Rutgers, Connecticut winners

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TAMPA, Fla. — Mike Teel threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns to help surging Rutgers rout South Florida 49-16 on Saturday for the Scarlet Knights’ fourth consecutive victory.

Kenny Britt had his fourth straight 100-yard game receiving, scoring on a 93-yard pass play early in the fourth quarter. Rutgers (5-5, 4-2 Big East) also forced six turnovers to hand USF (6-4, 1-4) its fourth loss in five games.

Britt finished with eight receptions for 173 yards.

Matt Grothe, one of the nation’s top dual-threat quarterbacks, completed 28 of 43 passes for 292 yards and one touchdown.

Connecticut 39, Syracuse 14

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Donald Brown rushed for 131 yards and scored on a 49-yard run to lead Connecticut, (7-3, 3-2 Big East), which had lost three of four after opening the season with five straight wins and finally overwhelmed the Orange (2-8, 1-5 Big East).

Jasper Howard and Robert McClain scored on consecutive plays from scrimmage in the final seconds of the third quarter, and Syracuse fell apart to give UConn coach Randy Edsall just his fourth win in 16 Big East road games.