Prairie View A&M head coach Bubba McDowell knows a thing or two about heartbreaking losses on the gridiron. He was a safety for the Houston Oilers squad that held a 28-3 halftime lead against the Buffalo Bills in the 1992 AFC Wild Card. The Bills scored 28 points in the third quarter and defeated the Oilers 41-38 in an overtime contest now known as “The Comeback.”
McDowell also recalls a few comeback losses when he played collegiately for the Miami Hurricanes. Those experiences as a player were helpful when the first-year head coach’s team entered the final game of the 2022 season needing a win over 1-9 Mississippi Valley State.