A lot of crazy things have happened this season, including Oregon's stunning comeback to defeat Oklahoma, 34-33. (OK, so the referees helped.) But nothing can match what happened 35 years ago in what is known as the Miracle Game at UC Davis. The Aggies stunned Cal State Hayward, 30-29, by scoring 16 points in the final 20 seconds. And the crazy thing is that Davis did it with no timeouts. The 1971 game film is still a major part of team lore, and a key member of that Aggie squad was none other than Mike Bellotti, a tight end. "I truly believe that you're never out of a game," said Bellotti, now the coach at Oregon. "That game was probably the catalyst for that belief."
Friday, November 10, 2006
The Mother of All Comebacks
A lot of crazy things have happened this season, including Oregon's stunning comeback to defeat Oklahoma, 34-33. (OK, so the referees helped.) But nothing can match what happened 35 years ago in what is known as the Miracle Game at UC Davis. The Aggies stunned Cal State Hayward, 30-29, by scoring 16 points in the final 20 seconds. And the crazy thing is that Davis did it with no timeouts. The 1971 game film is still a major part of team lore, and a key member of that Aggie squad was none other than Mike Bellotti, a tight end. "I truly believe that you're never out of a game," said Bellotti, now the coach at Oregon. "That game was probably the catalyst for that belief."
surely some cows were tipped after that big Davis win...
ReplyDeleteSure that ain't Will Ferrell?
ReplyDeleteThought he was a USC fan?