NCAA PLAYOFF TEAMS (2001)
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#12 CALIFORNIA-DAVIS
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QUARTERFINALS • NOVEMBER 24, 2001
TOOMEY FIELD • DAVIS, CALIF. (5,377)
AGGIES OUTSCORE TEXANS 21-8 IN FOURTH QUARTER;
TARLETON’S SEASON ENDS IN 42-25 LOSS
DAVIS, Calif. - Glenn Adriatico of UC Davis returned a fourth-quarter
kickoff 66 yards for a touchdown and scored again less than two
minutes later on a 55-yard reception as the Aggies pulled away from
Tarleton State for a 42-25 victory in the NCAA Division II quarterfinals.
UC Davis overcame Tarleton leads of 7-0 and 17-14 to pick up the win.
The Aggies took a 21-17 lead in the third quarter as RB Sean Holleman
scored his third TD of the game, then Davis got the ball right back after
a Tarleton punt and pushed its edge to 28-17 on the first play of the
fourth quarter with Mike Oliva’s 19-yard TD catch.
The Texans answered as Tarleton QB Steve Kelly completed 5 of 7
passes on a 9-play drive that ended with Kelly hitting Aaron Lucas on a
14-yard TD pass. Chavis McCollister then scored on a 2-point conversion
run, cutting the UC Davis lead to just 28-25 with 11:40 left in the game.
Tarleton was flagged for an offsides penalty on the ensuing kickoff,
and after being forced to kickoff again, Adriatico gathered the ball at his
own 34-yard line and raced unscathed in front of the Tarleton bench for
the game-breaking TD.
The Texans picked up one first down on the next possession before
turning the ball over on downs at the UC Davis 45-yard line. That’s
where QB J.T. O’Sullivan delivered the knockout punch, hitting Adriatico
in stride over the middle for a 55-yard TD toss at the 9:28 mark.
The score was tied 14-14 at halftime, with Tarleton turning the ball
over twice in UC Davis territory, including a D.T. Hopkins fumble at the
Aggies 1-yard line.
Tarleton gained 489 yards on 76 plays but was just 2 of 13 on 3rddown conversions, compared to an 8 for 11 effort by the Aggies
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 SCORE
Tarleton State
7 7 3 8 25
California-Davis
0 14 7 21 42
SCORING SUMMARY
1st Quarter
04:10 TSU C. McCollister 8 yd run (Boren, J.W. kick)
2nd Quarter
10:50 UCD S. Holleman 1 yd run (Williams kick failed)
03:12 UCD S. Holleman 4 yd run (Bandel pass)
00:37 TSU S. Kelly 1 yd run (Boren kick)
3rd Quarter
10:15 TSU Boren 39 yd field goal
06:01 UCD S. Holleman 5 yd run (Williams kick)
4th Quarter
14:53 UCD M. Oliva 19 yd pass from O’Sullivan (Williams kick)
11:40 TSU Lucas 14 yd pass from Kelly (McCollister. rush)
11:21 UCD Adriatico 66 yd kickoff return (WILLIAMS kick)
09:28 UCD Adriatico 55 yd pass from O’Sullivan (Williams kick)
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Sacks By: Number-Yards
7-0
7-6
7-14
14-14
17-14
17-21
17-28
25-28
25-35
25-42
TSU UCD
24
30
26-170
48-266
332
252
50-26-0
29-20-1
76-489
77-508
1-12
0-0
1-0
0-0
6-85
5-109
1-5
0-0
3-41.3
2-34.0
3-2 1-1
8-62
3-24
25:59
34:01
2 of 13
8 of 11
3 of 5
0 of 0
0-0
1-10
Tarleton State Football: Te xan Football Record Book
#17 TARLETON STATE
RUSHING: Tarleton State-Alester Givens 7-68; Steve Kelly 8-43; C. McCollister 7-33;
Coleman 2-11; Moody 1-0. UC-Davis-Holleman 27-153; Massari 13-56; O’Sullivan
6-50.
PASSING: Tarleton State-Steve Kelly 26-49-0-332. U