PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Interstat) — Dylan Lonergan threw two touchdown passes and Rutgers scored in every quarter Friday, rolling to a 58-7 victory over Howard in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at SHI Stadium. Rutgers moved to 1-3. Howard dropped to 1-3. The Scarlet Knights controlled the game after an early answer from the Bison and sent the home crowd away with a lopsided result.

Lonergan, a 6-foot-2, 212-pound quarterback from Snellville, Georgia, completed 12 of 17 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran twice for 13 yards. In his previous game, Lonergan completed 18 of 36 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns against Southern California. He opened the scoring with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Ben Black III and later connected with KJ Duff for a 77-yard score. AJ Surace, a 6-foot-2, 212-pound quarterback from Pennington, New Jersey, completed 3 of 7 passes for 40 yards and one touchdown. Surace found Vernon Allen III for a 9-yard score in the fourth quarter.

Rutgers added production on the ground and on special teams. A. Raymond scored on runs of 18, 1 and 13 yards. Dane Pizzaro made field goals of 29, 47 and 40 yards. The Scarlet Knights scored 20 points in the first quarter, 10 in the second, seven in the third and 21 in the fourth. Ben Black III caught two passes for 17 yards and a touchdown. Vernon Allen III caught the fourth-quarter touchdown pass. KJ Duff’s 77-yard touchdown was one of the game’s biggest plays. The Rutgers defense also made key stops when Howard tried to build momentum.

Howard’s only points came on Eden James’ 75-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. James, a 5-foot-10, 195-pound running back from Port Saint Lucie, Florida, finished with seven carries for 116 yards and one touchdown. Ja’Shawn Scroggins, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound quarterback from Las Vegas, Nevada, completed 5 of 14 passes for 38 yards and ran seven times for 18 yards. Isaiah Freeman completed 3 of 5 passes for 13 yards. Zaden Jackson, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound receiver from Mansfield, Texas, caught four passes for 33 yards. Antonio Hunter, a 5-foot-10, 165-pound receiver from Cincinnati, Ohio, added an 18-yard reception. Nathanial Clark, a 6-foot-5, 240-pound tight end from Virginia Beach, Virginia, had two catches. Travis Kerney, a 6-foot, 205-pound running back from Sebring, Florida, ran eight times for 17 yards. Billy Roberson II, a 6-foot, 195-pound running back from Lake Orion, Michigan, ran four times for 11 yards and caught one pass. Matt Conord kicked an extra point and punted five times for 199 yards. Liam Allen IV added two punts for 58 yards. John Washington III returned a kickoff 12 yards and made a tackle. Derrick Miller returned a kickoff 3 yards. Naseem Pacheco returned a kickoff 17 yards.

The Bison defense faced a heavy workload. Michael Grandy, a 6-foot-1, 210-pound defensive back from Savannah, Georgia, and Glen Vinson III, a 6-foot-1, 225-pound linebacker from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, each recorded eight tackles. Aidan Foster, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound linebacker from Washington, D.C., and Kaleb Gallop, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound defensive back from Portsmouth, Virginia, each had six. Gabe Stephens, a 6-foot-3, 225-pound linebacker from Mount Holly, North Carolina, and Ben Chandler IV, a 5-foot-10, 181-pound defensive back from Washington, D.C., each added five. Jason Seraphin, a 6-foot-3, 290-pound defender from Miami, Florida; Masiah Thorne, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound defensive back from Washington, D.C.; and Kedrick Green, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound defensive back from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, each finished with four. Rodney Roane, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound linebacker from Richmond, Virginia, and Reggie Reed Jr., a 6-foot-4, 250-pound defender from Antioch, Tennessee, each had three. Cameron Demma, Israel Lucas, J. Augustus Olidge, Jaylen Daniels and Phoenix-Orion DiCosmo each finished with two. Orrin Ford III, Kyle Dillon, Ryan Odita, Ishaun Abdul-Ali, Joseph Tabe, DJ Lawrence, Del Cowsette II, Julian Green, Kavontae Whipple, Dre Miller-Ross, AJ Smith-Jones and Faisal Mass each had one. Kyle Dillon also recorded one quarterback hurry. CJ Dale Jr. had two tackles. John Washington III also made a tackle on special teams.

Rutgers’ defense generated pressure in the backfield. Rondo Porter, a 6-foot-2, 280-pound lineman from Columbia, South Carolina, had three tackles and one sack. Keshon Griffin, a 6-foot-4, 290-pound defender from Sicklerville, New Jersey, had two tackles and one sack. J’Dan Burnett, a 6-foot-1, 227-pound defender from Fort Worth, Texas, had two tackles and half a sack. Abram Wright, a 6-foot-1, 225-pound linebacker from Jacksonville, Florida, added two tackles. The Scarlet Knights kept Howard out of the end zone after the first-quarter touchdown run, and the Bison could not match Rutgers’ scoring pace.

Howard entered the game after a loss to Indiana, a loss to Richmond and a win at Alabama A&M. Rutgers had lost to Southern California, Boston College and Massachusetts before breaking through against the Bison. The result gave Rutgers its first win of the season and left Howard still searching for consistency.

Howard will visit Hampton next. Rutgers will host Indiana next. Howard will then travel to Penn and return home to face Morehouse College. Rutgers will visit Maryland and Northwestern after hosting Indiana. The Scarlet Knights also have upcoming games against Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Penn State and Michigan State. The Bison are set to face Morgan State, North Carolina Central, South Carolina State, Delaware State and Norfolk State later in the season.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Rutgers 38, Howard 12. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Rutgers with a 98.8 percent probability to win. Howard had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +41.5. The over/under line was 56.5. The game’s combined total was 65 points.