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| Senior wideout Reed Kubnick scored with nine seconds remaining to tie the game for the Bulldogs. Kicker Sam Tuckerman booted the PAT to seal the deal for Yale. |
RICHMOND, VA—Yale
overcame a 27-14 deficit in the final 90 seconds at Richmond on Saturday night
to complete an improbable comeback 28-27 victory. Senior quarterback Kurt
Rawlings threw for all four touchdowns and the Bulldogs (4-1, 1-1 Ivy)
came up with the key onside kick and scored with just nine seconds left to take
their first lead of the game.
Richmond (3-4, 1-1 CAA) scored the first 13 points of the
game, led 20-7 at the half and 27-7 four minutes into the third quarter.
Trailing by two touchdowns with under two minutes remaining
in regulation, Rawlings orchestrated the first score to senior
captain J.P. Shohfi with 1:23 left to play. Shohfi then doubled down,
coming up with needed onside kick recovery.
Rawlings then did it again, finding senior wide
receiver Reed Klubnik with just nine second left to tie the game.
Senior kicker Sam Tuckerman took care of the rest, drilling home the
extra point to win the game.
“Really proud of this team and their ability to respond all
game long,” said head coach Tony Reno. “They didn’t worry about the score.
They only worried about winning each play and being physical. We made plays;
that’s what we weren’t doing in the first half. We did that and won the game.”
With four touchdown passes, Rawlings is now tied for first
with Alvin Cowan for the most touchdown passes in Yale history with 41.
The senior quarterback from Bel Air, Md., got better as the
game went on and came up clutch with 249 yards on 25-of-42 passes. Two scores
went to Klubnik while Shohfi and senior wideout Jaylan Sandifer each
grabbed one.
The Bulldogs overcame a slow start but battled and bested a
game Richmond squad.
The Spiders racked up 217 rushing yards but only converted
5-of-14 opportunities on third down while throwing an interception and missing
two field goals. Richmond was coming off of its biggest win of the season,
besting then-No. 18 Maine (FCS).
The Bulldogs go 3-0 in conference play and move on to face
Penn back at the Yale Bowl next Saturday at noon.
—Staff Reports
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