Lehigh Survives Bucknell's Last-Second Touchdown by One Point
One failed two-point try separated Lehigh from overtime, or worse. Bucknell scored with two seconds left to pull within 31-30, went for the win, and did not get it. Lehigh walked out 7-2 and Bucknell sits at 1-7, one point from a much better afternoon.
The game spent most of the day tied or close. Jackson Nowinski caught a 28-yard touchdown from Sam Milligan (yes, the receiver threw it) to open the scoring, Luke Yoder answered with a 1-yard run to make it 7-7, and Jack Sullivan's 2-yard run put Bucknell up 14-7 before the half. Aidan Mayfield tied it at 14 in the third, and Juan Garanton's 30-yard field goal left Bucknell ahead 17-14 entering the fourth.
Then the fourth quarter happened. Matt D'Avino caught a 30-yard touchdown from Patrick Coan for a 21-17 Lehigh lead, Milligan ran in from 19 yards to flip it back at 24-21, and Yoder's 11-yard run with 3:05 left made it 28-24. Connor Poole kicked a 33-yard field goal with 1:47 to go for a seven-point cushion. Emmett Dowling found Milligan from 19 yards with 0:02 left, and the two-point attempt failed. Make that try and it is 32-31 Bucknell.
The totals tell two different stories. Bucknell threw for 346 yards and gained 416 in all, but turned it over twice (an interception and a lost fumble). Lehigh passed for only 79 yards and ran 49 times for 242, with no turnovers. One team lived in the air, the other lived on the ground, and the ground won by a single point.
For fantasy, Milligan was the wild one: a touchdown passing, a touchdown running and a touchdown catching in the same game. Yoder, as usual, just piled up carries and touchdowns.