Final - OT
Jacksonville St. stuns Ole Miss 49-48 in double OT
Sep 5, 2010 - 1:12 AM By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports WriterOXFORD, Miss.(AP) -- On the final crazy play of a crazy game, Jacksonville State running back Calvin Middleton found himself in the middle of a mass of bodies as quarterback Coty Blanchard lofted a 2-point conversion pass toward the end zone.
Somehow, through the arms and legs, Middleton came down with the football as the Gamecocks celebrated a stunning 49-48 victory over Mississippi in double overtime.
"The coaches called a shovel pass," Middleton said. "I don't even know if (Blanchard) saw me, but I knew if I could catch it I was deep enough in the end zone to score.
"This means everything."
Blanchard threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Kevyn Cooper on fourth-and-15 to pull within 48-47 in the second overtime.
It looked like the two teams might play all night, but then Gamecocks coach Jack Crowe made the call to go for the win in the season opener for both teams.
"I just didn't think we could play defense again," Crowe said.
Crowe, who had tears in his eyes during the postgame press conference, was fired as coach at Arkansas in 1992 after his team lost to The Citadel - which was also a lower-level program.
"If you stay in this long enough, it goes both ways," Crowe said.
Jacksonville State, a Football Championship Subdivision team from the Ohio Valley Conference, trailed 31-10 at halftime but outscored Ole Miss 21-3 in the fourth quarter to force overtime.
"Without a doubt, it's the worst loss of my career," Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt said.
It's the first time Jacksonville State has beaten a Football Bowl Subdivision team since Sept. 27, 2001, when the Gamecocks beat Arkansas State. The 21-point deficit was the largest Jacksonville State has overcome in school history.
Jeremiah Masoli made his much-anticipated debut for Mississippi after being cleared by the NCAA on Friday. He completed 7 of 10 passes for 109 yards and one interception and led the Rebels on both of their touchdown drives in overtime.
Like the rest of his teammates, he had a hard time explaining the collapse.
"Crazy stuff happens sometimes," Masoli said. "I never expected us to be in overtime."
Ole Miss is 6-6 all-time in overtime games. It was the school's first loss to an FCS opponent.
The Ole Miss offense, which debuted eight new starters, scored on five of six first-half possessions, including four touchdowns. After that, Jacksonville State rolled.
The Gamecocks scored on their final six possessions, including touchdowns on the last five. The Ole Miss defense, which returned six starters, ranked in the top half of the Southeastern Conference in most major categories last season, but had no answer for the Gamecocks.
Ole Miss kicker Bryson Rose made a 35-yard field goal to extend the Rebels' lead to 34-26 with 2:55 left in regulation, but Jacksonville State drove the field for a touchdown to pull within 34-32 with 18.9 seconds left. Marques Ivory threw a 2-yard pass to La'Ray Williams for the two-point conversion to tie the game at 34 and send it to overtime.
Middleton rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown. The Gamecocks had no turnovers.
Using a two-quarterback system with Blanchard and Ivory, the duo combined to complete 22 of 36 passes for 252 yards and four touchdowns.
Mississippi's Brandon Bolden rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Sophomore Nathan Stanley threw for 133 yards and three touchdowns.
- NCAAF FINAL IN 2ND OT
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL
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JACKSONVILLE ST 7 3 3 21 15 49
OLE MISS 14 17 0 3 14 48 FINAL IN 2ND OT
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: OLE MISS - TD, MELVIN HARRIS 41 YD PASS FROM
NATHAN STANLEY (BRYSON ROSE
KICK), 1:22. OLE MISS 7-0
OLE MISS - TD, JESSE GRANDY 31 YD PASS FROM
NATHAN S
Sep 4 7:12 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST KEVYN COOPER 30 YD PASS FROM COTY BLANCHARD (COTY BLANCHARD PASS TO CALVIN MIDDLETON FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Jacksonville State 49, Mississippi 48 2OTSep 4 7:12 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST KEVYN COOPER 30 YD PASS FROM COTY BLANCHARD (COTY BLANCHARD PASS TO CALVIN MIDDLETON FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Jacksonville State 49, Mississippi 48 2OTSep 4 7:12 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST KEVYN COOPER 30 YD PASS FROM COTY BLANCHARD (COTY BLANCHARD PASS TO CALVIN MIDDLETON FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Jacksonville State 49, Mississippi 48 2OTSep 4 7:12 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST KEVYN COOPER 30 YD PASS FROM COTY BLANCHARD (COTY BLANCHARD PASS TO CALVIN MIDDLETON FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Jacksonville State 49, Mississippi 48 2OTSep 4 7:12 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST KEVYN COOPER 30 YD PASS FROM COTY BLANCHARD (COTY BLANCHARD PASS TO CALVIN MIDDLETON FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Jacksonville State 49, Mississippi 48 2OTSep 4 7:12 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST KEVYN COOPER 30 YD PASS FROM COTY BLANCHARD (COTY BLANCHARD PASS TO CALVIN MIDDLETON FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Jacksonville State 49, Mississippi 48 2OTSep 4 7:12 PM- NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 49
OLE MISS 48 IN 2ND OT POSSESSION
Jacksonville State 49, Mississippi 48 2OTSep 4 7:12 PM
TD OLE MISS ENRIQUE DAVIS 2 YD RUN (BRYSON ROSE KICK)
Jacksonville State 41, Mississippi 48 2OTSep 4 7:05 PM
TD OLE MISS ENRIQUE DAVIS 2 YD RUN (BRYSON ROSE KICK)
Jacksonville State 41, Mississippi 48 2OTSep 4 7:05 PM- NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 41
OLE MISS 48 IN 2ND OT POSSESSION
Jacksonville State 41, Mississippi 48 2OTSep 4 7:05 PM - 202
rootsRUWTbot Added 19 roots (Close Finish, Overtime)
Jacksonville State 41, Mississippi 48 2OTSep 4 7:05 PM
TD OLE MISS BRANDON BOLDEN 2 YD RUN (BRYSON ROSE KICK)
Jacksonville State 41, Mississippi 41 OTSep 4 6:59 PM
TD OLE MISS BRANDON BOLDEN 2 YD RUN (BRYSON ROSE KICK)
Jacksonville State 41, Mississippi 41 OTSep 4 6:59 PM- NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 41
OLE MISS 41 IN 1ST OT POSSESSION
Jacksonville State 41, Mississippi 41 OTSep 4 6:59 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST ALAN BONNER 7 YD PASS FROM COTY BLANCHARD (JAMES ESCO KICK)
Jacksonville State 41, Mississippi 34 OTSep 4 6:55 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST ALAN BONNER 7 YD PASS FROM COTY BLANCHARD (JAMES ESCO KICK)
Jacksonville State 41, Mississippi 34 OTSep 4 6:55 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST ALAN BONNER 7 YD PASS FROM COTY BLANCHARD (JAMES ESCO KICK)
Jacksonville State 41, Mississippi 34 OTSep 4 6:55 PM- NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 41
OLE MISS 34 IN 1ST OT POSSESSION
Jacksonville State 41, Mississippi 34 OTSep 4 6:55 PM - NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 34
OLE MISS 34 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 4 6:47 PM - 168
rootsRUWTbot Added 25 roots (Close Finish, Overtime)
Jacksonville State 34, Mississippi 34 End of Reg.Sep 4 6:47 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST ALAN BONNER 19 YD PASS FROM MARQUES IVORY (MARQUES IVORY PASS TO LARAY WILLIAMS FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Jacksonville State 34, Mississippi 34 4th - 0:18Sep 4 6:45 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST ALAN BONNER 19 YD PASS FROM MARQUES IVORY (MARQUES IVORY PASS TO LARAY WILLIAMS FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Jacksonville State 34, Mississippi 34 4th - 0:18Sep 4 6:45 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST ALAN BONNER 19 YD PASS FROM MARQUES IVORY (MARQUES IVORY PASS TO LARAY WILLIAMS FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Jacksonville State 34, Mississippi 34 4th - 0:18Sep 4 6:45 PM- NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 34
OLE MISS 34 0:18 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Jacksonville State 34, Mississippi 34 4th - 0:18Sep 4 6:45 PM - 143
roots - NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 26
OLE MISS 34 2:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Jacksonville State 26, Mississippi 34 4th - 2:55Sep 4 6:32 PM - 73
roots
TD JACKSONVILLE ST JAMES SHAW 4 YD PASS FROM COTY BLANCHARD (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)
Jacksonville State 26, Mississippi 31 4th - 6:17Sep 4 6:26 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST JAMES SHAW 4 YD PASS FROM COTY BLANCHARD (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)
Jacksonville State 26, Mississippi 31 4th - 6:17Sep 4 6:26 PM- NCAAF
TD JACKSONVILLE ST
JAMES SHAW 4 YD PASS FROM COTY BLANCHARD
(TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)
JACKSONVILLE ST 26
OLE MISS 31 6:35 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Jacksonville State 26, Mississippi 31 4th - 6:17Sep 4 6:26 PM - 52
roots
TD JACKSONVILLE ST CALVIN MIDDLETON 2 YD RUN (JAMES ESCO KICK)
Jacksonville State 20, Mississippi 31 4th - 14:56Sep 4 6:08 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST CALVIN MIDDLETON 2 YD RUN (JAMES ESCO KICK)
Jacksonville State 20, Mississippi 31 4th - 14:56Sep 4 6:08 PM- NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 20
OLE MISS 31 14:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Jacksonville State 20, Mississippi 31 4th - 14:56Sep 4 6:08 PM - NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 13
OLE MISS 31 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sep 4 6:04 PM - NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 13
OLE MISS 31 5:07 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Jacksonville State 13, Mississippi 31 3rd - 5:07Sep 4 5:51 PM - NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 10
OLE MISS 31 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 4 5:02 PM
TD OLE MISS ENRIQUE DAVIS 1 YD RUN (BRYSON ROSE KICK)
Jacksonville State 10, Mississippi 31 2nd - 0:26Sep 4 4:59 PM
TD OLE MISS ENRIQUE DAVIS 1 YD RUN (BRYSON ROSE KICK)
Jacksonville State 10, Mississippi 31 2nd - 0:26Sep 4 4:59 PM- NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 10
OLE MISS 31 0:26 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Jacksonville State 10, Mississippi 31 2nd - 0:26Sep 4 4:59 PM
TD OLE MISS MARKEITH SUMMERS 18 YD PASS FROM NATHAN STANLEY (BRYSON ROSE KICK)
Jacksonville State 10, Mississippi 24 2nd - 7:00Sep 4 4:43 PM
TD OLE MISS MARKEITH SUMMERS 18 YD PASS FROM NATHAN STANLEY (BRYSON ROSE KICK)
Jacksonville State 10, Mississippi 24 2nd - 7:00Sep 4 4:43 PM
TD OLE MISS MARKEITH SUMMERS 18 YD PASS FROM NATHAN STANLEY (BRYSON ROSE KICK)
Jacksonville State 10, Mississippi 24 2nd - 7:00Sep 4 4:43 PM- NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 10
OLE MISS 24 7:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Jacksonville State 10, Mississippi 24 2nd - 7:00Sep 4 4:43 PM - NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 10
OLE MISS 17 9:01 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Jacksonville State 10, Mississippi 17 2nd - 9:01Sep 4 4:39 PM - NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 7
OLE MISS 17 13:01 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Jacksonville State 7, Mississippi 17 2nd - 13:01Sep 4 4:21 PM - NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 7
OLE MISS 14 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sep 4 4:15 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST JAMISON WADLEY 19 YD FUMBLE RETURN (GRIFFIN THOMAS KICK)
Jacksonville State 7, Mississippi 14 1st - 2:30Sep 4 4:10 PM
TD JACKSONVILLE ST JAMISON WADLEY 19 YD FUMBLE RETURN (GRIFFIN THOMAS KICK)
Jacksonville State 7, Mississippi 14 1st - 2:30Sep 4 4:10 PM- NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 7
OLE MISS 14 2:30 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Jacksonville State 7, Mississippi 14 1st - 2:30Sep 4 4:10 PM
TD OLE MISS JESSE GRANDY 31 YD PASS FROM NATHAN STANLEY (BRYSON ROSE KICK)
Jacksonville State 0, Mississippi 14 1st - 9:25Sep 4 3:52 PM
TD OLE MISS JESSE GRANDY 31 YD PASS FROM NATHAN STANLEY (BRYSON ROSE KICK)
Jacksonville State 0, Mississippi 14 1st - 9:25Sep 4 3:52 PM
TD OLE MISS JESSE GRANDY 31 YD PASS FROM NATHAN STANLEY (BRYSON ROSE KICK)
Jacksonville State 0, Mississippi 14 1st - 9:25Sep 4 3:52 PM- NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 0
OLE MISS 14 9:25 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Jacksonville State 0, Mississippi 14 1st - 9:25Sep 4 3:52 PM
TD OLE MISS MELVIN HARRIS 41 YD PASS FROM NATHAN STANLEY (BRYSON ROSE KICK)
Jacksonville State 0, Mississippi 7 1st - 13:38Sep 4 3:40 PM
TD OLE MISS MELVIN HARRIS 41 YD PASS FROM NATHAN STANLEY (BRYSON ROSE KICK)
Jacksonville State 0, Mississippi 7 1st - 13:38Sep 4 3:40 PM
TD OLE MISS MELVIN HARRIS 41 YD PASS FROM NATHAN STANLEY (BRYSON ROSE KICK)
Jacksonville State 0, Mississippi 7 1st - 13:38Sep 4 3:40 PM- NCAAF
JACKSONVILLE ST 0
OLE MISS 7 13:38 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Jacksonville State 0, Mississippi 7 1st - 13:38Sep 4 3:40 PM
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