No. 15 West Virginia knocked down Mike Teel 's 2-point conversion pass in the end zone to preserve the Mountaineers ' 41 – 39 triple-overtime win over No. 13 Rutgers , denying the Scarlet Knights their first BCS berth and handing Louisville the Big East 's automatic bid as conference champion . Jarrett Brown ran for one touchdown and threw the go-ahead score in triple overtime to help West Virginia ( 10 – 2 , 5 – 2 Big East ) cap its second straight 10-win season . Brown started for Pat White , who missed the game because of a sore ankle . Brown , a sophomore , finished 14-of-29 for 244 yards in his first extensive play . The ending was a peculiar finish to an improbable regular season for Rutgers ( 10 – 2 , 5 – 2 ) . A loser for so long , the Scarlet Knights started 9 – 0 before being upset at Cincinnati , then rebounded by beating Syracuse to set the stage for what would have been a historic win against WVU . But while Rutgers produced its best season since going 11 – 0 in 1976 , it was n't enough to get the BCS berth the Scarlet Knights were hoping for . The Scarlet Knights dropped to 0 – 15 in Morgantown , dating to 1920 . Starting with the third overtime , teams are required to go for 2-point conversions following touchdowns . Brown hit Brandon Myles across the middle from 22 yards out for the go-ahead score against No. 13 Rutgers ( 10 – 2 , 5 – 2 ) , then found Dorrell Jalloh with a 2-point pass for a 41 – 33 lead . Rutgers ' Ray Rice then scored from 2 yards out . On the 2-point try , Teel scrambled to his right and threw toward Rice but Vaughn Rivers broke up the pass and several thousand fans in the sellout crowd ran onto the field in celebration . Rice carried 25 times for 129 yards , including 90 yards after halftime . Teel completed 19-of-26 passes for 278 yards and made West Virginia 's secondary look susceptible for the second straight game
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