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unusual facts about end zone



1950 Maryland Terrapins football team

In the second quarter, Maryland sophomore quarterback Jack Scarbath completed three passes in a 54-yard drive that culminated in a pitch to Bob Shemonski who ran around the right end and into the end zone.

Mitch Berger

He was most noted for his booming kickoffs, which often sailed into the end zone for touchbacks; afterwards, he would take a bite of his Snickers bar that he kept in his spare shoe on the sideline.

Robert McClain

He made five tackles at West Virginia, four tackles and an interception in a win over Rutgers, and intercepted an end zone pass in the against University of South Florida.

Ted Provost

The Ottawa Rough Riders were losing with 20 seconds left on the clock when Ottawa quarterback Tom Clements threw to Tony Gabriel in the end zone.


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1960 NFL Championship Game

At the Philadelphia 22 with seconds to play, Starr threw a short pass to Jim Taylor; Chuck Bednarik, the last Eagle between Taylor and the end zone, tackled him at the Eagles' 10-yard line and remained atop Taylor as the final seconds ticked off the clock, ensuring that Taylor could not get up off the ground and that the Packers could not run another play.

2000 Big 12 Championship Game

Heupel found Andre Woolfolk with a pass to the back of the end zone, and Duncan’s kick made it 24-17 Sooners with 14:24 left in regulation.

2001 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Rashaun Woods then caught a touchdown pass from Josh Fields in the left corner of the end zone, giving the Cowboys the win.

2006 Denver Broncos season

Pittsburgh again, down by 11 nearly made it a 4-point game when WR Hines Ward leapt into the end zone, but fumbled from a John Lynch (American football) tackle, whereby the Broncos safety Curome Cox recovered the fumble.

2009 Oregon Ducks football team

The Bruins scored their only touchdown when Akeem Ayers intercepted a Costa pass in the back of the Rose Bowl north end zone by keeping his feet in bound.

2010 Texas Longhorns football team

At the end of the half, Garrett Gilbert threw a Hail Mary to Malcolm Williams, catching the ball in the end-zone with no time left in the first half.

61st Grey Cup

A low snap to Edmonton punter Garry Lefebvre caused him to bobble the ball in the end zone, and he was tackled for a safety by Ottawa's Wayne Tosh at 21 seconds of the second quarter.

Arland Bruce III

In 2009, he received two objectionable conduct penalties and an undisclosed fine from the CFL for a touchdown celebration against the Tiger-Cats on July 1, in which he removed his helmet, jersey, and shoulder pads, and laid down in the end zone in what he said was a tribute to the recently deceased pop star, Michael Jackson.

Bob Ford Field

Daktronics scoreboard with a 39’ by 22’ high-definition video display and point-source sound system behind the south end zone

Choke at Doak

The Seminoles scored their first touchdown of the day on first-and-goal from the 5 when Zack Crockett found the end zone on a fullback dive.

On the next play, Kanell rolled right and connected with Andre Cooper in the front right corner of the end zone for a touchdown, making it a 31-17 game with 10:04 to play.

Florida–LSU football rivalry

He led a long, punishing drive that ended when running back Mike Gillislee plowed into the end zone with three minutes left.

Houston Football Stadium

Major demolition of Robertson Stadium, Houston's previous home, officially began on December 10, 2012, however the south end zone was removed by December 6.

Jimmie Jones

In 1993 he was part of one of the most famous Thanksgiving football plays, when he blocked a 47-yard field goal attempt from the Miami Dolphins' Pete Stoyanovich, to preserve what seemed an apparent 14-13 victory, but as the ball rolled toward the Cowboys' end zone, Leon Lett kicked the ball and the Dolphins recovered.

Joe Bellino

In Bellino's final college football game, Navy's loss to the University of Missouri in the 1961 Orange Bowl, he scored his team's final touchdown with a spectacular diving catch in the end zone.

Jorrick Calvin

On December 12, 2010, Calvin fielded a kickoff from Dallas Cowboys kicker David Buehler in the Eagles' own end zone.

Josh Miller

Miller recorded a "single" in the 83rd Grey Cup when a punt, aided by a 50-km/h wind at Taylor Field in Regina, Saskatchewan bounded over the head of a Calgary Stampeders return man and out the back of the end zone to award Baltimore a single point.

Robertson Stadium

Plans were proposed to replace the end zone sections with an integrated bowl and add an upper deck that would increase capacity to 50,000, but with the athletic department changing leadership from Dave Maggard to Mack Rhoades, a new feasibility study was conducted instead.

Ross–Ade Stadium

There has been a desire expressed by both former head coach Joe Tiller and Burke to remove seating in the south end zone to use the land for alternative purposes.

Sandro DeAngelis

DeAngelis starred at fullback and linebacker for St. Joseph’s Collegiate in Buffalo, N.Y. and earned First-Team All-Western New York honours as a kicker in 1999, connecting on four field goals, while kicking 70 percent of his kickoffs into the end zone.

Tony Champion

With Hamilton trailing in the final minutes, Champion caught a 13 yard Mike Kerrigan pass deep in the end zone with 44 seconds remaining, tying the game at 40-40.

Wide Right II

The ensuing punt proved disastrous for the Seminoles: punt returner Corey Sawyer was penalized for attempting an illegal forward pass from his own end zone, resulting in a safety for Miami.

WMGT-TV

Bill Shanks – The End Zone and High School Game Day Host; also heard on WPLA-AM 1670