Rutgers downs Iowa St 27-13 in Pinstripe Bowl

Published: Dec 30, 2011, 5:00 p.m. MST

Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano reacts in the first quarter of the Pinstripe Bowl NCAA college football game against Iowa State, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York. Julio Cortez, AP Photo

NEW YORK — Chas Dodd hit Brandon Coleman for an 86-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter and Jawan Jamison ran for two scores to lead Rutgers over Iowa State 27-13 in the Prinstripe Bowl on Friday.

The Scarlet Knights (9-4) ran their bowl winning streak to five and improved to 2-0 this season at Yankee Stadium, where they beat Army last month. Rutgers, which played in one bowl game before 2005, is 5-1 in the postseason under coach Greg Schiano.

The Cyclones (6-7) finished the season on a three-game losing streak, their last win coming on Nov. 18 in Ames, Iowa, when they pulled off the biggest upset of the season against Oklahoma State.

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That night Jared Barnett threw for 376 yards. This game, Steele Jantz relieved Barnett in the second quarter and helped pull the Cyclones within 20-13 in the fourth on Jeff Woody's 20-yard touchdown run with 10:00 left.

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