The University of Central Florida scored a last-second try to upset Lindenwood 27-25 in dramatic fashion and win the DI-AA National Championship Sunday in Bowling Green, Ohio.
The Knights’ squad was made up entirely of volunteer American student-athletes not on a rugby scholarship, and it showed in their skills.
The University of Central Florida took the game to Dartmouth and defeated the Big Green 45-38 in a back-and-forth match of two contrasting styles.UCF used their punishing forwards to backpedal the Dartmouth defense and led by as much as 26-12 in the first half.But Dartmouth was biding its time, using their pace out wide when the UCF big guys began to tire.