University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, September 17
Beaumont, Texas
5:00 pm
University of Northern Colorado
1-2 , 0-0
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Lamar
0-3 , 0-0
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Northern Colo.
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Lamar University
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14
Late Interception Seals First Win of the Season
9/17/2022 9:48:00 PM | Football
Tywonne Harris's interception inside the final minute secured the win for Northern Colorado against Lamar
BEAUMONT, Texas – It came down to the wire, but Northern Colorado football is leaving Texas with a win. Tywonne Harris picked off Nick Yockey to seal the 21-14 victory Saturday night.
Harris's interception came with 15 seconds on the clock and Lamar at the UNC 20-yard line looking to force overtime.
Northern Colorado's defense played a huge factor in the game forcing three Lamar turnovers. The first started the scoring for the Bears as Keyvon Lakes recorded a stripe sack and RJ Potts rumbled 46-yards to the endzone.
The Bears entered the half up 14-7 as David Afari put the team on his back accounting for 31 yards on the ground on a 12-play, 71-yard drive midway through the second quarter.
Northern Colorado's offense found some holes in the Lamar defense in the second half as Jacob Sirmon and Trevis Graham connected for passes of 43 and 40 yards. The 40-yard reception ended in a touchdown to put UNC up 21-7.
Lamar cut the lead to 21-14 with 9:22 remaining and was on the drive to tie it until Harris sealed the game with the pick.
What They Said
Game Notes
- RJ Potts fumble return touchdown was the first of his career.
- Vincent King recorded his first career interception in the game. King added in seven tackles and a pass break up as well.
- Elijah Anderson-Taylor led the Bears with a career-best 14 tackles. He had one tackle for a loss and forced a fumble for the second straight game.
- Elias Rantissi was flying around the field as well recording 11 tackles for the team.
- Trevis Graham led Northern Colorado in receiving with five receptions for 97 yards and a touchdown.
- The win was UNC's first ever over Lamar.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado returns home for Homecoming next Saturday, September 24 against Idaho State at 1 pm. Tickets for the game are available at UNCBears.com/Tickets.
To stay up to date on all things UNC football, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Harris's interception came with 15 seconds on the clock and Lamar at the UNC 20-yard line looking to force overtime.
Northern Colorado's defense played a huge factor in the game forcing three Lamar turnovers. The first started the scoring for the Bears as Keyvon Lakes recorded a stripe sack and RJ Potts rumbled 46-yards to the endzone.
The Bears entered the half up 14-7 as David Afari put the team on his back accounting for 31 yards on the ground on a 12-play, 71-yard drive midway through the second quarter.
Northern Colorado's offense found some holes in the Lamar defense in the second half as Jacob Sirmon and Trevis Graham connected for passes of 43 and 40 yards. The 40-yard reception ended in a touchdown to put UNC up 21-7.
Lamar cut the lead to 21-14 with 9:22 remaining and was on the drive to tie it until Harris sealed the game with the pick.
What They Said
Game Notes
- RJ Potts fumble return touchdown was the first of his career.
- Vincent King recorded his first career interception in the game. King added in seven tackles and a pass break up as well.
- Elijah Anderson-Taylor led the Bears with a career-best 14 tackles. He had one tackle for a loss and forced a fumble for the second straight game.
- Elias Rantissi was flying around the field as well recording 11 tackles for the team.
- Trevis Graham led Northern Colorado in receiving with five receptions for 97 yards and a touchdown.
- The win was UNC's first ever over Lamar.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado returns home for Homecoming next Saturday, September 24 against Idaho State at 1 pm. Tickets for the game are available at UNCBears.com/Tickets.
To stay up to date on all things UNC football, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Team Stats
UNC
LAM
Total Yards
270
299
Pass Yards
218
82
Rushing Yards
52
217
Penalty Yards
20
130
1st Downs
19
21
3rd Downs
6
6
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
27:39
32:21
1st Quarter
UNC 7, LAM 0
UNC - Potts,RJ 46 yd fumble recovery (Green,Hunter kick)
2nd Quarter
UNC 7, LAM 7
LAM - Batten,Hunter 1 yd run (Esqueda,Chris kick), 8 plays, 31 yards, TOP 02:18
UNC 14, LAM 7
UNC - Afari,David 10 yd run (Green,Hunter kick), 12 plays, 71 yards, TOP 05:36
3rd Quarter
UNC 21, LAM 7
UNC - Graham,Trevis 40 yd pass from Sirmon,Jacob (Green,Hunter kick) 3 plays, 57 yards, TOP 00:45
4th Quarter
UNC 21, LAM 14
LAM - Dummett,Jalen 1 yd run (Esqueda,Chris kick), 14 plays, 68 yards, TOP 09:20
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