Sentences with phrase «winning touchdown run»

His game - winning touchdown run against Rice kept ODU's bowl hopes alive as the Monarchs will take a three - game winning streak to Murfreesboro.

Joe Namath (page 42) had three passes intercepted in the early going and did not get untracked until the final quarter when he hit on passes of 44 and 17 yards to set up the winning touchdown run of eight yards by Emerson Boozer.

He had 233 yards against Florida, and 303 against LSU, his two lowest numbers of the season, and his second - half numbers against those two teams — Manziel had 55 yards against Florida, or less than he did on game - winning touchdown runs against Ole Miss and Louisiana Tech; his 135 yards against LSU were somewhat mitigated by two interceptions, one of which came the snap after another interception was wiped out by a penalty — are strangely tiny for a guy who was so great at compiling stats.

Not exact matches

Central Florida won, 38 - 31, but not before two overtimes and a pair of touchdown runs by Latavius Murray solidified the victory.

The key sequence at the end: Georgia blocked a 27 - yard Oklahoma field goal on the Sooners» opening possession of double OT, then got a 27 - yard touchdown run from Sony Michel to win it.

Rookie Archie Manning completed 16 passes for 218 yards and one touchdown as NEW ORLEANS upset Los Angeles 24 - 20, but it was Manning's one - yard touchdown run on the last play of the game that won it for the Saints.

Washington watched the Aztecs play North Carolina on the road in 2014 and was riveted by the way Pumphrey took the fight to the 21st - ranked Tar Heels, running for 100 yards and two touchdowns in an eventual 31 — 27 North Carolina win.

But that's exactly what the Cavaliers did on Friday night, steamrolling their way to a 42 — 23 win as Virginia quarterback Kurt Benkert passed for 273 yards and three touchdowns, Jordan Ellis ran for two more scores and blue - and - orange - clad fans trudged toward the exits early.

Walker's 15 - yard scoring run and a two - point conversion made it 21 - 21 with 10:47 left in the third quarter, but the Fighting Irish ran off four unanswered touchdowns to win handily.

The coaching staff has decided to give personnel looks to the opposing offense to encourage running the ball against them and is willing to play the percentages of them being able to stop enough multiple play march down the field drives and be stingy enough about stopping touchdowns to allow this team to hold others to a low enough score to allow an average offensive showing by our offense to score enough points to win.

Box Score Hero: Jerick McKinnon ran 30 times for 174 yards, and scored four touchdowns for the Eagles in the win.

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In last week's 23 - 14 win over the Minnesota Vikings, the Packers got one of their better rushing performances of the season, as running back James Starks picked up 66 yards on 15 carries with a touchdown, while Alex Green gained 58 yards on 12 attempts.

USC scored the game - winning touchdown with just seconds remaining when quarterback Matt Leinart sneaked over the goal line with help from what was probably an illegal push from running back Reggie Bush.

Luck made himself his own best option in the red zone, running for both of the Colts» touchdowns in the win.

In East Lansing, after plowing for four touchdowns in Michigan State's 55 — 18 beatdown of Alabama - Birmingham, Spartans running back Jeehu Caulcrick said, «It felt like we won two games today.»

I watched in a catatonic state from the stands of Notre Dame Stadium as the â $ ˜ Bush Push» 21USC scored the game - winning touchdown with just seconds remaining when quarterback Matt Leinart sneaked over the goal line with help from what was probably an illegal push from running back Reggie Bush.

A late interception followed by a touchdown run from Kevin Parks led Virginia to a thrilling season - opening win on Saturday night.

For most of the game in Seattle, pride was enough, as the Rams held the lead until Russell Wilson's late touchdown run gave Seattle the 20 - 13 win.

The Williams thumbnail: Kicked off UConn's team in 2013 for stealing a teammate's credit card and using it... enrolled in a tiny Brooklyn college trying to get his football career back... enrolled at Utah in 2015... Quit Utah's team in September 2016, telling head coach Kyle Whittingham he couldn't deal with the mental pressure he was going through... Returned to the team at the coaches» request a month later when three backs got injured... After a month away from any physical activity, he ran for 179 yards against Oregon State, and then, in his second game, he set the Rose Bowl stadium record for a college running back, rushing for 332 yards and four touchdowns in a Utah win over UCLA.

He threw for 213 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions and despite not getting much help from the running game, the Colts earned the 24 - 21 win.

We also saw major changes in the Heisman odds, with LSU running back Leonard Fournette rushing for 228 yards and 3 touchdowns in a win over Auburn.

PITTSBURGH»S SPECIAL TEAMS A year after Notre Dame ran back three Panthers punts for touchdowns, the Irish's Allen Rossum and Jarious Jackson scored on kickoff returns in a 45 - 21 win.

That included an 83 - yard touchdown catch and a game - winning run with just nine seconds remaining.

There became two sides to Marcus: the unstoppable running back, who broke 42 tackles in a 17 - 6 win over Georgia on Sept. 11 and later stormed for 212 yards and three touchdowns in a 36 - 14 blowout of Florida on Nov. 13, or the shut - in, who was so popular at school there were times he could only sit idly by as notes and autograph requests were slipped by the handful under his dorm room door.

The Falcons fought back behind big plays from star running back Ronnie Rivers, and then delivered the game - winning play on a 34 - yard touchdown pass from Jonathan Pierce to Giles Jackson with 1:35 left in the game.

But it was Windsor (14 - 0) and running back Darrian Roman's two fourth quarter touchdowns that overcame a 20 - 7 halftime deficit to win 28 - 20 and give the school it's first - ever NCS championship.

Garcia played a large role in the thrilling road victory at Folsom, scoring the tying and winning touchdowns on fourth - quarter runs to set up a comfortable bus ride home and one final road trip to Sacramento State.

# 46 Mike Rozier CAMDEN Nebraska running back won 1983 Heisman Trophy with 2,148 rushing yards (179 per game) and 29 touchdowns.

He ran the wrong way on a pass route, the Hoosiers were forced to punt, and Navy drove down to score the game - winning touchdown.

People still talk about the 53 - yard «Run in the Mud» he made to score the winning touchdown in Alabama's 7 - 3 victory over Auburn in 1967.

He showed his speed and power in a signature touchdown run early in the Redskins» 17 - 10 NFC wild - card playoff win over the Buccaneers last Saturday in Tampa.

They ran 45 times for a franchise - record 350 yards in last week's 38 - 17 win over the New York Giants, with running back Marshawn Lynch rushing for 140 yards and scoring a career - high four touchdowns.

Running back Josh Cleveland, who rushed for 242 (9.3 per carry) and a touchdown in those three late wins and had easily the best efficiency (44 percent of his carries gained at least five yards) and explosiveness (6.5 highlight yards per opportunity) among BGSU backs.

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It was ultimately the running game that won it for Denver, with Anderson scoring the walkoff touchdown.

What happened on Tuesday: Utah pulled away for a 30 — 14 win over West Virginia in the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl, kick - started by a 58 - yard touchdown run by Utes running back Zack Moss, who finished with 150 yards on 20 carries.

Running back Fred Coppet, who erupted for 381 yards (6.9 per carry) and five touchdowns in those three late wins.

In the second half, the Warhawks converted on fourth - and - 10 (19 - yard run by Browning), fourth - and - 11 (the aforementioned pass to Maye), fourth - and - goal (1 - yard touchdown pass), fourth - and - 10 (23 - yard touchdown pass to Brent Leonard with 47 seconds remaining) and fourth - and - 1 (game - winning 16 - yard touchdown run by Browning).

One year later, he filled Matthew Dayes» vacated role as the team's featured back and ran for 1,113 yards and 12 touchdowns as NC State won nine games for just the second time since 2003.

However, his run at the most consecutive games with a touchdown pass record ended this past Sunday during a close 24 - 17 win over the Buffalo Bills.

Quarterback Steve Sloan ran nine yards for the tying touchdown with 1:19 to go and Ray's extra point won it 17 - 16.

In 2010, Berry did his best to do things a bit off - kilter — running when opponents expected the pass, passing when opponents expected the run, keeping things fast - paced (possibly not the best idea for an underdog), employing the underdog - friendly 3 -3-5 defense, etc. — and the results were decent; despite low overall quality, ULM won five games, three by a touchdown or less, and came within a one - point loss to UL - Lafayette of finishing bowl - eligible.

He threw just one touchdown against them, although the running game accounted for much of the Broncos» scoring in that win.

Jackson still calls James his best buddy, and he'd just as soon tell of a block he threw for James — like how he took out a Georgia cornerback last fall to spring James for Auburn's only touchdown in a 13 - 7 win — as describe a scoring run of his own.

They reached the NFC Championship Game in 1980 against Dallas, and Perloff and his dad were there on a frigid Sunday afternoon at Veterans Stadium when the Eagles won 20 — 7 thanks to a 42 - yard touchdown run by the shifty Wilbert Montgomery.

In a key league showdown against Sheldon - Sacramento on Oct. 13, that right side of the line opened up another hole for their speedy back and he broke another big run, this time a 53 - yard touchdown in the Marauders 37 - 29 win.

Quarterback Tom Bryan, running and passing beautifully, took Auburn on three long touchdown drives, Ben McDavid kicked a 40 - yard field goal and the Tigers won the game 23 - 18.

With the score tied at six in the fourth quarter — he'd already capped a 99 - yard scoring drive earlier in the game with an 8 - yard touchdown run — Kelly took command again, scoring on a sneak to give his team the win.

The Thundering Herd of co-head coaches Ed Lombardi and Dave Hoskins won the SJS D1 title with a 77 - 22 win over Atwater in which running back Lance Briggs scored six touchdowns.