No. 98 -Sears Woods' 98-yard
kickoff return to beat Tennessee
On October 25, 1975 North Texas State was on the verge of
beating the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium in front of 72,670
Volunteer fans before the Eagles turned the ball over at the Tennessee 14-yard
line up 14-7.
The Volunteers then gashed North Texas State as they had all
afternoon and drove 86 yards on 12 plays and tied the game at 14 with 4:39
remaining.
Sears Woods, who was the main focus of the Eagle offense as
well, stood deep to receive the kick. In what is one of the most memorable
returns in school history, Woods darted around all of the Volunteer players and
straight to the endzone for a 98-yard kick return to give North Texas State the
lead 21-14 with 4:25 left.
The Eagles would go on to win the game and carry head coach
Hayden Fry off the field on their shoulders.
Woods finished with 121-yards rushing on 26 carries which was over half
of the North Texas State offense for the day.
Previous Days and Schedule
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100-yard fumble return for TD |
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Monday, June 27 |
No. 50- |
Friday, July 22 |
No. 25
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Tuesday, August 16 |
| No. 99 |
Fitzgerald Goes The Distance |
No. 74- |
Tuesday, June 28 |
No. 49
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Saturday, July 23 |
No. 24
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Wednesday, August 17 |
| No. 98 |
Sears Woods' Stuns Knoxville
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No. 73-
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Wednesday, June 29 |
No. 48
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Sunday, July 24 |
No. 23
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Thursday, August 18 |
No. 97-
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Sunday, June 5 |
No. 72- |
Thursday, June 30 |
No. 47
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Monday, July 25 |
No. 22
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Friday, August 19 |
| No. 96- |
Monday, June 6 |
No. 71-
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Friday, July 1 |
No. 46
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Tuesday, July 26 |
No. 21
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Saturday, August 20 |
| No. 95- |
Tuesday, June 7 |
No. 70-
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Saturday, July 2 |
No. 45
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Wednesday, July 27 |
No. 20
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Sunday, August 21 |
No. 94-
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Wednesday, June 8 |
No. 69- |
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No. 44
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Thursday, July 28 |
No. 19
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Monday, August 22 |
No. 93-
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Thursday, June 9 |
No. 68-
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No. 43
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No. 18
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Tuesday, August 23 |
No. 92-
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No. 67-
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No. 42
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No. 17
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No. 91-
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No. 66-
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No. 41
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No. 16
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No. 65-
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No. 40
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No. 15
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No. 64-
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No. 39
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No. 14
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Saturday, August 27 |
No. 88-
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No. 63-
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No. 38
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No. 12
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No. 36
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No. 11
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No. 35
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No. 10
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No. 84-
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No. 59-
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No. 34
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No. 9
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No. 83-
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No. 58-
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No. 33
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No. 8
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No. 82-
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No. 57-
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No. 32
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No. 7
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No. 56-
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No. 31
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No. 6
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No. 30
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No. 29
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No. 78-
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No. 53-
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No. 28
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No. 3
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No. 77-
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No. 52-
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No. 27
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No. 2
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No. 76-
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No. 51-
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No. 26
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