They knocked off No. 1 Alabama, 34 - 28, on a 109 -
yard field goal return to end the game, and in the process improved their own national title chances while seriously putting a dent in the SEC's quest for eight in a row.
Not exact matches
Trailing 28 - 7 in the 3rd quarter, the Texans finally woke up and rallied back to tie it 28 - 28 after an incredible interception
returned for a touchdown by LB Brian Cushing, and then a 41
yard field goal by Randy «Beercan» Bullock to win the game as regulation time expired.
Clemson drew to within 31 - 27 with a
field goal, and Kenyan Drake (who lost one of Alabama's kick
return fumbles against Ole Miss)
returned the ensuing kick 95
yards for a 38 - 27 lead.
Before Southern coaches and players rushed the
field celebrating an end - of - game
goal line stand, the two teams would combine for almost 1,000
yards, three 100 -
yard receivers, a 100 -
yard rusher, 16 plays of 20 - plus
yards, and nearly every possible special teams event: blocked kicks,
return touchdowns, a muffed kick
return, a long punt
return, a punt snap hitting an upback in the face, a surprise onsides kick, and one of the worst fake
field goal attempts you'll ever see.
The Tigers ranked second in kick
return success rate (Tony Pollard averaged 28.1
yards per
return with two scores), fourth in kickoff success rate (68 percent of Jake Elliott's kicks were touchbacks), fifth in punt success rate (Spencer Smith averaged a booming 45.1
yards per kick), and 16th in
field goal efficiency (Elliott made an incredible 12 of 15
field goals longer than 40
yards).
The B.C. Lions» Tim Brown took advantage of a missed 45 -
yard field goal by Montreal Alouettes» kicker Sean Whyte and
returned it...
The B.C. Lions» Tim Brown took advantage of a missed 45 -
yard field goal by Montreal Alouettes» kicker Sean Whyte and
returned it 125 -
yard for the score during the two team's matchup on Thursday night.
A 47 -
yard Shayne Graham
field goal extended the lead, then the Hokies scored on a 34 -
yard Charlton interception
return and a 32 -
yard Moore fumble
return to win, 31 - 11.
He also has a receiving TD,
returned both a punt and interception for scores, is averaging 50.6
yards per punt and is 3 - for - 3 on
field goal attempts.
In their last three November games, they beat Georgia via tipped prayer, they beat Alabama by
returning a missed
field goal 109
yards as time expired, and they beat Ole Miss by recovering two fourth - quarter fumbles near their
goal line.
Joe Jarzynka, WR - KR, Washington The 5» 7», 175 - pound senior, a former walk - on, was Mr. Everything for the Huskies last season,
returning 16 kickoffs and 45 punts for 731
yards and a touchdown, and making 19 of 22 PAT attempts and six of eight
field goal tries.
A muffed Tennessee punt
return gave Andy Reid's team the chance to put another nail in the Titans» coffin, but instead resulted in a missed
field goal and nine net
yards for the visitors.
Then, in quick order, Safety Nick Rassas intercepted a pass and ran it back 92
yards for a touchdown, Ken Ivan kicked a 23 -
yard field goal and Rassas, on the loose again,
returned a punt 72
yards.
Wake Forest's average starting
field position in the first half was 47.2, and the Deacs scored on touchdown drives of 36
yards (following a punt
return), 18
yards (interception), and 40
yards (interception), with
field goal drives of 14
yards (punt) and 37
yards (turnover on downs).
He forced a fumble in his first game, blocked a
field goal in his third game and
returned a fumble recovery 70
yards for a touchdown in his fourth game.
The
return, plus a Milpitas penalty, moved Campolindo into
field goal position for Matt Blair, who confidently nailed a 32 -
yard game - winning kick with 26 seconds left.
The Minutemen ranked a ghastly 125th in Special Teams S&P +; Logan Laurent and Mike Caggiano combined to make just six of 10 under - 40
field goals, only 14 percent of Caggiano's kickoffs reached the end zone, and while Laurent's punts were long enough (41.6
yard average), opponents were able to
return enough of them to render the Minutemen just 95th in punt success rate.
Georgia Tech's Lance Austin scooped up a blocked
field goal as time expired and
returned it 78
yards for a game - winning touchdown, lifting the Yellow Jackets (3 - 5) to a stunning upset of Florida State, 22 - 16, on Saturday.