wins a Dodd-led comeback over South Florida.

In the meantime, Schiano is worried less about what the Cyclones prepare for and more about getting the decision right.

"I don’t know yet and it’s not being coy," Schiano said of the quarterback decision yesterday. "We’re actually splitting reps (in practice). We split reps, split which one starts each period (and) one guy goes over with the 1’s (and then the other one does).

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Rutgers, Iowa State, 2011 Pinstripe Bowl: Rutgers Linebacker Khaseem Greene Excited About Bowl Game

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Iowa State Cyclones will meet in the 2011 Pinstripe Bowl. The Bowl is a bit of a home game for the Scarlet Knights, roughly 30-minutes away from where linebacker Khaseem Greene grew up as a kid. "I'm a Jersey kid, but I've never really experienced New York," Greene told the Associated Press. "It's always an honor to play in that stadium. It was great to be there once, but now we're going to be up there for a week, and to play a great opponent in Iowa State, it's just going to be a lot of fun."

The Scarlet Knights will be looking to pick up their fifth consecutive bowl win and it could come traveling the shortest distance. "Playing here at home in New York gives a lot of our fans, who maybe can't always afford to travel to a bowl game, the opportunity to experience a bowl game at a much more reasonable expense," coach Greg Schiano said. "It is going to be a great opportunity for our players."

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Pinstripe Bowl 2011: Rutgers Likely To Face Texas Or Iowa State, According To Report

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will be the second New York-ish team to play in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, according to CBS Sports' Brett McMurphy. Their Big 12 opponent is yet to be determined, but McMurphy cites the Texas Longhorns and Iowa St. Cyclones as potential foes.

@McMurphyCBS Source: Rutgers to Pinstripe Bowl. Opponent TBA because waiting to see if K-State gets BCS bid. Most likely:: Texas or Iowa State    

Iowa State would make sense, but that would be quite a tumble for the Horns. It would be interesting to see both the Missouri Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies get to play closer to home while Texas gets sent to Yankee Stadium, considering those schools are leaving the Big 12. There'd been some talk of the Big 12 pushing for others to get taken ahead of the two SEC defectors.

Game date, time: 3:20 pm ET, Friday, December 30th

Location:Yankee Stadium, New York, NY

TV channel: ESPN

2010 winner and loser: Syracuse, Kansas State

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