EAST ROUNDUP : Michigan State Offense Powers Past Rutgers

Sophomore tailback Tico Duckett rushed for a career-high 229 yards and scored a touchdown as No. 22 Michigan State beat Rutgers, 34-10, in a nonconference game Saturday night at East Rutherford, N.J.

Duckett, whose previous high was 175 yards, carried 33 times and was the workhorse as Michigan State, which came within a point of upsetting top-ranked Notre Dame last week, scored on all four of its second-half possessions to break a 10-10 halftime tie.

John Langeloh added field goals of 26 and 21 yards as Michigan State (1-1-1) won its 500th game. Langeloh’s 10 points--he kicked four extra points--gave him 260 for his career, moving him one point behind Morten Andersen for the school record.

The big drive for Michigan State came at the start of the second half when the Spartans drove 68 yards in 10 plays with Rob Roy scoring from one yard out. Duckett gained 55 yards in six carries during the drive.

Rutgers is 2-2.

West Virginia 38, Pittsburgh 24--The Mountaineers rolled up 547 yards to upset the Panthers at Pittsburgh.

Greg Jones completed 16 of 25 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns, and Mike Beasley gained 135 of his 197 yards in the first half when West Virginia (3-1-1) took a 28-7 lead, then stopped Pitt (2-2-1) twice at the one-yard line.

Pitt’s Ricky Turner returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and also had an 18-yard reception for a touchdown. It was Pitt’s first kickoff return for a touchdown since Gordon “Rooster” Jones’ 93-yarder against Army in 1977.

Boston College 28, Navy 17--Freshman Glenn Foley passed for three touchdowns to lead the Eagles (1-2) over the Midshipmen (2-2) at Annapolis, Md.

Foley’s first-quarter scoring pass to fullback Ed Toner was the first touchdown scored by the Boston College offense this year.

Navy quarterback Alton Grizzard threw five interceptions and lost a fumble.

Holy Cross, 35, Harvard 14--Tom Ciaccio completed 22 of 36 passes for 377 yards and four touchdowns at Worcester, Mass. as the Crusaders (2-1-1) beat Harvard (2-1) for the fifth consecutive time.

Holy Cross sacked Harvard quarterbacks 12 times for 97 yards.

Connecticut 44, Yale 7--Cornelius Benton passed for a school-record 371 yards and threw three touchdown passes to lead the Huskies (1-3) past the Elis (1-2) at New Haven, Conn.

Benton broke the passing record of 343 yards set by Peter Lane against Rhode Island in 1985. Benton’s 368 yards of total offense broke the mark of 359 yards set by Matt DeGennaro against Northeastern in 1988.

Colgate 39, Princeton 13--Dave Goodwin completed 24 of 43 passes for 326 yards and two touchdowns as the Red Raiders (3-1) beat the Colgate (1-2) at Hamilton, N.Y.

Lehigh 42, Columbia 9--Erick Torain scored three touchdowns to lead the Engineers (3-1) past the Lions (0-3) at Bethlehem, Pa.

Lafayette 20, Pennsylvania 13--Al Rainey rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown and the Leopards (2-2) held off a fourth-quarter surge by the Quakers (1-2) at Easton, Pa.

Fordham 35, Brown 28--Gary Brennan connected with Chip Smith on a three-yard touchdown pass with 5:01 left at Providence, R.I., to give Fordham (1-3) its first win over a Division I-AA opponent since they moved up from Division III last year.

Dartmouth 21, New Hampshire 21--Brad Preble intercepted three passes as New Hampshire (3-0-1) committed seven turnovers at Durham, N.H., but the Big Green (1-1-1) could only tie in the intrastate rivalry that began in 1901.

Bucknell 42, Cornell 21--Craig Cavlovic and Todd Hatajik each scored twice at Ithaca, N.Y. to lead the Bison (3-1) over the Big Red (1-2).