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Fired-Up Danes Two Last Quarter TD ' s Spearhead 28-27 Come-From-Behind Victory
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Orlando, Bob Bellaflore |
| Abstract | Slate football team raised nearly $7,000 selling raffles and sponsoring a show on campus in order to travel 1100 miles to play a football game. They did not go to all that trouble to lose. Outsized, outnumbered, and probably oui-talcnlcd, the Danes were not to be ouldone. Two touchdowns by fullback Chuck Priore within four minutes, 20 seconds of the final quarter led Albany to a thrilling, 28-27, come-from-bchind victory over the University of Central Florida, Saturday night in front of over 14,000 people "in ihe Tangerine Bowl. "It (Ihe game) was a classic," said Albany head football coacli Bob Ford. "There couldn't have been much separating (he two learns." Early in the game, the Danes found a loi separating them from the Knights, though — namely 14 first quarter points by I heir hosls. Albany slopped UCF on their first series, and then moved Ihe ball from the Dane 30 to Ihe Knight 28-yard line. Bui Dario Arango's 45-field goal try was short, and UCF look over. Facing a third , down and 15 yards logo on his own 34, Knight quarterback Mike Culllsop hil splil end Rickey Samp-son on the left sideline for 42 yards and a first down. Five plays later, tailback Turner Davis ran off right lacklc for llie final yard. With Tom Hungcrford's kick, UCF led, 7-0. The Danes next possession netted them minus six yards, and Dave Hardy's 34-yard punl put Ihe ball on Ihe UCF 48. Two running plays moved the Knighls lo the Albany 46, and a pass interference call on Bruce Collins gave UCF a first down on Ihe 40. Cullison was loo long on a bomb lo Sampson, but lie hit on his next three passes, selling up a firsl-and-goal on the 10. After a Davis two-yard run, a five-yard dclay-Qf-gamc penally, and two Cullison keepers put llie ball on the one, Davis gin his second touchdown of llie day. Willi 10 seconds remaining in ihe opening quarter, UCF had a commanding 14-0 advantage. Bui Albany si ruck right back in the beginning of the second quarter. Jack Burger, halfback-mined splil end-turned kick returner look Scon Rycrson's ensuing kickoff on the Albany 16, ran lo his left, and cm up the middle inlo the open field with nothing but end /one in front of him. But a lunging Sampson just caught Burger's fool, and tripped him up on Ihe UCF … |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/findaids/eresources/digital_objects/ua809/nam_ua809-1980_42.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/findaids/eresources/dao/ua809/3859166c40f339d988c2d2255e4bfc5a.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
