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October 3, 1995
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Lions sting UCO By Scott Moore Sports Writer You must take advantage of opportunities. Saturday against the East texas State Lions, the No. 7anked Central Oklahoma 3ronchos did not take advantage ,)f numerous scoring chances and 'ell 17-9 at Commerce, Texas in 'he Lone Star Conference opener ;or both teams. The Bronchos made it into ion territory on seven of 12 )ossessions but managed only )ne touchdown. On two of those seven scoring :hances, the Bronchos reached he five and three yard lines but `ailed to score., missing a 20iard field ioal and turning the )all over on downs. Three other imes, the Bronchos made it nside the Lion 30 and turned the )all over on downs each time. Conversely, the Lions reached 3roncho territory only five out )f 13 possessions and capitalized wice, which was enough. As a result, the Bronchos lose heir first game of the season and all to 4-1 on the year and 0-1 in _,one Star Conference play. The ions improve to 3-2 on the year lid 1-0. The loss means that the 3ronchos have dropped their ,SC opener seven of the last
with 5:30 left in the first quarter. On their fourth possession of the half, UCO had a first-andgoal situation at the Lion five but could only get as far as the three. Thomas Weaver then missed a 20-yard field goal. On the Bronchos fifth and sixth possessions of the half they reached the 40 and the 24 of the Lions before fumbling and turning the ball over on downs respectively. The UCO defense recorded points when linebacker Terry Bell blocked a Lion punt inside the ETSU 10-yard line. The ball went out of the end zone and UCO held 9-0 lead with 11:40 left in the first half. ETSU didn't really start moving the ball effectively until mid-way through the second _period when backup quarterback Cole Cayce replaced starter Chandler Evans and drove the Lions 75 yards in nine plays to cut the Broncho - lead to 9-7 by halftime. The Lions would alternate Evans and Cacey for the rest of the game which proved effective. The Lions would drive 65 yards on their first possession of the second half and 73 yards on their third possession to score a touchdown and a field goal respectively. ETSU had a 17-9 lead with 14:40 left in the game.
eight seasons since joining the LSC in 1988. All of those losses have been to East Texas who own the series with a 10-4 mark. Statistically, The numbers were close. The Lions outgained the Bronchos 325-319 in total yards and 154-140 in passing yards. The Bronchos had a slight edge in rushing yards with 179-171. Both teams combined for 35 first downs (18 for ETSU, 17 for UCO). But the intangibles say the Bronchos could have won. The "intangibles" refers to scoring chances which the Bronchos had plenty of. UCO's first possession of the game would serve as a preface to the story that would be told at Memorial Stadium. The Bronchos drove from their 43 to the Lion 25 on a 33yard run by Jubarko Gains on that first possession but turned the ball over on downs four plays and no yards later. While UCO's defense held the ETSU attack at bay in that first half (just 122 total yards) the Bronchos moved across country UCO would move into Lion territory again on their next possession, going 50 yards in 6 plays capped by a 12-yard pass from quarterback Stanley Pena to split end Chris Gillispie. The Point-after gave UCO a 7-0 lead
Quarterback Stanley Pena talks strategy with head coach Gary Howard . (Staff photo by Bill Wilkinson)
UCO would drive into Lion punt play. UCO moved to the 5territory twice in the second half yard line and had a first-and-goal and the turned the ball over on but failed to score with less than downs both times. three minutes remaining. UCO then took over at the Lion 24 after the Lions botched a
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