Nick Reynolds

Millersville University Athletics — football release · October 18, 1999

The Freshman Play That Turned the IUP Game

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Summary written for this site

With IUP leading 7–3 and threatening inside the Millersville 15 with a little more than ten minutes left, freshman defensive end Nick Reynolds stripped tailback Terrance Wilson behind the line of scrimmage; teammate Zellner recovered and returned the ball 74 yards to the IUP 6. Four plays later John Flamish scored from two yards for a 10–7 lead, and No. 15 Millersville held on to win 10–9 before 5,300 at Biemesderfer Stadium. The release credits Reynolds with 10 tackles, one of three Marauders in double figures, and calls the turnover the spark of the victory.

Documented figures

Tackles
10
Fumble return
74 yards to the IUP 6
Final score
Millersville 10, IUP 9
IUP third downs
4-for-18

Short attributed excerpts

Nick knocked the ball loose. All I had to do was pick it up and run.
Mike Zellner, paraphrased attribution in Lancaster New Era, October 18, 1999

Excerpts are quoted briefly for attribution. The original article is never reproduced here.

Sources differ — both readings kept

Wording of the tackle total

  • 10 tackles — Millersville release, official PSAC citation and ECAC award notice
  • 10 solo tackles — Sports of Delaware County profile, October 20, 1999

Both attributions are kept; the newspaper's wording is not treated as identical to the official total.

Where the fumble happened

  • Threat at the Millersville 15, ball picked up at the 20 — Millersville narrative
  • Stripped at the Millersville 20 — ECAC award notice

Complementary rather than conflicting: the strip came inside the Millersville red zone and the return began near the 20.

Evidence status

  • Nick forced the fumble and recorded the tackles; he did not recover or return the ball.
  • The supplied pages are photographs of the original printed release rather than a live university URL.
  • The win was Millersville's first over IUP since 1988 and its ninth straight home victory dating to 1997.

No public link — held in the family's personal archive. This summary is written for this site and is not a reproduction of any original article.