Sunday, December 9, 2012

SWAC Championship: 95-yard TD pass helps lift UAPB to 24-21 win against Jackson State

ESPN3 VIDEO: UAPB BACKBREAKER 95 YARD TD

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  --  It took a history-making play for Arkansas-Pine Bluff to make school history.

A 26-yard field goal in overtime by Arkansas-Pine Bluff kicker Ryan Strickland lifted the Golden Lions to a 24-21 victory against Jackson State (Miss.) in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game Saturday at Legion Field.

But it was an improbable 95-yard touchdown pass, the longest play ever in the conference title game, from UAPB quarterback Ben Anderson to wide receiver Willie Young late in regulation that that gave them the chance to capture their first SWAC crown.

"What a game. There were a lot of records that were set today," Golden Lions coach Monte Coleman said. "This was the first overtime game in SWAC (championship) history. This was the first SWAC (championship) victory for UAPB. It was the first 10-win season for UAPB."

Down seven, with a little more than two minutes to go, the Golden Lions were pinned deep in their own territory after the Tigers downed a 38-yard punt by Tony Dean at the UAPB 4-yard line.



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