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09/12 14:43 CDT Michael Van Buren Jr.'s TD throw to Joshua Porter with 19
seconds left gives USF 28-24 win over Army
Michael Van Buren Jr.'s TD throw to Joshua Porter with 19 seconds left gives
USF 28-24 win over Army
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) --- Michael Van Buren Jr. ran for two touchdowns and
passed for two more, including a 38-yarder to Joshua Porter on fourth down with
19 seconds to go, lifting South Florida to a 28-24 win over Army in an American
Conference opener on Saturday.
Van Buren's 24-yard touchdown scramble brought the Bulls (2-0, 1-0) within
three points of the Black Knights (1-1, 0-1) with 3:13 left. An onside kick
failed but Army lost yardage on its possession and a punt plus a personal foul
on the Black Knights gave the Bulls the ball at their own 19 with 1:46
remaining. Van Buren completed five passes to drive the Bulls to the Army 38
before he found Porter down the right sideline on fourth-and-6 for the go-ahead
score.
Army took a 14-7 halftime lead on Cale Hellums' touchdown passes to Zach
Mundell and Godspower Nwawuihe. Van Buren tied the game midway through the
third quarter on an 18-yard run before Army went back out in front on a field
goal and Nwawuihe's 10-yard TD run with five minutes left that came on Army's
third TD drive of over 90 yards.
Van Buren was 19 of 30 for 239 yards passing and ran for 45 more.
Hellums was 9-of-10 passing for 91 yards and added 55 on the ground. Nwawuihe
ran for 94 yards on 20 carries.
Up next
South Florida: Home against Delaware State next Saturday.
Army: At Temple on Sept. 25.
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