Rutgers bent but did not break in a down-to-the-wire, 21-18 win over Washington — last year’s national championship runner-up — Friday, moving to 4-0 for the first time since 2012.
Quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis and running back Kyle Monangai led the offense.
And when they needed it, several boneheaded Huskies penalties helped out the Scarlet Knights.
The nationally televised game against was Rutgers’ first Big Ten matchup of the year after facing Howard, Akron and Virginia Tech to start the season.
Kaliakmanis completed 14 of 24 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown.
Monangai produced his third consecutive 100-plus yard rushing game on a night that he surpassed Isiah Pacheco for seventh on Rutgers’ all-time rushing list.
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Monangai ran for 132 yards, which included a commanding rush in which he broke a number of tackles for a 42-yard gain in the third quarter.