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Nov. 11, 2000
Football: Salukis Rally To Stun Youngstown State,
21-20
Youngstown, Ohio -- Southern Illinois scored 21 points
in the final 11:33 to overcome a
20-0 deficit and stun second-ranked
Youngstown State 21-20 before a
crowd of 16,549 at Stambaugh Stadium
on Saturday afternoon.
The Penguins, who dropped to 8-2 overall and 4-2 in the
Gateway Football Conference, led
20-0 before a Scott Everhart punt
hit YSU's Demetrius Rich in the head
and SIU's Matt Fraze fell on the
ball in the end zone. The fumble
recovery cut the deficit to 20-7
with 11:33 left.
On the Salukis' (3-7 and 2-4) next drive, quarterback Sherard
Poteete, who did not play until the
fourth quarter, connected on a
nine-yard touchdown pass to Brian
Hamlett. SIU took the lead when
Poteete hit Kevin Gleeson on a
nine-yard touchdown pass with 5:43
remaining.
YSU had a golden opportunity to rally when SIU long snapper
Ryan Edwards sent the ball over
Everhart's head and the Penguins
took over at the Southern Illinois
30 with 2:53 left. But two Jeff Ryan
incompletions and a Ryan rush for no
gain led to a 47-yard field-goal
attempt into the wind by Jake
Stewart with 1:53 left. Stewart, who
missed an extra point in the second
quarter, was wide on his attempt and
SIU ran the clock out to beat the
YSU for the first time since 1986.
The Penguins could not move the ball against the Saluki
defense, mustering just nine first
downs and 89 total yards. Those
totals ranked as the third lowest in
school history in any game. YSU had
a minus-9 yards rushing to set a
school record for the lowest rushing
output in the Program's 60-year
history. Ryan, who ran for a
career-high 125 yards last week,
finished with a minus-50 total on
Saturday.
Youngstown State finishes the regular season on the road at
Cal Poly on Nov. 18. Kickoff is set
for 4 p.m. (EST). |
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