NCAAF

UTSA Roadrunners at Tulsa Golden Hurricane

· NCAA - Football
3-5, 0-5 Away
Final
45 - 46

Legas throws for 5 TDs to lead Tulsa to thrilling 46-45 comeback win over UTSA

Kamdyn Benjamin scores 4-yard receiving touchdown vs. UTSA

Legas led an eight-play, 92-yard drive that lasted 1:01 and ended with 1:01 left after completing a 4-yard touchdown to Kamdyn Benjamin, his third receiving touchdown of the game. The play marked Tulsa's first lead of the game.

On their final drive, Owen McCown got the Roadrunners to midfield after completing a 25-yard pass to Houston Thomas before four consecutive incomplete passes ended the game.

Down 35-7 at halftime, Tulsa defensive lineman Amieh Williams ignited the Golden Hurricane comeback recovering a fumble a returning it 35 yards for a touchdown to make it a three-score deficit.

McCown threw a 5-yard touchdown to Willie McCoy with 5:30 left in the third for a 42-17 advantage. It was UTSA's last touchdown of the day.

Legas threw a 74-yard touchdown to Benjamin less than a minute later. In the fourth he threw a 4-yard score to Viron Ellison Jr. and a 20-yarder to Benjamin.

Tulsa (2-5, 0-3 American Athletic) trailed by 28 after McCown threw touchdown passes of 9, 69 and 23 yards to Oscar Cardenas, Chris Carpenter and Dan Dishman, respectively. A failed point-after-attempt after Dishman's touchdown made it 20-0.

Legas threw his first touchdown of the day to Bill Jackson for 31 yards. UTSA (3-5, 1-3) extended the margin with a 9-yard scoring run, and Daemian Wimberly recovered a Legas fumble in the end zone after he was sacked at his own 11 by Jamal Ligon.

McCown completed 30 of 50 passes for 434 yards and four touchdowns.

How To Watch

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Scoring Summary

UTSA TD 1st Period 9:35 Oscar Cardenas 9 Yd pass from Owen McCown (Tate Sandell Kick)
UTSA TD 1st Period 1:57 Chris Carpenter 69 Yd pass from Owen McCown (Tate Sandell Kick)
UTSA TD 2nd Period 13:54 Dan Dishman 23 Yd pass from Owen McCown (Tate Sandell PAT failed)
TLSA TD 2nd Period 11:58 Bill Jackson 31 Yd pass from Cooper Legas (Seth Morgan Kick)
UTSA TD 2nd Period 9:00 Robert Henry 9 Yd Run (Tate Sandell Kick)
UTSA TD 2nd Period 1:01 Daemian Wimberly 28 Yd Fumble Return (Owen McCown Pass to Patrick Overmyer for Two-Point Conversion)
TLSA TD 3rd Period 11:52 Amieh Williams 35 Yd Fumble Return (Seth Morgan Kick)
TLSA FG 3rd Period 7:59 Seth Morgan 37 Yd Field Goal
UTSA TD 3rd Period 5:30 Willie McCoy 5 Yd pass from Owen McCown (Tate Sandell Kick)
TLSA TD 3rd Period 4:50 Kamdyn Benjamin 74 Yd pass from Cooper Legas (Seth Morgan Kick)
TLSA TD 4th Period 14:21 Viron Ellison Jr. 4 Yd pass from Cooper Legas (Cooper Legas Run for Two-Point Conversion)
UTSA FG 4th Period 5:21 Tate Sandell 37 Yd Field Goal
TLSA TD 4th Period 2:26 Kamdyn Benjamin 20 Yd pass from Cooper Legas (Seth Morgan Kick)
TLSA TD 4th Period 1:01 Kamdyn Benjamin 4 Yd pass from Cooper Legas (Seth Morgan Kick)

Statistics

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26 1st Downs 21
7-19 3rd down efficiency 7-18
1-4 4th down efficiency 1-1
546 Total Yards 433
443 Passing 370
31/51 Comp/Att 24/44
8.7 Yards per pass 8.4
103 Rushing 63
40 Rushing Attempts 36
2.6 Yards per rush 1.8
12-129 Penalties 6-49
1 Turnovers 2
1 Fumbles lost 2
0 Interceptions thrown 0
33:50 Possession 26:10

Game Information

Chapman Stadium

Location: Tulsa, OK
Attendance: 17,439 · Capacity:
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