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ARIZONA STATE 34 RUTGERS 18 December 29, 1978 • Garden State Bowl • The Meadowlands
1978 GARDEN STATE BOWL EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - In its first postseason action in program history, Rutgers faced Arizona State at Giants Stadium in the inaugural Garden State Bowl in 1978. The Scarlet Knights pulled ahead in the first half on a touchdown by David Dorn and field goal from Kennan Startzell to take a 10-0 lead. However, the Sun Devils closed the gap just before the end of the first half when Mark Malone found Bob Weathers in the end zone. In the third quarter, Arizona State claimed the lead with two Malone touchdown passes and in the final quarter added another score with a rushing TD to make the score 28-10. Ted Blackwell brought the Scarlet Knights to within 10 points with his five-yard rushing touchdown and successful two-point conversion. Rutgers had a final chance to take over the game when an offside kick came bouncing its way, but an offside flag on the kickoff erased the Scarlet Knights good fortune. Arizona State tacked on two touchdowns to secure the 34-18 victory.
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Score by Quarters Arizona State Rutgers
1 0 10
2 7 0
3 14 0
4 13 8
Final 34 18
Record: (9-3) Record: (9-3)
First Quarter
12:07 RUTGERS – Dorn 47-yard run (Startzell kick), ASU 0 - RUTGERS 7 4:26 RUTGERS – Startzell 46-yard field goal, ASU 0 - RUTGERS 10
Second Quarter
ASU – Weathers 14-yard pass from Malone (Hicks kick), ASU 7 - RUTGERS 10
Third Quarter
ASU – Mistler 26-yard pass from Malone (Hicks kick), ASU 14 - RUTGERS 10 ASU – DeFrance 53-yard pass from Malone (Hicks kick), ASU 21 - RUTGERS 10
Fourth Quarter
13:25 ASU – Malone 1-yard run (Hicks kick), ASU 28 - RUTGERS 10 5:49 RUTGERS – Blackwell 5-yard run (Blackwell pass to McMichael), ASU 28 - RUTGERS 18 ASU – Malone 4-yard run (kick failed), ASU 34 - RUTGERS 18
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