Bobcats, Tettleton top Miami
Published 1:05 am Wednesday, November 23, 2011
ATHENS (AP) — Tyler Tettleton threw three touchdown passes to rally Ohio in a 21-14 win over Miami (Ohio) Tuesday night.
The Bobcats (9-3, 6-2 Mid-American Conference) trailed 7-0 at halftime, before Tettleton threw three touchdowns of 4 yards each.
Tettleton tied it when he found Jordan Thompson with 5:49 left in the third quarter. The Bobcats took the lead for good as Tettleton’s touchdown pass to Donte Foster capped a 12-play, 80-yard drive just two seconds into the fourth quarter. Ohio wrapped the scoring on Riley Dunlop’s catch from Tettleton with 8:43 remaining.
Tettleton was 18 of 26 with an interception and 203 yards, and rushed for 11 yards on 12 carries as the Bobcats won their fifth straight and finished with nine wins for the sixth time in school history.
Nick Harwell caught 14 passes for 163 yards to set the single-season receptions record for the RedHawks (4-8, 3-5) with 97.