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1955 Rose Bowl

Mr. Leggett threw eleven passes, completing six, one a touchdown pass to Bob Watkins.

1967 Oakland Raiders season

Warren Powers capped the scoring with a 36-yard interception return for a touchdown.

1982 Nebraska vs. Penn State football game

Late in the half, Nebraska got on the board after a seven-play, 80-yard drive culminated in a Turner Gill touchdown pass followed by the extra point by Kevin Seibel.

1987 All-American Bowl

BYU had one last shot at a go-ahead touchdown in the final minutes, but Covey was stopped two feet short on a fourth-down run by defensive end Sean Scott.

1991 Copper Bowl

Vaughn Dunbar scored on a 5-yard touchdown run giving Indiana a 17-0 halftime lead.

1994 Minnesota Vikings season

He threw his first touchdown of the season and first since leaving the Oilers on a 30-yard pass to Qadry Ismail in the second quarter.

1996 Alamo Bowl

Iowa opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run from quarterback Matt Sherman, opening up a 6-0 lead.

1999 Aloha Bowl

Early in the fourth quarter, running back Morgan Kane scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to increase the lead to 20-3.

2000 Insight.com Bowl

In the third quarter, Pitt quarterback Rod Rutherford scored on a 2-yard touchdown run, making it 27-14.

2002 Alamo Bowl

Brooks Bollinger connected with wide receiver Brandon Williams for a 10 yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 14.

2002 Tangerine Bowl

In the third quarter, Charlie Whitehurst threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Ben Hall to make it 34–9.

2005 Carolina Panthers season

Jamal Robertson returned the opening kickoff 34 yards to the 40-yard line, and one play later, Delhomme threw a 58-yard touchdown pass to Smith.

2006 Champs Sports Bowl

Maryland started the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Sam Hollenbach to Joey Haynos, giving Maryland a 7-0 first quarter lead.

2006 Miami RedHawks football team

Purdue beat Miami by a score of 38-31 when the RedHawks failed score a touchdown in overtime after the Boilermaker’s Kory Sheets scored the game-winning touchdowns in their overtime possession.

2006 New Orleans Bowl

With 5:12 left in the 1st quarter, Rice got on the board with an 11-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joel Armstrong to wide receiver Mike Falco, making the score 14-7, Troy.

2007 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Auburn quarterback Brandon Cox threw a touchdown pass to Gabe McKenzie with 2:01 remaining in the fourth quarter and Antonio Coleman returned a fumble for a score moments later to give No. 18 Auburn a 23-13 win over Kansas State.

2007 Oregon State Beavers football team

Beavers' star running back Yvenson Bernard ran for 165 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Sean Canfield completed eight of 19 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown.

2011 ACC Championship Game

Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd was named the game's most valuable player, after completing 20–29 passes for 240 yards and three touchdowns.

2011 Gator Bowl

Fourteen of these came in the third quarter on two rushing touchdowns by Ballard of seven yards and one yard, while the final touchdown that made the score worse than the 1968 Ohio State-Michigan game came via a Relf 31-yard pass to Michael Carr in the fourth quarter.

2012 SEC Championship Game

The Bulldogs once again went in front by three on their very next drive, when they took only two minutes to answer with a Todd Gurley touchdown run.

ArenaBowl IX

The Predators responded with quarterback Pat O'Hara completing a four-yard touchdown pass to WR/LB Alex Shell, yet the Storm immediately answered with OS George LaFrance returning the kickoff 57 yards for a touchdown.

ArenaBowl XI

In the first quarter, the Rattlers slithered first with Kicker Anthony Brenner getting a 19-yard Field Goal, yet the Barnstormers responded with Quarterback Kurt Warner completing a 30-yard touchdown pass to OS Lamont Cooper.

ArenaBowl XXI

Trestin George of San Jose then returned the kickoff, following Columbus' second touchdown, for a touchdown, but A.J. Haglund missed the Point-After-Try (PAT) making it 20-14.

Cam Cameron

Cameron has also been widely praised for the development of RS Senior Quarterback Zach Mettenberger who had the best season of his LSU career with a 64.9% completion percentage, and a 22 to 8 Touchdown to Interception Ratio.

Casey Dick

On Friday, November 23, Dick led Arkansas to a 50-48 win over top ranked LSU, in which he made key passes to Peyton Hillis on a fourth-and-10 in the second overtime to extend the game and again for a 12 yard touchdown to tie.

Chuck Curtis

In the 1957 Cotton Bowl, Curtis threw two touchdown passes and ran for another TD to lead the Horned Frogs to a 28-27 win over Syracuse and standout running back Jim Brown.

Clifford Ivory

He once shared the Argonauts' record for most interceptions returned for touchdowns with 5 along with Ed Berry and Adrion Smith, before Byron Parker broke the record with his 6th interception return for a touchdown in 2007.

Collin Klein

In the 2012 Cotton Bowl Classic, he threw for 173 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 42 yards and a touchdown.

Dave Glinka

Glinka completed 5 of 11 passes against Oregon and threw two touchdown passes (to George Mans and Scott Maentz) to lead the Wolverines to a 21-0 victory.

David Givens

In Super Bowl XXXIX against the Philadelphia Eagles, Givens mocked the wing-flap celebration of Eagles receiver Terrell Owens after catching a four-yard touchdown from Tom Brady.

Dominique Byrd

Byrd went to Southern California where he made a 2004 All-Pac-10 honorable mention, and was best known for catching two one-handed touchdown passes, one of which was in the Orange Bowl victory against University of Oklahoma.

Doug Swift

Swift's blitz late in the second quarter of Super Bowl VII forced Washington Redskins quarterback Billy Kilmer to make a hurried throw, which Nick Buoniconti intercepted and returned into Washington territory to set up the Dolphins' second touchdown in a 14-7 victory, cementing Miami's 17-0 season.

Drisan James

James is best known for his performance in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, where he caught two touchdown passes against the University of Oklahoma and helped lead Boise State to a 43-42 victory in overtime.

Florida State–Miami football rivalry

Miami took a 27-24 lead after a Ken Dorsey touchdown pass to Jeremy Shockey, but Seminole quarterback and 2000 Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke moved the Seminoles into field goal range during a last minute drive in Miami's Orange Bowl stadium.

Fred Swearingen

The call stood, and later in the drive Franco Harris ran 22 yards for a touchdown (a play on which Cowboys safety Charlie Waters was in position to make the tackle before he collided with umpire Art Demmas) and a 28–17 lead.

Horace S. Carswell, Jr.

Horace attended North Side High School, where he played football, with his high school highlight being the winning touchdown he scored on Armistice Day in a game against the Wichita Falls team in 1933.

Jock Sanders

In the 24-17 victory over Rutgers, he had 4 receptions for 47 yards and a touchdown.

Keyshawn Johnson

The Trojans then played in the 1996 Rose Bowl, during which Johnson caught 12 passes for a Rose Bowl record 216 yards and one touchdown in the Trojans' 41–32 victory over the Northwestern Wildcats.

Kim Hammond

The Nitanny Lions were ranked 10th nationally under second year coach Joe Paterno, and favored by two touchdowns over the upstart Noles.

Nate Burleson

After signing with the Lions, Burleson has given himself two nicknames; Nate "Touchdown" Burleson and "Recepticon," keeping with the Transformers-themed nickname "Megatron" established for fellow receiver Calvin Johnson.

Omarr Smith

He broke a tie with Greg Hopkins for sole possession of 20th place on the AFL's all-time career interception list with his 27th that he returned 42 yards for a touchdown, his fifth career interception return for a touchdown with San Jose (sixth overall) giving him the team's all-time lead, against the Crush.

Paul Bergmann

Bergmann was a starting member of UCLA's 1983 Rose Bowl, where he led all receivers with 6 catches, and the 1984 Rose Bowl Championship, where he caught the first touchdown pass of the game, thrown by Rick Neuheisel.

Scott Dreisbach

In Lloyd Carr's debut as Michigan head coach, the Wolverines trailed 17–0 at home in the fourth quarter before the redshirt freshman Dreisbach engineered three scoring drives, the last culminating with a touchdown pass to Mercury Hayes as time expired for a 18–17 Michigan victory.

Squib kick

In Super Bowl XLI, the Indianapolis Colts decided to squib kick five of six subsequent kickoffs after Devin Hester of the Chicago Bears returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown.

The Fumble

The Broncos then took the lead on a long drive that ended with a 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback John Elway to running back Sammy Winder, making it 38–31 with 6 minutes left.

Tommy Grady

During the season, Grady set a single-season record for touchdown passes with 142, breaking the previous mark of 117 set by Chris Greisen.

Tyrell McCrea

In the first game of his senior year against historic Odessa Permian High School, McCrea had an 80 yard touchdown run during the first half to begin his season.

McCrea's best performance was against the Texas Copperheads where he finished with 4 tackles, sack, and a forced fumble for a 40 yard touchdown.

World Bowl XIV

In the third quarter, Frankfurt quarterback Jeff Otis led his team on an 8-play, 66-yard drive that ended with Butchie Wallance running 4 yards for a touchdown.


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