Bronchos upset number two ranked team in nation; 57-40
The VistaDylan Hibbard
Contributing Writer
UCO Football took down the number two ranked team in Division II and first place in MIAA, Central Missouri Mules, this past Saturday night with a final score of 57-40 putting the Bronchos with a record of 2-0 heading into their first road game of the season.
The offense was nothing short of amazing during the game with the Bronchos racking up a total 731 yards with 457 of those yards being through the air. In a game with 97 points scored in total the first quarter had no score from either side. That quickly changed with the score by halftime being 22-20.
Jett Huff took the reins of starting QB this week and showed why he should be for the rest of the season by breaking a couple of school records. Huff threw for 457 yards with 42 completions and 3 TDs. The 42 completions is a school record and his total passing yards is second most in school history.
Terrill Davis set a new school record for most receptions in a single game with 14. He had a total of 203 yards and 2 TDs with his longest reception being 55 yards. Two other UCO receivers, Jacob Delso and Ashton Schumann, had nine receptions a piece with Schumann having 111 yards and Delso with 59 yards.
UCO’s rushing game wasn’t the star of the night but is definitely no slouch. Jaylen Cottrell rushed 20 times for 167 yards and 3 TDs. William Mason also rushed 13 times for 77 yards and 2 TDs while Huff rushed 8 times for 44 yards. In total UCO’s rushing offense had 288 yards and 5 TDs.
The defense for UCO came up big with some momentum shifting stops late in the game and turnovers when needed. Connor Johnson led the defense with 8 total tackles with 3 being solo and a one sack. Zane Adams and Noah West both led the team in sacks with Adams having 2.5 sacks and West with 2 sacks. David Williams had the lone interception in the game for the Chos.
With this win the Bronchos are 2-0 for the first time since 2014 and first time under Coach Adam Dorrel. UCO will head on the road for the first time this season this week when they go to Nebraksa Kearney (2-0) on Saturday with kickoff time scheduled for 7 p.m.