Phillip Bates catch against Iowa that set up the game winning FG. Or Shaggy's 5 FG's against Iowa, just so we can say "How many TD's does it take to beat the Hawks?"
Your top 10 ISU football plays
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I don't believe Franklin scored a TD in that game. The four scores came from Lenz, Reynolds, and ARob (2) iirc.
Yeah, a few inaccuracies in the post you quoted:
1) Mahoney kicked the on-side against Texas.
2) Brandtner ran for the 1st down against Nebraska.
1981 Dwayne Crutchfield vs Iowa. 40 yd run to start the game
1992, not one play but Ty Stewart's 4 fg (all in 1st half) vs Nebraska, then finalized by Seiler's run
1992, not one play but Ty Stewart's 4 fg (all in 1st half) vs Nebraska, then finalized by Seiler's run
Although that play sealed the game, I believe that the Phillip Bates catch is better than the kick. Heck, that could even be good enough to go higher up on the top 10.
I remember being there and thinking; If we could have only scored a damn touchdown we wouldnt be down by a freakin point.
I was thinking the same thing - without that block, it just doesn't happen with a score. And that was a hit he didn't see coming. I just couldn't remember Wagner's name to add it.
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Did I say my memory sucks? That is the play I was thinking about.
And thanks for correcting the on-side and punt runs - you at least knew which plays I was talking about. Fixed in original post.
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The play at Clyde Williams in 71-74 time frame when an okie state player came off the bench to tackle our player as he ran down the sideline -- a TD was "awarded" -- don't see that too often
Willie Jones's catch to tie NU in 71 or 72
Some tackles that Matt Blair made and the other team's players never got up.
Willie Jones's catch to tie NU in 71 or 72
Some tackles that Matt Blair made and the other team's players never got up.
Seneca Wallace Run vs. Tech
Troy Davis breaking 2000
Troy Davis breaking 2000 again
Troy Davis getting flagged for Heisman pose after TD against K-State
Fake that set up only TD against Nebraska in 9-7 win
All 26 Nebraska turnovers in siad game above
Chris Pedersen TD pas to ???? against Oklahoma in 1990 to win game
Troy Davis breaking 2000
Troy Davis breaking 2000 again
Troy Davis getting flagged for Heisman pose after TD against K-State
Fake that set up only TD against Nebraska in 9-7 win
All 26 Nebraska turnovers in siad game above
Chris Pedersen TD pas to ???? against Oklahoma in 1990 to win game
I thought it was a qb sneak that gave us the win...or am I mistaken?
Here are some from a few years back...and I do mean a few years back!
Luther Blue's 95 yard kick off return vs. nebby in '76.
Dexter Green's 60+ yard td run (ended up rushing for 214) to open the game vs mizery on a gimpy leg also in '76.
Walter Grant's touchdown bomb on the first play of the second quarter to blank the hoks 31-0 in '78.
But that's the kind of historic perspective we need for this list ... I go back quite a ways, and even my list is very post-2000.
This'd be a cool idea. Fanatic could somehow compile lists and come up with a rough consensus.
I see a lot of commonality from '90s-to-present ... a few prior to that. Would be good to have a balance (finding video clips would be more challenging the further back we go, of course).
I would add that big hits, sacks, goal line, 3rd or 4th down defensive stands haven't made the list be we'd love to see them again on video.
They make up key plays but are somehow harder to remember probably because they don't directly or immediately lead to points.
They make up key plays but are somehow harder to remember probably because they don't directly or immediately lead to points.
It's in here...
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw9mSsWFcAw]FB: 2005 Plays of the Year (Defense)‏ - YouTube[/ame]
I put the Culbertson play higher because of how he folded like origami every other time he had been called upon to win a game in his career.
There wasn't one person in Jack Trice that thought "he will hit this kick". Every one was looking at the ground, crossing their fingers, etc.
But that day, Shaggy drilled it. He walked out in front of 50,000 people who had no faith in him whatsoever, and somewhat redeemed himself.
Oberg was gone (senior in '89). Blaise Bryant didn't play in the 2nd half because of a rib injury.
There was a fake punt (Marv Seiler's first glimpse of glory) to keep a drive alive. Sherman Williams scored a TD. OU missed a chip-shot that would have put them up 7. Pedersen scored the game-winner.
Hmmm, I don't know what the hell I was thinking about then. Had it etched in my mind that it was Oberg. Thanks.
