Dayton kicker returns own kickoff for TD

[bonarae]

No one here really notices PFL teams, but here's a play that was worthy of posting:

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/page/instantawesome-141013/dayton-flyers-kicker-returns-own-kickoff-touchdown?ex_cid=sportscenterFB

[bjtheflamesfan]

That's called being in the right place at the right time for sure. props to him!

[Go Green]

The Dartmouth kicker scored on an identical play against Penn in 1997.

http://www.si.com/vault/1997/09/29/232320/florida-states-passing-is-high-octane-but-its-ground-attack-needs-refueling-penn-state-pays-poll-tax-internet-espionage


THE PLACEKICKER GETS SIX

From his vantage point some 10 yards away, Dartmouth placekicker
Dave Regula felt a growing sense of dread as he watched Penn
return man Brandon Carson burst through a seam at the Quakers'
25. "It started to dawn on me that I might have to make the
tackle," says Regula. "Unfortunately, I was kind of standing
still, and this guy had a full head of steam. All I could think
was, This is a major pain in the rear end. It's the last thing I
need right now."

As Regula rather reluctantly approached Carson, he saw teammate
Dan Liebsch fly into Carson from the side, jarring the ball
loose. Regula scooped it up on one bounce at Penn's 32 and ran
into the end zone. NCAA officials believe it is the first time a
kicker has scored a touchdown on a kickoff play. For Regula, it
was the first touchdown of his life. While growing up in Akron,
he had played soccer and basketball. Not until his junior year
at Walsh Jesuit High did he join the football team, and then
only as a kicker. "I was never prepared for scoring a
touchdown," he says.

He also wasn't prepared to be on the field for such a long
stretch either. Just before scoring the touchdown, Regula had
kicked a 23-yard field goal. After scoring the touchdown, he
stayed on the field to kick the extra point and then to kick the
ball off again. "What I want to know is how guys play a whole
game," says Regula, who accounted for 17 points in the Big
Green's season-opening 23-15 victory. "I was dead, and so were
the other guys."

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Sweet.

[Hood]

That was really cool. Hats off to the young man.

[DetroitFlyer]

I notice.... Great publicity for Dayton. Kicker was an unrecruited walk-on. Best kicker we have had in years!