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10/30 22:12 CDT Tulane rallies from 10-point deficit, beats Charlotte 38-31 in
OT
Tulane rallies from 10-point deficit, beats Charlotte 38-31 in OT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) --- Johnnie Daniels had 99 yards rushing and two
touchdowns, TJ Smith returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown and Tulane
rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Charlotte 38-31 in
overtime on Friday night.
Short-yardage quarterback Dagan Bruno lunged for a short TD on fourth-and-goal
on the first possession in overtime. Charlotte a first-and-goal at the 4, but
after two short runs yielded just 1 yard, Conner Harrell threw back-to-back
incomplete passes to end it.
Derrick Eley had a 1-yard rushing TD that gave Charlotte a 31-21 lead with
10:52 remaining in the fourth quarter. Cooper Helmke made a 27-yard field goal
about 4 1/2 minutes later and Trace Johnson threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to
Bredell Richardson with 10 seconds left that made it 31-all.
Charlotte (1-7, 1-3 American Conference) beat Temple 38-31 on Oct. 17 to snap a
14-game losing streak (dating to last season) overall and a 10-game skid in
conference play.
Johnson was 28-of-36 passing for 284 yards with a touchdown and an interception
for Tulane (4-4, 2-2).
Henry Rutledge had 121 yards rushing on a season-high 22 carries for Charlotte.
Khamani Alexander scored on a 44-yard run.
Harrell threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Jaden Barnes with 4:01 left in the
second quarter. After a Tulane punt, Eley caught a 16-yard TD pass from Harrell
that capped an eight-play, 80-yard drive and gave the 49ers a 24-14 at halftime.
The teams each had 437 total yards in regulation.
Up next
Tulane: Host Tulsa on Nov. 7.
Charlotte: Visits UAB on Nov. 7.
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