Southern Utah Thunderbirds at North Alabama Lions

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Southern Utah Thunderbirds

7-5, 3-3 Away

Final
36 - 34

North Alabama Lions

2-10, 2-3 Home

Dye scores 3 TDs, sets program record in Southern Utah's 36-34 2OT win over North Alabama

Dye scored his second touchdown with 9:42 remaining to cut the Thunderbirds' (7-5, 6-2 United Athletic Conference) deficit to 28-21.

The Lions (2-10, 1-7) chewed more than seven minutes on a 14-play, 50-yard drive, forcing three Thunderbirds' timeouts.

Ian Vachon missed a field goal from 35 yards, and the Thunderbirds mounted a seven-play, 80-yard drive capped by a 3-yard touchdown run from Dye to send the game to overtime.

Dye was stopped short on fourth-and-2 to open the extra period, but the Lions turned the ball over on a Roderick Taylor Jr. fumble.

Taylor scored on a 1-yard run in the second overtime, but the two-point conversion failed. The Thunderbirds answered with a 15-yard touchdown from Bronson Barren to Gabe Nunez, and a 2-yard rush from Shane Carr for the game-winning conversion.

The Thunderbirds, who have won six straight games, never led until the game-winning score.

Dye, who had already broken Southern Utah’s single-season records for rushing touchdowns (23) and carries (271), added the net rushing yards record to his tally, finishing with 1,831 yards after a 108-yard day.

John Austin Wood was 15-of-22 passing for 236 yards and a touchdown for North Alabama.

Lando Brown entered the game No. 2 in FCS football in sacks, and added two, finishing with 14.0 on the year.

It was the final game played at Braly Stadium for North Alabama, where its played since 1949. North Alabama moves to Bank Independent Stadium next season.

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Scoring Summary

TD	1st Period 5:24	Jayvian Allen 1 Yd Run (Chandler Dixon Kick)
TD	1st Period 1:01	Jayvian Allen 13 Yd Run (Chandler Dixon Kick)
TD	2nd Period 8:10	Joshua Dye 2 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick)
TD	2nd Period 5:44	Tanaka Scott 61 Yd pass from John Austin Wood (Chandler Dixon Kick)
TD	2nd Period 2:19	Will Burns 3 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick)
TD	4th Period 12:54	Kaleb Heatherly 27 Yd pass from John Austin Wood (Chandler Dixon Kick)
TD	4th Period 9:42	Joshua Dye 9 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick)
TD	4th Period 0:56	Joshua Dye 3 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick)
TD	6 0:00	Roderick Taylor Jr. 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
TD	6 0:00	Gabe Nunez 15 Yd pass from Bronson Barron (Shane Carr Run for Two-Point Conversion)

Statistics

SUU		UNA
19	1st Downs	22
4-13	3rd down efficiency	5-15
1-3	4th down efficiency	3-3
436	Total Yards	342
263	Passing	227
20/27	Comp/Att	15/22
9.7	Yards per pass	10.3
173	Rushing	115
40	Rushing Attempts	53
4.3	Yards per rush	2.2
8-75	Penalties	1-5
1	Turnovers	1
1	Fumbles lost	1
0	Interceptions thrown	0
26:39	Possession	33:21

Game Information

Venue: Braly Stadium

Location: Florence, AL
Attendance: 7,632 · Capacity:

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