TOP 25 SCOREBOARD
   Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, NJ
  TEX SOUTHERN 0
  RUTGERS 42
TIGERS (1-4)
at JACKSON ST 10/17
0 0 0 0 0
SCARLET KNIGHTS (4-1)
vs. PITTSBURGH 10/16
14 14 7 7 42

PISCATAWAY, N.J.(AP) Joe Martinek scored on runs of 9 and 15 yards and Rutgers won its 600th game with a 42-0 victory over Texas Southern on Saturday.

Freshman Tom Savage returned to the starting lineup after missing the Scarlet Knights ' last game with a concussion and threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Tim Brown .

Jourdan Brooks also scored on a 5-yard run, David Rowe added a 56-yard interception return and De' Antwan Williams rushed for a 44-yard touchdown as Rutgers (4-1) won its fourth straight game.

Rutgers forced four turnovers and recorded seven sacks in limiting Texas Southern (1-4) to 126 total yards.

The positive for Texas Southern was that it got a $400,000 payday to come to the birthplace of college football.

Arvell Nelson was 13-for-27 for 151 yards with two interceptions for the Tigers, who had minus-25 yards rushing.