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Dawson Herl
28
Winner Central Okla. UCO 9-1 , 7-1
27
Washburn WAS 2-8 , 2-7
Winner
Central Okla. UCO
9-1 , 7-1
28
Final
27
Washburn WAS
2-8 , 2-7
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UCO Central Okla. 6 7 0 15 28
WAS Washburn 0 7 14 6 27

Game Recap: Football | | Chris Brannick

UCO Clinches Share of MIAA Title With Week 10 Win At Washburn

Central Oklahoma Beats Washburn 28-27 With Blocked Field Goal As Time Expires

TOPEKA, Kan. – Central Oklahoma blocked a field goal as time expired and clinched at least a share of an MIAA football title for the first time since joining the league in 2012 with a 28-27 win at Washburn Saturday afternoon.
 
"These guys are so awesome," UCO head football coach Adam Dorrel about his team's fight to come from behind for the second week in a row. "They never quit, they're all in it for each other, and they found a way to get it done."
 
UCO improved to 9-1 on the season with the win and 7-1 in the MIAA. The Bronchos are in first place in the league standings heading into the final week of the regular season and are one game ahead of second-place Pittsburg State. Central hosts Emporia State and a win will give the Bronchos the outright title.
 
"We're still focused on the last game," Dorrel said. "It's a great accomplishment for the school and the team but we aren't focusing on that until after next week. We still have work to do."
 
Saturday in Topeka, it was a second consecutive week of a comeback and a second consecutive week with a field goal attempt to end the game.
 
Central Oklahoma trailed 21-13 heading into the fourth quarter. A 19-yard touchdown pass from Dawson Herl to Ashton Schumann plus a two-point conversion pass from Herl to Jacob Delso tied the game up with 12:47 to play. UCO went back in front with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Herl to Terrill Davis that made it 28-21 with 6:17 to play
 
Washburn scored with 3:00 to play, but a missed PAT wide right left it 28-27. UCO moved the ball down the field before punting back to Washburn with 1:03 remaining, leaving the host with a chance to move down the field 91 yards. Washburn made it down to the UCO 26-yard line before brining on the field goal unit with three seconds left in the game.
 
Then, for the second time in the game, Central's field-goal defense came up with a blocked kick. Time expired and Central celebrated the win.
 
Herl finished the game 7-for-8 with 73 yards and two touchdown passes. He came on late in the third quarter for Jett Huff, who was 19-for-28 with 195 yards and two touchdown passes. Huff also threw one interception and lost a fumble. Herl added six rushes for 62 yards, including a long of 46.
 
Davis led UCO's receivers with four receptions for 77 yards and two touchdowns. He scored the game's first TD from 47 yards outs on 3rd & 18, hauling in the pass from Huff in the first quarter. That score gave Davis the UCO school record for most touchdown receptions in a single season with 13. He added to it with the fourth-quarter score to extend his record to 14 touchdown receptions.
 
Delso finished with five receptions for 56 yards. Schumann had a team-high six catches for 49 yards with the one touchdown.
 
Jaylen Cottrell also had a receiving touchdown of 15 yards. He had 10 carries for 28 yards with a long of 12. William Mason also had 10 rushes and a team-high 104 yards rushing.
 
Dylan Buchheit led the defense with eight tackles and an interception.
 
Central took a 6-0 lead in the game with Davis' touchdown in the first quarter. After an offsides call on the PAT, Dorrel sent the offense back out for a two-point try, but the rush failed.
 
Washburn went in front 7-6, but UCO quickly responded with a 8-play, 75-yard scoring drive capped off by Cottrell's score to go up 13-7. That's how the game went to halftime.
 
Out of the break, Washburn came out with a blitzing attack. The Ichabods struck right away with an 80-yard touchdown and took a 14-13 lead in just 41 seconds. After stopping UCO with an interception, Washburn scored on a 48-yard touchdown pass on one play to go up 21-13.
 
Washburn scored again in the third quarter, but a holding call brought the ball back and Buchheit got his interception. Soon after in the third, Herl replaced Huff and the comeback was on.
 
Central Oklahoma returns home for the regular season finale Saturday, Nov. 16 against Emporia State. The game, in addition to the Bronchos aiming for the outright MIAA title, will also be Senior Day with a pregame ceremony set to honor the group. It will also be Military Appreciation Day, with fans presenting a military ID for free admission.
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