Northern Colorado Bears at Houston Christian Huskies
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Price, Gibbs carry Northern Colorado's offensive freight in 26-23 OT win over Houston Christian
The Huskies failed to score an offensive touchdown.
Charlie Weinrich gave Houston Christian a 23-20 lead with a 37-yard field goal to start overtime for the Huskies. It was the Huskies' first lead since getting on the scoreboard first when Rodney Dansby intercepted North Colorado's Eric Gibson Jr. and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown on the third play from scrimmage.
Weinrich knotted it at 20 with 2:47 left with 50-yard field goal. With 4:21 left in the third quarter, he connected from 46 yards to bring his team within 20-17.
Down 17-7, Tyran Chappell intercepted intercepted Northern Colorado's Eric Gibson Jr. and ran it back 82 yards with 29 seconds before halftime.
Gibson threw for 215 yards and a touchdown and two interceptions. Carver Cheeks had 101 yards receiving on eight catches and a touchdown. Gibson's 6-yard scoring pass to Cheeks tied it at 7.
Despite the two pick-6's, Northern Colorado (2-2) posted 24 first downs to eight for Houston Christian and held the ball 38:25 to 21:35 for the Huskies (1-3).
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 10:43 | Rodney Dansby 37 Yd Interception Return (Charlie Weinrich Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 4:41 | Carver Cheeks 6 Yd pass from Eric Gibson Jr. (Jacob Willig Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 10:36 | Jacob Willig 48 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:31 | Mathias Price 6 Yd Run (Jacob Willig Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:29 | Tyran Chappell 82 Yd Interception Return (Charlie Weinrich Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 6:16 | Jacob Willig 27 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 3rd Period 4:21 | Charlie Weinrich 46 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 2:47 | Charlie Weinrich 50 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 5 0:00 | Charlie Weinrich 37 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 5 0:00 | Hank Gibbs 1 Yd Run |
Statistics
 UNCO |
 HCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1st Downs | 8 |
| 4-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 1-15 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 437 | Total Yards | 200 |
| 215 | Passing | 160 |
| 24/37 | Comp/Att | 17/35 |
| 5.8 | Yards per pass | 4.6 |
| 222 | Rushing | 40 |
| 54 | Rushing Attempts | 23 |
| 4.1 | Yards per rush | 1.7 |
| 6-40 | Penalties | 8-50 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 38:25 | Possession | 21:35 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,249 · Capacity:
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