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Touchdown meaning
A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone. | A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team's own in-goal to stop the play. | A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team's in-goal).
Example sentences (20)
This touchdown was the second longest rushing touchdown of Thomas’ career, behind a 62-yard rushing touchdown in 2018, also against Arkansas State.
Freddy Gabin ran for two touchdown scores and hauled in a 13-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Will Schimmoeller (three touchdown passes) as North Andover (5-3) defeated Westford Academy, 35-7, in the Div. 2 North first round.
After having a long passing touchdown called back due to a penalty, Herr ran for a 2-yard touchdown to extend the lead to 14.
At the end of the second quarter USC scored on a touchdown pass. To open the second half, Anthony Davis took the kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown.
Fields threw a touchdown pass to DJ Moore and ran for a touchdown as the Bears stayed in control for almost the entire half.
Goff directed a 75-yard, 10-play touchdown drive in 96 seconds at the end of the second quarter with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown.
Green led the rushing attack for Thompson with 14 carries for 75 yards and a touchdown, with Dujon scoring a touchdown on the ground as well.
In Week 18 of the 2022 season with Tampa Bay, Rudolph caught what would end up being the final touchdown catch of his career, and the final touchdown pass of Tom Brady’s career.
Munyan responded with a 71-yard touchdown run two plays later, giving the Generals back the three-touchdown lead.
Senior running back Kiyel Tyler scored three touchdowns in the first half, including a 48-yard rushing touchdown and 65-yard receiving touchdown.
Simmons was the star of the game with 122 passing yards, a passing touchdown, and 105 rushing yards with a crucial rushing touchdown.
The Bulldogs got their insurance touchdown when King hit Javon Rogers for a 19-yard touchdown strike that made it 42-8 with 6:15 left in the third for what became the final score of the night.
The Chiefs offense only scored that one touchdown, as their second touchdown was on a 36-yard Nick Bolton fumble recovery.
The longest-scoring drive of the day was capped off by Richardson’s second touchdown pass, linking up with redshirt sophomore wide receiver Je’Quan Burton for a 29-yard touchdown pass to regain the lead 10-7.
Then after doing nothing most of the second half, Williams threaded two Florida State defenders to complete an 85-yard touchdown to George to bring Miami within a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
The only successful touchdown drive over the first 45 minutes was thanks to great field position after a 20-yard punt return by Xavier Worthy that resulted in a big man touchdown from defensive tackle Byron Murphy.
The Pumas Ezra Johnson hit a 36-yard field goal to pull Chaparral within a touchdown at 24-17, but Vista Murrieta quickly scored on its next drive when Beaver found McCullough open over the middle on a 49-yard touchdown.
Yet, after a missed extra point on the Broncos' first touchdown that left them a point shy, the kicking unit once again bumbled, this time holder Riley Dixon fumbling a snap after the Williams’ touchdown, robbing the team of a point yet again.
After the two teams went back and forth with a touchdown drive, the Panthers’ offense added one more touchdown with the clock winding down.
A pair of touchdown runs put Wadley in front 14-0 at the end of the first quarter but the Tigers were able to get on the board when Hunter Wyatt took a handoff 45 yards for a touchdown, trimming the lead to 14-6 early in the second.