URI Football Stunned by Stony Brook in Final Seconds 31-27
Sunday, September 29, 2019
The University of Rhod Island football team gave up a 50-yard touchdown run in the final 30 seconds to lose to the Stony Brook Seawolves 31-27 on Saturday night at Meade Stadium.
URI's hell continues.
The Rams fall to 0-4 on the season, and 0-3 in league play, while Stony Brook improves to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the conference.
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URI Loses in Final Seconds
After scoring two touchdowns in 37 seconds to take a 27-24 lead, the Rams were unable to get a stop with one minute to play in the game.
Taking over at their own 25-yard-line, Stony Brook moved the ball to their own 37 in three plays, then got a pass interference call set which set up 1st-and-10 at the Stony Brook 46.
The Seawolves would move the ball to midfield following a short pass, making it third-and-6 with 26 seconds left, forcing Stony Brook to use its final timeout.
Following an incompletion, an incompletion made it fourth down.
On the next play, quarterback Tyquell Field scrambled to his right, found a seam and cut back across the field, going 50 yards for the winning score with just 11 seconds on the clock to seal the win.
Rhode Island Rallies
The Rams trailed Stony Brook 21-7 with 14:30 left to play in the game before mounting a rally.
Rhode Island would get a 99-yard kick return for a score by Ahmere Dorsey to make the score 21-14.
A Stony Brook field goal pushed the deficit to 24-14, which is where the score stood when Rhode Island took possession at its own 8-yard line with 6:29 to go.
URI quarterback Vito Priore led an 11-play, 92-yard drive that ended in a 24-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Coulter.
With just 1:41 remaining, the Rams needed an onside kick, and they got it.
C.J. Carrick's kick took a high second bounce, and Coulter skied to pull the ball down at the Stony Brook 49.
Three plays later, Priore connected with Aaron Parker on a 29-yard pass to put Rhode Island up, 27-24.
A missed extra point kept it a three-point game as Stony Brook took over at its own 25 with 1:00 on the clock.
Next Up
The Rams return to action on Saturday, October 5 when they visit Brown University for the annual Governor’s Cup game.
Kick-off is set for 12:30 p.m
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