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    2014-2015 Off-Season



    Players Leaving


    Player Position Overall Year Reason Overall of Next Player
    Marcus Leonard QB 64 Freshman Transfer 90/70
    Chaz Humphrey WR 64 Freshman Transfer 85
    Eric Washington MLB 64 Sophomore Transfer 76
    John Andrews FB 89 Senior (RS) Pro Draft 77
    George Smith LE 85 Senior (RS) Pro Draft 72
    Cornelius Morgan LOLB 88 Senior (RS) Graduation 74
    Sean Parks WR 87 Senior (RS) Graduation 85
    Marcus Owens SS 86 Senior Graduation 59
    Curt McDonald RT 85 Senior Graduation 70
    Sean Fox HB 83 Senior Graduation 90
    Carlos Anderson WR 80 Senior Graduation 85
    Calvin Rogers CB 79 Senior (RS) Graduation 66
    Brian White RE 78 Senior (RS) Graduation 67
    John Holt LT 78 Senior (RS) Graduation 63
    Clinton Davis DT 78 Senior (RS) Graduation 69
    Aaron McDonald CB 77 Senior (RS) Graduation 66
    Jason Hall CB 75 Senior Graduation 66
    Everett Brantley C 75 Senior Graduation 67
    Chip Oliver DT 72 Senior Graduation 69
    Eric White CB 69 Senior Graduation 66
    Terrell Smith DT 64 Senior (RS) Graduation 69
    James Russ FS 60 Senior (RS) Graduation 86





    NFL Draft


    Player Position Overall Year Projected Round Drafted Round
    John Andrews FB 89 Senior (RS) Round 5 Round 5
    George Smith LE 85 Senior (RS) Round 7 Round 7
    Sean Parks WR 87 Senior (RS) N/A Round 7
    Kiel Fletcher HB 90 Junior Round 2 N/A - Staying
    Brandon Price HB 90 Junior Round 1 N/A - Staying
    Brandon Booth QB 90 Junior (RS) Round 1 N/A - Staying





    Transfer Requests


    Player Position Transferring From Transferring To Year Overall Reason Admitted/Denied
    Marcus Leonard QB Tulsa UTSA Freshman 64 Playing Time Admitted
    Chaz Humphrey WR Tulsa Louisiana Tech Freshman 64 Playing Time Admitted
    Eric Washington MLB Tulsa New Mexico Sophomore 64 Playing Time Admitted





    2014 Tulsa Recruiting Class


    Player Position Position Rank Tendency Star Ranking Overall +/- Notes
    Eric Hayden WR #25 Balanced 76.00 78 +8 Gem
    Tyler Fountain CB #131 Balanced 67.00 77 +4 JUCO (JR)
    Andy Malone CB #19 Coverage 76.00 70 0
    Darnell Turner ATH #27 Athlete 76.00 69 0
    Shaun Jackson DT #32 Balanced 57.00 68 +3
    Caleb Miller CB #9 Balanced 76.00 68 -4
    Jason Johnson WR #44 Speed 76.00 68 0
    Jason Williamson DE #49 Pass Rusher 63.00 67 0
    Miguel Ramsey DE #29 Balanced 63.00 67 -1
    Chad Butler SS #33 Balanced 67.00 67 +4
    Lamar Norton CB #34 Coverage 67.00 66 -1
    Devon Odom DT #21 Run Stopper 57.00 66 -2
    Mark Irvin CB #55 Balanced 67.00 65 0
    Eric Silva HB #28 Speed 69.00 65 -2
    Travis Stephens HB #35 Speed 69.00 65 -1
    Donald Robinson WR #43 Balanced 76.00 64 -4
    Dwayne Hardy WR #36 Balanced 76.00 64 -3
    Brian Johnson WR #51 Possession 76.00 64 -3
    Carl Meeks T #34 Pass Block 57.00 63 -4
    Lorenzo Payne DT #31 Balanced 57.00 63 -2
    Yusef Moore QB #29 Scrambler 65.00 63 -4
    Jason Stanley DT #58 Balanced 57.00 63 +3
    Leroy McCormick CB #126 Hard Hitter 67.00 62 +3
    Kyle Alford G #82 Pass Block 57.00 61 +8 Gem
    Brett Hampton C #16 Balanced 57.00 61 +2





    Recruiting Class Rank


    Rank: 15





    Position Changes


    Player Position Overall New Position Overall
    Darnell Turner Athlete 69 SS 73





    Training Results


    Highest Overall Player - Brandon Booth - QB - 96 OVR (+6)
    Largest Training Increase - Brandon Booth - QB - 96 OVR (+6) / Marcel Morris - RG - 87 OVR (+6)





    Cut Players


    Player Position Depth Chart Rank Year Overall
    T.J. Perkins TE 4th Junior (RS) 62
    Leroy McCormick CB 4th Freshman 62





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    Nicely done, Smooth!
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    Quote Originally Posted by JeffHCross View Post
    Nicely done, Smooth!
    Thank you Jeff, I appreciate it. Looking forward to the 2015 season this weekend.

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    Wow. You have an absolute STUD at QB now in Booth. Damn! Defense is gonna be tough though. You lost a LOT of depth.

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    2015 Tulsa Football Schedule

    Week Home/Away Team Result Score Record Game Notes
    1 Away Win 63-0 1-0 Season Opener
    2 Home Win 48-14 2-0 Home Opener
    3 Away (5) Loss 17-24 2-1
    4 Home Win 36-15 3-1
    5 Away Win 38-0 4-1 (1-0) Conference Opener
    6 Home Win 38-31 OT 5-1 (2-0) Homecoming
    7 Away Win 38-26 6-1 (3-0)
    8 Home Win 52-3 7-1 (4-0)
    9 Away Win 51-7 8-1 (5-0)
    10 Home Win 35-24 9-1 (6-0)
    11 --- Bye Week --- --- ---
    12 Away Win 42-0 10-1 (7-0)
    13 Home Win 38-0 11-1 (8-0) Senior Night
    14 --- Bye Week --- --- ---
    CCG Win 24-22 12-1 (9-0) C-USA Championship Game
    Bowl Game (4) Loss 48-51 12-2 (9-0) Rose Bowl



    --- The scores are hyperlinks to the posted game report of that game. Just click on the score/link to be taken to that game's posted report.
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    Quote Originally Posted by morsdraconis View Post
    Wow. You have an absolute STUD at QB now in Booth. Damn! Defense is gonna be tough though. You lost a LOT of depth.
    Yeah, this should be a huge year from Booth. Kiel Fletcher and Brandon Price both also improved nicely at HB. Fletcher improved to 94 OVR, Price to 95 OVR. While I probably could have gotten away with redshirting both this year, I decided to take advantage of one and save the other. So I'll be rolling with Fletcher as my starting HB this year. A year under redshirt and another year of training, and I could be looking at a 99 OVR Price come 2016.

    And defense is what worries me. Hopefully with an improved offense, we'll be able to keep up with whatever scores our defense gives up.

    And with my schedule set, damn this is gonna be a challenge. A nice little tuneup game in New Mexico, then #19 Utah and #4 Oklahoma in back to back weeks. This is gonna be a killer start.

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    Tulsa Two Year OC Contract Goals - Year Two

    Fail Impact Goal Progress Pass Impact
    Win 8 games in one season
    13+ passing TD in one season
    14+ points per game in each season
    7+ rushing TD in one season
    2400+ total offensive yards in one season
    2400+ total offensive yards in each season
    Win 4 games in one season
    2000+ total offensive yards in one season




    Job Security Status

    100%


    --- Contract goal numbers and job security updated through Season 5, Off-season.
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    And with that, I am on break for at least the next 12-15 hours. I might take tonight off, I'll have to see what I feel like doing, but probably either tonight or tomorrow, I should have the Preseason rankings/ratings and my two deep roster posted, that way I can jump into the season by Sunday.

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    A Losing record; no bowl bid... I could live with that... but... but... USC as the National Champs! NO, NO! What kind of cruel fate is this!

    Great read smooth as per usual. You have done more on this site in the last two days than I have done at work in the last week. The amount of time, effort and detail is amazing. Thanks FOR THE EFFORT brother!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jaymo76 View Post
    A Losing record; no bowl bid... I could live with that... but... but... USC as the National Champs! NO, NO! What kind of cruel fate is this!

    Great read smooth as per usual. You have done more on this site in the last two days than I have done at work in the last week. The amount of time, effort and detail is amazing. Thanks FOR THE EFFORT brother!
    Yeah, I certainly wasn't rooting for USC. Georgia just plain got whipped. It was 28-0 before Georgia finally scored their first points. Never had a chance.

    But at least you got some consolation with Arizona State picking up that Poinsettia Bowl victory over Colorado State. So it wasn't all bad for you.

    I appreciate it! I love doing this stuff. It would be awesome if you could make a job out of doing something like this. For me, if I'm gonna take the time to do something like this, it absolutely needs the time, effort and detail. I want it to stand apart from other dynasties and I want it to look good. I want the visuals to jump out.

    Additionally, I have am having a blast with this. That's the most important thing. If I'm not having fun, it just seems like chores and makes me not want to do it. If I'm having fun, I can sit here knocking out update after update, blowing through multiples weeks in a single day, blowing through an entire season in a week or two, etc. Tulsa was a great choice for my next job, they are really fun to play with and the C-USA as a whole is a different, more entertaining beast than the Sun Belt was. I'm hoping to knock out at least 5 seasons before I even begin to think about NCAA '14 and the eventual transfer to that edition, so there is still LOTS of football to come on NCAA '13 with Tulsa.

    I'm already chomping at the bit to get my preseason stuff done and jump right into the New Mexico game tonight.

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    2015 Preseason Top 25


    Rank Team 2014 Record Overall Offense Defense Special Teams
    1 12-2 A+ (99) A+ (99) A- (93) A+
    2 14-0 A+ (99) A+ (99) B+ (91) A+
    3 13-1 A+ (99) A+ (99) B+ (91) B
    4 9-3 A+ (99) A+ (97) A (95) A+
    5 10-3 A+ (99) A (95) A (95) A+
    6 10-3 A+ (97) A (94) A- (93) B-
    7 10-3 A- (93) A (94) B (86) B
    8 10-3 A+ (97) A+ (99) B (87) B
    9 9-4 A (95) A (94) B+ (91) A+
    10 9-4 A (95) A (95) B+ (89) B
    11 11-3 A (95) B+ (91) A- (93) A+
    12 9-4 A+ (99) A (94) A+ (99) A
    13 9-4 A- (93) B+ (88) A- (93) B+
    14 10-3 A+ (97) A+ (97) B+ (89) A+
    15 10-3 A- (93) B- (83) A+ (99) A-
    16 13-1 B (85) B+ (89) C+ (78) B+
    17 9-4 B+ (89) B+ (89) B- (82) A+
    18 10-4 A- (93) A (95) B (84) A
    19 10-3 B+ (89) B- (81) B+ (91) B-
    20 10-2 B+ (89) B+ (89) B- (82) B
    21 10-4 A+ (99) A (94) A+ (97) C
    22 11-1 B (85) B (86) C+ (78) C
    23 9-5 A+ (99+) A+ (97) A- (93) A+
    24 8-5 A+ (99) A (95) A+ (99) A+
    25 9-4 A+ (97) A+ (97) B+ (89) B





    C-USA Teams and 2015 Opponents


    Rank Team 2013 Record Overall Offense Defense Special Teams
    4 9-3 A+ (99) A+ (97) A (95) A+
    16 13-1 B (85) B+ 89) C+ 78) B+
    19 10-3 B+ (89) B- (81) B+ (91) B-
    36 11-3 B (85) B- (83) B- (82) D-
    52 11-2 C- (71) C (74) C- (71) B-
    59 7-6 C (73) C (74) C (73) D-
    79 8-5 C+ (77) C+ (77) C+ (78) A
    95 4-8 B (87) B (84) B (87) B
    105 3-9 C- (69) C (72) D+ (67) C+
    106 5-7 D (63) D (64) D (65) B
    116 2-9 C (73) C (72) C+ (76) B
    117 2-10 C- (69) C (72) D+ (67) C
    122 2-10 C- (69) C (72) D+ (67) B-

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    2015 Tulsa Two Deep Roster




    Offense


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    Position Rank Name Year Overall
    QB 1 Brandon Booth Senior (RS) 96
    QB 2 Casey Bishop Junior (RS) 75
    HB 1 Kiel Fletcher Senior 94
    HB 2 Roy Smith Sophomore 71
    FB 1 Ryan Strong Senior 81
    FB 2 Nicholas Roberts Junior (RS) 57
    WR 1 Conner Jefferson Junior 82
    WR 2 Eric Hayden Freshman 78
    WR 3 Max Thompson Junior (RS) 78
    WR 4 Antoine Banks Sophomore (RS) 74
    TE 1 Nicholas Roberts Junior (RS) 78
    TE 2 Randy Newman Sophomore (RS) 74
    LT 1 Marlon Smith Sophmore (RS) 67
    LT 2 Carl Meeks Freshman 63
    LG 1 Daniel Peters Junior (RS) 79
    LG 2 Dennis Moody Sophomore (RS) 70
    C 1 Travis Hearn Sophomore (RS) 73
    C 2 Brett Hampton Freshman 61
    RG 1 Marcel Morris Senior (RS) 87
    RG 2 Will Carter Freshman (RS) 67
    RT 1 Cameron Powers Sophomore (RS) 73
    RT 2 Kyle Davis Junior (RS) 70




    Defense


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    Position Rank Name Year Overall
    LE 1 Greg Wilkerson Sophomore (RS) 76
    LE 2 Jason Williamson Freshman 67
    RE 1 Tyrone Haynes Junior 72
    RE 2 Miguel Ramsey Freshman 67
    DT 1 Chris Peoples Sophomore (RS) 74
    DT 2 Alex Collier Senior (RS) 72
    DT 3 Shaun Jackson Freshman 68
    DT 4 Devon Odom Freshman 66
    LOLB 1 Kennard Morton Senior 80
    LOLB 2 Spencer Jones Junior (RS) 78
    MLB 1 Marc Patterson Junior (RS) 79
    MLB 2 Jermaine Clark Sophomore (RS) 74
    ROLB 1 David Walker Senior 92
    ROLB 2 Marc Patterson Junior (RS) 79
    CB 1 Tyler Fountain Junior 77
    CB 2 Andy Malone Freshman 70
    CB 3 Caleb Miller Freshman 68
    CB 4 Trumaine Griffin Junior 68
    FS 1 Clay Weiss Sophomore (RS) 79
    FS 2 Erik Irvin Junior (RS) 63
    SS 1 Darnell Turner Freshman 73
    SS 2 Chad Butler Freshman 67
    K 1 Alphonso Pratt Sophomore 85
    K 2 N/A --- ---
    P 1 Carlos Wilcox Junior 84
    P 2 N/A --- ---




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    Game One

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    --- The dog days of summer are over at least. August 31st has arrived at last, and the start of the 2015 season. It was a second straight year of starting the road, but like last year’s season opener at Akron, we had another cupcake on tap as we headed southwest to New Mexico to take on the very over matched Lobos. We won the coin toss and elected to kick.

    A 23 yard kickoff return, and the game was underway with New Mexico starting at their 24 yard line. It was a poor start as the Lobos got flagged for false start, pushing them back to first and 15 without a single snap taken. A 14 yard pass on the next play from Mark Campbell to Brandon Johnson left the Lobos with third and inches. Dustin Johnson would gain 5 yards on the gain for the first down at the 38 yard line. After a three yard rush, Campbell found Andrew Davis for a gain of 8 and first down at the 49. After a pair of rushes for three and 7 yards by D. Johnson, an incomplete pass brought the drive to an end at our 41 yard line, the Lobos punting away on fourth and one. The punt sailed 50 yards for a touchback and our first drive of the season started at the 20. A 9 yard rush by Kiel Fletcher was followed up with a gain of one yard and we had a first down at our 30 yard line. Going into the air, Brandon Booth found Max Thompson for a 14 yard gain and we had first down at the 45 yard line. Booth showed the college football world what he was capable of this year, as he found Fletcher on the next play for a gain of 52 yards, giving us first and goal at the three yard line. Roy Smith gained two yards on the ground and we had second and goal at the one. Fletcher would punch it in on the next play from one yard out, and we had our first lead of the season, 7-0 with 5:28 left in the first quarter.

    A 21 yard kickoff return and New Mexico was back on the field at their 19. A four yard rush by D. Johnson was negated on second down, when the defense broke through and sacked Campbell for a 6 yard loss, leaving the Lobos with third and 12 from their 17. New Mexico would convert however, as Campbell found B. Johnson for a 14 yard gain and first down at the 31. After a 7 yard rush by D. Johnson, Campbell tried to scramble but was brought down for a loss of three yards. A 5 yard gain by Campbell was not enough, and left with fourth and inches for the second time today, the Lobos punted away.

    A fair catch on the 45 yard punt left us at our 13 yard line. Fighting forward through the tackle attempts, Fletcher was able to gain 10 yards on the ground to set up second and inches. A 5 yard rush and we had a new set of downs at our 28. Going outside the left tackle on the next play, Smith was able to fight against the flow for a 7 yard gain, followed by a rush of 8 from Fletcher for a first down at the 43. Going back to the air, Booth hit Eric Hayden for a 10 yard gain and we had first down at the Lobos 47. The first down pass from Booth to Smith gained three yards. Going back to Hayden, Booth connected with him for a gain of 23 yard gain. The defense made it an even bigger play as the safety brought Hayden down by the face mask. Moving half the distance to the goal for an extra 11 yards, we had a first down at the New Mexico 11 yard line. A pair of rushes by Fletcher for gains of 5 and four yards, left us with third and two from the two yard line. Fletcher picked up two yards on the play, and after bringing out the chains, we had first and goal at the one foot line. The very next play, Fletcher had his second touchdown the game, taking it in from one yard out and our lead grew to 14-0 with 28 seconds left in the quarter.

    After a touchback on the kickoff, it was looking like a short drive for New Mexico, as they were left facing third and 10 after a pair of incomplete passes. The would convert however, as Campbell hit Brian Jones for a 30 yard strike and the Lobos had a first down at our 45 yard line as the final seconds ticked off. The first quarter came to an end, our lead at 14-0.

    Starting the second quarter, D. Johnson rushed ahead for a four yard gain, followed by a gain of four yards from Campbell to set up third and two at our 38. D. Johnson would get brought down in the backfield for a loss of three yards, and left with fourth and 6 from our 41, the Lobos would be forced to punt once again. A touchback on the 44 yard punt got our drive started at our 20. After a two yard rush by Fletcher, an incomplete pass left us with third and 8. A 10 yard pass to Thompson gave us first down at the 32. Booth found Conner Jefferson for an 8 yard gain on first down, before a 7 yard dash by Fletcher gave us first down at the 47. A 5 yard rush by Fletcher was followed with a gain of three by Smith and we had third and two at the 46. Fletcher kept the drive moving as he fought ahead for a gain of 8 yards and the first down at the 38 yard line. Going for the play action on first down, it was a total failure as the defense swarmed through the line and Booth was brought down almost instantly for a 7 yard loss. Facing second and 17, Booth found Thompson along the right sideline for a gain of 21 yards and our drive kept moving on, first down at the 23 yard line. The offensive line never picked up the blitzing safety and Fletcher was brought down for a loss of one yard. We’d return to the end zone on the next play, as a rainbow pass from Booth fell right into the hands of Smith in the back of the end zone for the 25 yard touchdown and a 21-0 lead with 4:34 left in the half.

    Starting on the 25 after the touchback, after an incomplete pass to begin, the Lobos gained a quick 15 yards thanks to a pass interference penalty and the New Mexico had first down at their 40 yard line. The drive would come to an end three plays later with three straight incomplete passes, including a dropped pass on third down, and the Lobos punt unit came out once again. A 7 yard return by Fletcher on the 49 yard punt got our offense back in action at our 18 yard line with 3:54 remaining in the half. It was a rough start for the New Mexico defense, as Jefferson beat his corner off the line and raced down the sideline, hauling in the lob pass from Booth for a 42 yard gain before being brought down by the linebacker at the New Mexico 40 yard line. The Lobos defense again broke down, as Hayden was able to beat his corner on the break inside and get behind the safety, hauling in a pass from Booth for a gain of 26 yards and a first down at the 14 yard line. Some big blocks opened up a pair of holes for Fletcher on the next play, and a 10 yard rush left us with second and inches from the 5 yard line. Finding the middle all jammed up, Fletcher bounced out towards the left sideline and raced the defense to the corner for the 5 yard touchdown, his third score of the day, and our lead grew to 28-0 with 3:02 left in the half.

    Starting on their 21 yard line after the 15 yard kickoff return, it was a doomed drive for New Mexico. After an incomplete pass on first down, the defense blitzed hard and sacked Campbell for an 11 yard loss, pushing the Lobos back to their own 10 yard line with third and 21. New Mexico would get lucky, as a pass from Campbell to Jones went for a gain of 17 yards, and after a 5 yard penalty on the defense got tacked on, New Mexico had a first down at their 33 yard line. Two more incomplete passes, and our defense would get to Campbell for the second time this drive, sacking him for a 7 yard loss, forcing the New Mexico punt on fourth and 17 from their 26. A fair catch on the 44 yard punt left us on our 30 yard line with 2 minutes left in the half. After a pair of dropped passes, Booth was able to convert third and 10 with a 15 yard pass to Thompson and first down at the 45 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down, Booth found Thompson again, this time for 20 yards and we had a first down at the 35 yard line. Taking a shot deep, the first down pass to Jefferson was dropped in the end zone, before Booth found Thompson for the third time this drive, picking up 13 yards and a first down at the 22 yard line, 1:13 left on the clock. A pair of rushes by Fletcher for gains of 6 and 5 yards, and we had a first down at the 10 yard line. Our first timeout stopped the clock with 47 seconds to go. Fletcher tried to take it two more times on the ground, but a loss of one yard and no gain left us looking at third and 11 from the 11 yard line. Our second timeout stopped the clock with 30 ticks left as we regrouped for the third down play. We wouldn’t reach the end zone as Booth’s pass intended for Hayden was intercepted by Dustin Stone and New Mexico took over at their 5 yard line with 25 seconds to go.

    After an incomplete pass on first down, our defense would come through for us, as D. Johnson was able to gain 5 yards initially before having the ball stripped. The fumble recovery by Alex Collier gave us possession at the 10 yard line with 10 seconds to go. We would only take one play this time, as Booth found Jefferson on a slant for the 10 yard touchdown and we increased our lead to 35-0 with 7 seconds left. A 17 yard kickoff return would run out the rest of the clock, and we’d head into halftime up by 35.

    Fletcher got the second half opened up with a 20 yard kickoff return and we begin our first drive of the half from our 18 yard line. A pair of 7 yard rushes by Fletcher left us with first down at our 33 yard line. It’d be backwards on the next play, as the defense got to Booth and sacked him for a 9 yard loss. A pair of incomplete passes, and we were left punting on fourth and 19 from our 23. A fair catch on the 47 yard punt left New Mexico beginning on their 29 yard line. Campbell would find B. Johnson for an immediate gain of 13 yards and the Lobos had first down at the 42. Two incomplete passes were followed with an 8 yard pass from Campbell to Jones, leaving fourth and two at midfield. D. Johnson would keep the drive alive with a four yard rush. Another four yard rush was followed with a setback, as Campbell was sacked for a loss of 10 yards and the Lobos faced third and 16 from their 48. Campbell fought forward for a 5 yard rush on the scramble, and with fourth and 11 from our 47, the Lobos punt unit came out. The punt sailed 50 yards out of the end zone for a touchback.

    After an incomplete pass on first down, Booth found Thompson along the right hash for a gain of 10 yards and first down at the 30 yard line. Jefferson got in on the action on the next play, losing his defender on the slant route, hauling in the pass from Booth, and then escaping from the linebacker on a missed diving tackle. Jefferson raced the safety down field before being chased out of bounds at the one yard line for a 69 yard reception. On first and goal from the one yard line, Smith was brought down at the goal line for no gain. Fletcher would pound it in from one yard out on the next play for his fourth touchdown of the game, increasing our lead now to 42-0 with 5:01 left in the third. New Mexico began their next drive from their 27 after a 22 yard kickoff return. The drive was over in a blink of an eye, as the defense sacked Campbell for a loss of four yards, before two incomplete passes left the Lobos punting from their 23 yard line on fourth and 14. A fair catch on the 40 yard left our offense starting from our 37 yard line.

    We were off and moving quickly as Fletcher picked up 11 yards on the first down rush, before breaking another run for 8 yards to leave us second and two at the New Mexico 45. Bringing out the play action, Booth found Nicholas Roberts on an out route for an 18 yard gain and we had first down at the 27 yard line. Fletcher pounded it up the gut again, as the blitzing defense left a large hole and only after four guys jumped on him, did he go down for a gain of 14 yards and first down at the 13 yard line. Keeping the abuse going, Smith picked up gains of 5 and three yards to leave us with third and two from the 5 yard line. Fletcher would fight forward for the two yard gain and we had first and goal from the three yard line. Fletcher picked up a gain of two yards and we were left with second and goal from the one. Smith would do the honors on the next play, taking the hand off and diving up and over for the one yard touchdown and 49-0 lead with 1:59 left in the third quarter.

    A 19 yard kickoff return found New Mexico beginning from their 16 yard line on the next drive. It was a one play drive for the Lobos as Caleb Miller intercepted a pass from Campbell and our offense was right back on the field at the New Mexico 23 yard line. Our second team offense got its first taste of action for the season on the drive. After no gain on the first down rush by Smith, Casey Bishop threw a pass to Eric Silva for a gain of 11 yards. A face mask penalty on the play moved the ball half the distance to the goal line and we had first and goal from the 6 yard line. Smith rumbled ahead for a gain of 5 yards to set up second and goal at the one. Silva was brought down at the line for no gain and we had third and goal at the one. Smith would get his second touchdown of the game on the next play, punching it in from one yard out and our lead grew to 56-0 with 13 seconds left in the third quarter. The Lobos began their offensive drive from their 18 yard line after the 19 yard kickoff return. A pass from Campbell to B. Johnson for a gain of 8 yards would bring the third quarter to an end, our lead at a dominating 56-0.

    Starting the final quarter with second and two, an incomplete pass left New Mexico’s drive hinging on the third down play. A 5 yard rush by D. Johnson and the Lobos breathed new life at their 32 yard line. A 15 yard face mask penalty tacked on after the 7 yard rush and New Mexico was looking at first down from our 46 yard line. Three straight incomplete passes and the New Mexico punt unit would make another appearance. No return on the 40 yard punt left our offense starting at our 5 yard line. The first team defense for New Mexico going up against our second team offense, and Smith was barely able to gain a yard before being brought down on first down. Heading into the air, Bishop found Donny Jordan on an out route and a quick turn up the sideline went for a gain of 21 yards before being shoved out of bounds at the 28 yard line. Trying to take it on the ground again, Smith was quickly tackled for no gain. A 10 yard pass to Antoine Banks had an extra 15 yard tacked on with a face mask penalty, and we had a first down at the Lobos 47 yard line. The defense proved as tough as ever, as Smith was tackled for a loss of two yards. Even worse, Smith had to be helped off the field by the trainers as we waited word on the injury. Going back to the air, Bishop hit Jordan for a gain of 15 yards and we got a new set of downs at the 34 yard line. Trying to continue running against the first team defense was futile, so we remained attacking through the air, letting Bishop gain some snaps. Bishop found Banks over the middle on first down for an 18 yard gain, leaving us with first down at the 16 yard line. We got bad news after the play, as it was reported that Smith had suffered a broken collarbone and would be sidelined for 7 weeks. Trying to chew off a bit of clock, Silva took the first down handoff for a two yard gain. An incomplete pass left us with third and 8 from the 13. It was back to the end zone on the next play as Bishop passed to Jordan for the 13 yard touchdown and a 63-0 lead with 3:44 left in the game.

    Starting on their 25 after the touchback, Campbell got the Lobos moving with an 11 yard pass to A.J. Long to get to the 36. The drive would stall out from there as three straight incomplete passes left the Lobos punting away once again. A 6 yard return by Fletcher on the 47 yard punt gave our offense the ball at our 23 yard line, 3:06 remaining in the game. Silva took the ball on first down, pounding ahead for a gain of 7 yards. The linebacker broke through unblocked on the next play and Silva was brought down for a loss of two yards, leaving us with third and 5 from our 27 yard line. Bishop’s third down pass was broken up, and we were forced to punt with 1:44 remaining in the game. A 9 yard return on the 48 yard punt left New Mexico starting at their 34 yard line. Eric Robinson picked up 10 yards on the ground and New Mexico was left with second and inches. After an incomplete pass, a four yard gain by Robinson have the Lobos a new set of downs at their 47. A 9 yard pass from Will Robbins to Roland Powell and the the Lobos had second and 1 at our 44. After an incomplete pass to go to third down, Robinson broke a 5 yard rush up the middle and New Mexico had first down at our 39 yard line with 39 seconds to go. Robinson was met by the entire linebacker corps almost immediately, managing a gain of only two yards to leave second and 8 at the 37 with 20 seconds left and ticking. Bryan Pearson took the misdirection hand off and fought ahead for a gain of 8 yards to give New Mexico a first down at our 28 yard line. The final seconds would tick off the clock for the 63-0 ass whipping.

    With the win, we improve to 1-0 on the year. With the embarrassing loss, New Mexico falls to 0-1. Up next, it’s our home opener against Utah. The Utes enter the game 0-1, coming off a 31-10 upset loss to rival Utah State.



    Final Score
    #16 63, 0


    Stat(s) of the Game:
    Tulsa Offense – A huge passing for Booth. 389 yards passing, though only two touchdowns as the running backs were the stars of the show. Bishop got his first snaps of the year with the second team offense, throwing for 88 yards and a touchdown in just over a quarter of action. Fletcher was a B-E-A-S-T today. 142 yards rushing on 28 carries and four touchdowns to open the season. What a hell of a start. 9 different receivers caught at least ball today, every single one making it to double digit yards, the lowest being Silva with one reception for 11 yards. Two guys made it into triple digits, as Jefferson caught 4 balls for 129 yards and a touchdown and Thompson ended the day with 103 yards receiving on 7 catches.

    Tulsa Defense – The best damn performance since taking over at Tulsa. Pitched a shutout and held New Mexico to only 229 yards of offense. Also ended the day with 5 sacks, an interception and a forced fumble/fumble recovery.

    Tulsa Kicking – Pratt never attempted a field goal today, but was perfect nonetheless, going 9-9 in PATs.



    Scoring Summary

    Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Final Score
    14 21 21 7 63
    0 0 0 0 0


    Time Team Result Play Score
    First Quarter
    5:28 Touchdown K. Fletcher, 1 yard run (A. Pratt kick) 7-0
    0:28 Touchdown K. Fletcher, 1 yard run (A. Pratt kick) 14-0
    Second Quarter
    4:34 Touchdown R. Smith, 25 yard pass from B. Booth (A. Pratt kick) 21-0
    3:02 Touchdown K. Fletcher, 5 yard run (A. Pratt kick) 28-0
    0:07 Touchdown C. Jefferson, 10 yard pass from B. Booth (A. Pratt kick) 35-0
    Third Quarter
    5:01 Touchdown K. Fletcher, 1 yard run (A. Pratt kick) 42-0
    1:59 Touchdown R. Smith, 1 yard run (A. Pratt kick) 49-0
    0:13 Touchdown R. Smith, 1 yard run (A. Pratt kick) 56-0
    Fourth Quarter
    3:44 Touchdown D. Jordan, 13 yard pass from C. Bishop (A. Pratt kick) 63-0



    Game Stats

    Tulsa Stat New Mexico
    63 Score 0
    30 First Downs 14
    640 Total Offense 229
    48 - 163 - 6 Rushes - Yards - TD 22 - 96 - 0
    24 - 35 - 3 Comp - Att - TD 10 - 36 - 0
    477 Passing Yards 133
    2 Times Sacked 5
    7 - 10 (70%) 3rd Down Conversion 6 - 17 (35%)
    0 - 0 (0%) 4th Down Conversion 1 - 1 (100%)
    0 - 0 (0%) 2-Point Conv 0 - 0 (0%)
    9 - 8 - 0 (88%) Red Zone - TD - FG 4 - 0 - 0 (0%)
    1 Turnovers 2
    0 Fumbles Lost 1
    1 Intercepted 1
    13 Punt Return Yards 9
    20 Kick Return Yards 136
    673 Total Yards 374
    2 – 47.5 Punts - Average 9 - 44.0
    4 - 50 Penalties 4 - 37
    24:57 Time of Possession 11:03




    Tulsa Contract Goals Update

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    Win 8 games in one season
    13+ passing TD in one season
    14+ points per game in each season 63
    7+ rushing TD in one season
    2400+ total offensive yards in one season
    2400+ total offensive yards in each season 640
    Win 4 games in one season
    2000+ total offensive yards in one season




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    So yeah, I think I need to extend that home-and-home contract with New Mexico and make it a yearly game for the next decade.

    It's a shame I don't have my home game with New Mexico until 2017.

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    Time for another look around the nation. Starting in the Top 25, in the game of the week, #1 Wisconsin proves it's mettle, beating #15 Virginia Tech 37-14. #2 USC got one hell of a wake-up call, as a touchdown with 1:30 left in the game helps the Trojans avoid an upset, beating Wake Forest 42-35. #6 Michigan State scores two fourth quarter TDs to pull away late from Louisiana-Lafayette, 30-19. The blowout of the week goes to #7 Nebraska, who demolishes Delaware State 70-0. Utah State knocks off their rivals, #19 Utah, 31-10. #21 Florida State survives a hell of a scare, scoring once in the fourth quarter to beat Florida Atlantic 24-17. #23 Oregon suffers a season opening loss, falling to Stanford 38-31.

    For our readers, souljahbill, Southern Miss starts the season 0-1, losing to Virginia 38-30. Southern Miss had a 17-14 halftime lead, but was losing 28-24 after three quarters and 35-30 in the fourth before a Virginia field goal with 1:42 put the game out of reach. Jaymo, Arizona State starts 1-0 with a 49-21 whipping of FCS Midwest. Mors, maybe this year will be better. West Virginia starts off 1-0 with a 33-24 win over Miami (FL). Other teams of interest, Arkansas State starts the year 1-0 with a 38-14 win over FCS West.

    In the C-USA, UTEP appears to suck this year. They barely beat FCS NW 21-17, and the Miners were actually losing 17-14 before a touchdown with 5:18 left in the game pulled out the win. And FIU is gonna be another battle this year. The Golden Panthers open the season with a win, knocking off UCLA 21-10. It took at 35 yard touchdown pass with 4:04 left and a 28 yard returned fumble with 2:32 left, but all that matters is FIU pulled out the win.

    Elsewhere, Miami University got a nice 34-20 win over Oregon State. Bowling Green downs Ole Miss 31-21, and Vanderbilt needed overtime to escaped UMass, 28-21. A rather impressive start to the season by the MAC.

    Looking ahead to a future opponent, #4 Oklahoma opened the year by ripping Memphis a new one, 59-7.

    Taking a look at the new Top 25 Coaches poll, the top 10 remain the same. Wisconsin (getting 40 first place votes) and USC (21 votes) stay at #1 and #2. Georgia, Oklahoma and Notre Dame stay still at #3, #4 and #5. Michigan State, Nebraska, TCU, Michigan and Alabama all stay stuck in place in #6 through #10. Iowa, LSU, Auburn and Clemson all remain where they were last week in #11 through #14. Tulsa moves up one to #15, Kansas State and Arkansas both climb one spot to #16 and #17. Texas Tech and Florida State both jump two spots to #18 and #19. Virginia Tech falls five ranks to #20. Fresno State moves up one to #21, and Texas and Washington both jump two ranks to #22 and #23. Stanford enters the poll this week at #24 and Ohio State enters the poll at #25. Dropping out were Utah (from #19) and Oregon (from #23). Looking at Others Receiving Votes, FIU is ranked #27 with 98 votes. Utah is not receiving any votes in the newest poll.

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    Game Two

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    Game Notes

    --- After taking a day to celebrate the 63-0 thumping of New Mexico, it was right back to work to prepare for our home opener. Our home opener against none other than the only team that stood between us and an undefeated season last year. The start of the season had not been kind to Utah. The Utes began the year ranked #19 in the nation, but after getting whooped 31-10 at the hands of their rivals, Utah State, Utah plummeted out of the polls, dropping to unranked and not even receiving a single vote in the latest coaches poll. But what would be a better way to rebound back into the polls than with a win over the #15 team in the nation? Hopefully our defense would come ready like they did against New Mexico so we wouldn’t have to find out how far Utah would jump with an upset. We won the coin toss and elected to kick.

    A touchback got the game started and Utah’s offense began the game on their 25 yard line. Our defense struck first blood as C.J. Leierer was sacked for a loss of three yards. It was a temporary setback as a pass to Ken Ross went for a gain of 15 and Utah had a first down at their 37. Two incomplete passes and a pass of only two yards to Adam Bain and Utah was forced to punt on fourth and 8 from their 39. A fair catch on the 44 yard punt gave our offense the ball at our 16 yard line. Kiel Fletcher took the ball on first down, but was only able to pick up a yard before being swung down by the defensive end. Going to the air, Brandon Booth found Conner Jefferson for a gain of 13 yards and we had a first down at our 31. Going back to the ground, Fletcher was able to fight forward for a 7 yard gain, before being tackled forward on the next play for a gain of three to leave us with third and inches. Fletcher would pick up the first down and then some, busting a rush up the middle for a 7 yard gain to the 48 yard line. Going back into the air, Booth found Max Thompson along the left sideline for a 15 yard gain, knocked out of bounds at the Utah 37. Fletcher added to his running total with a gain of 9 yards, before Ryan Strong got the first down with a three yard rush to the 26. Breaking a pair of tackles, Fletcher was able to avoid a loss and pick up two yards to leave us second and 8. Booth found Jefferson through the air for a 12 yard gain, before hitting Fletcher in the end zone for the 12 yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead with 4:59 left in the first quarter.

    A 16 yard return and Utah was back in action from their 18 yard line. After an incomplete pass, Norris Penn picked up 8 yards on the ground, leaving the Utes with third and two. The defense would stand their ground, as Penn was tackled for a loss of three yards to leave Utah with fourth and 5 from their 23 and the punt team coming out. An 8 yard return on the 48 yard punt and we were back in business from our 36. After an incomplete pass, Booth committed his first error of the game, as Eric White picked off a pass intended for Jefferson, returning it 15 yards to our 30 yard line. Utah got a free 6 yards to start the drive after a penalty on our defense. Following an incomplete pass, Leierer hit Harrison Brown for a gain of 14 yard and Utah had first and goal from our 10. Penn would gain 6 yards on the ground before punching it through the final four yards for the touchdown to make it a 7-7 tie with 3:15 left in the quarter. We picked back up on offense after the touchback.

    After a three yard rush by Fletcher, it was time to give Booth the reigns again. Booth came back in fine style, slinging a pass just out of reach of the corner and into the hands of Eric Hayden for a 12 yard gain and first down at our 40. Tight roping a hole by the center, Fletcher took it up the middle on first down for a gain of 13 yards and a first down at the Utah 47. After an incomplete pass that was nearly intercepted, Booth hit Thompson for a gain of 11 yards to the Utah 36. A one yard rush by Fletcher brought about bad news, as Fletcher needed help getting up and over to the sideline. After an incomplete pass left us with third and 9, when Booth was able to hit Thompson on the sideline for a 13 yard gain, Thompson just getting his foot down in bounds before being pushed out. Words came from the trainers that Fletcher had suffered a foot stress fracture and would be out for the rest of the game. A pass to Eric Silva on first down went for a loss of four yards, before Booth went back to his favorite receiver, Thompson, for a gain of 20 yards and first and goal from the 6 yard line. Silva picked up four yards on the first down rush, by Strong punched it in from two yards out, giving us a 14-7 lead as the clock hit zero to bring the first quarter to a close.

    The kickoff to start the second quarter went out for a touchback and Utah was starting from their 25. The Utes got moving quickly, as Leierer hit Ross for a gain of 21 yards. After an incomplete pass, our defense got tagged for pass interference, and Utah got a new set of downs at our 39 yard line. After a one yard rush by Penn and an incomplete pass, the Utes moved forward with a 10 yard pass to Penn and a first down at our 29. The drive would stall out as three straight incomplete passes left Utah lining up for a field goal. The 46 yard kick by William Lee was no good and we took over on offense from our 29. It was all running game to start the drive, as Strong rumbled ahead for gains of 9, 6, 6 and one yards, leaving us with third and three from midfield. We’d convert the third down as Booth hit Silva out of the backfield for a 6 yards gain and first down at the Utah 44. After a three yard rush by Strong, all linebackers blitzing allowed Hayden to get wide open on a slant route over the middle, picking up 23 yards before being brought down by the safeties at the Utah 18. After a 5 yard rush on first down, the blitzing defense took Strong down for a loss of one yard, and left with third and 6, it was into the air. Booth found Strong along the right hash at the 4 yard line. Pushing off the diving tackle attempt by the corner, Strong stumbled forward for the 14 yard touchdown and a 21-7 lead with 4:39 left in the half.

    Utah got their next drive started from the 25 after the kickoff. It was an uneventful drive, as Leierer picked up 5 yards on first down, before an incomplete pass and Penn being tackled for a loss of two yards left Utah stranded on their 28 yard line with fourth and 7. A fair catch on the 43 yard punt gave us possession at our 29 yard line with 3:46 remaining. A score here and getting the ball back to start the second half, we could really blow this game wide open. The first down rush by Strong went for no gain. Utah brought the entire linebacker corps again, leaving the middle wide open, and Booth made them pay. Hayden beat his corner off of the line, catching a pass in stride from Booth. The safeties both dove at Hayden’s knees to stop him, but stumbling and breaking loose, Hayden was able to regain his footing and raced 70 yards down to the Utah two yard line before being caught from behind. Looking at first and goal from the two yard line, Strong rushed ahead for a gain of one yard. Strong would carry it in on the next play, following his blockers off the left tackle and jog in standing up for the one yard touchdown and a 28-7 lead with 2:33 left in the quarter.

    An 18 yard kickoff return and Utah’s offense started their drive from their 23 yard line. It was another horrible drive for the Utes, as Leierer was sacked for a 10 yard loss on first down, followed by two incomplete passes to leave Utah punting on fourth and 20 from their 13 yard line. A fair catch on the 47 yard punt got our offense back in action on our 39 yard line and 1:54 to work with. Strong took the ball on first down and still found nothing going, picking up only one yard and the clock ticking. Going through the air, Booth hit Jefferson for a gain of 10 yards and a first down at midfield. Booth found Nicholas Roberts on the next play for a gain of 7 yards and we called our first time out, stopping the clock with 1:11 to go. A pass to Thompson went for a gain of 13 yards and we had a first down at the 29 yard line. A 5 yard pass to Jefferson was followed with a toss of four yards to Roberts and we were left with third and one at the 21 yard line, our second timeout stopping the clock with 28 seconds left. The defense was ready for us on the ground, as the middle linebacker blew through the line and tackled Strong for a loss of one yard. The 39 yard field goal by Alphonso Pratt made it 31-7 with 9 seconds left on the clock. A 17 yard kickoff return by Penn got Utah out to the 22 yard line, but the final seconds ticked off the clock and the first half came to a close, our lead at 24.

    A touchback on the opening kickoff gave our offense the ball on the 25 to start the second half. Business as usual on the ground game, Strong was only able to manage one yard on the first down rush. A three yard gain by Strong on the next play and we had third and 6 from the 29. Taking a shot deep, Jefferson got off the blocks fast and past the corner, jumping up for a pass from Booth. The corner mistimed his dive at Jefferson’s feet, missing entirely, and it wasn't until the safety had caught up that Jefferson was knocked out of bounds at the 10 yard line, a 61 yard gain in all. A 6 yard rush by Strong got us down to the four yard line, leaving us second and four. We would only need one more play, as Strong took the hand off and bounced outside, avoiding the blitzing linebacker and rushing it in for the four yard touchdown and a 38-7 lead with 7:22 left in the quarter.

    Starting their next drive on the 22 yard line, Utah was completely dead in energy and it showed. Three straight incomplete passes, two of them badly off target and one dropped, left Utah punting on fourth and 10. A fair catch on the 47 yard punt and our offense was back on the field at our 31 yard line. Utah’s defense was also showing signs of defeat, their linebackers no longer blitzing hard and fast at the snap, but just sort of listlessly moving back and forth on the first down rush by Strong. It was the defensive tackle that would take Strong down for only a gain of one and keep the gain small. A three yard rush by Booth on an option play and we were left with third and 7. The defense would help keep our drive alive, as all three linebackers blitzed, leaving the middle wide open, and both corners jamming our receivers at the line forced Hayden to break inside on his route, hauling in a wide open pass from Booth and picking up 15 yards before being brought down by the safety. Strong took over the on the ground, the running game finally starting to pick up steam, breaking runs for four and 6 yard gains, before converting third and inches with a one yard rush for a first down at the Utah 40. The defense bit back, tackling Silva for a loss of one yard, but Silva got the last laugh, catching a pass from Booth on the next play for a 14 yard gain and a first down at the 26 yard line. Picking up 6 yards on first down, Strong had nowhere to go on the next play, as the defense came heavy and he was met by four different defenders in the backfield, going down instantly for a loss of one yard. Booth took a chance living on the edge, snaking a pass in between four defenders to Hayden, who caught and while being tackled, was able to roll to his left and fall forward for a 7 yard gain. The chains were brought out, and tip of the ball just past the first down marker, giving us a fresh set of downs at the 16 yard line. Strong took the ball on first down, but he was again met in the backfield for a loss of one yard. Heading into the air, Booth found Jefferson all alone in the corner of the end zone for a 17 yard touchdown pass. Pratt’s PAT capped off the 13 play, 6 minute and two second drive to make it 45-7 with 47 seconds left in the third quarter.

    A touchback on the kickoff left Utah starting on their 25 yard line with 39 seconds left in the quarter. Leierer got back on track this drive, hitting Ross for a gain of 13 yards, before launching a pass to Ryan Timmons for a gain of 25 yards and first down at our 38 yard line. Two incomplete passes left Utah with third and 8 seconds on the clock. The Utes would get back into the end zone for the first time since the first quarter, as Leierer hit Noah Brown with a 38 yard touchdown bomb. The PAT with no time remaining on the clock made it 45-14 as the third quarter came to a close.

    A touchback on the kickoff opened up the fourth quarter, our offense starting at the 25 with a 31 point lead, just 8:53 away from victory. Our second team offense came out to start the quarter, Silva picking up gains of one yard and 10 yards to give us a first down at the 36 yard line, continuing to chew up the clock along the way. A 6 yard rush by Silva was followed with a gain of 6 yards by Travis Stephens to give us a first down at the 48 yard line. Silva took the rock on the next play, picking up three yards as the clock ticked up 6 minutes to play. Silva took the ball up the middle, picking up a gain of 5 yards, before the defense tacked on 15 free yards courtesy of a face mask penalty at the end of the run. Thanks to the penalty, we had first down at the 29 yard line, 5:46 remaining. A 10 yard rush by Silva gave us first down at the 19 yard line, the clock ticking underneath four minutes. Stephens picked up four yards on first down, followed by a gain of one from Silva, leaving us third and 5 from the 14 yard line. Silva would fight forward for one yard and we were left with fourth and four at the 13 yard line. Pratt’s kick from 31 yards out was good and our lead expanded to 48-14 with 3:17 to go.

    A 20 yard kickoff return left Utah on their 24 yard line and 3:07 on the clock. An incomplete pass on first down was followed with a three yard rush by Penn to leave third and 7. Penn would drop the third down pass from Leierer and with 2:43 to go, Utah would punt away on fourth and 7 from their 27. Jefferson returned the 46 yard punt for three yards to our 29 and our offense was left 2:37 to run off. Silva started the drive with a rush of four yards, after which he was tackled for no gain. On third and 6 with 1:17 to go, Silva pounded it up the gut, falling forward under the weight of the defensive tackle for a 6 yard gain and a first down at the 39 yard line, 1:09 left to go. Snapping the ball with 39 seconds left, Casey Bishop only had to kneel the ball once to run out the clock on our 48-14 victory.

    With the win, we improve our record to 2-0. Utah drops to 0-2 to start their season. Up next, it’s the biggest game on the schedule, the road trip to Norman and a game date with the #4 Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma enters the game at 2-0 on the season, opening with a 59-7 win at Memphis, then a 23-7 victory at San Jose State.



    Final Score
    #15 48, 14



    Stat(s) of the Game:
    - Tulsa Offense – It was another great day for Booth, throwing for 370 yards and three touchdowns. He did have one interception that led directly to a touchdown, but it wasn't enough to keep Utah from getting demolished. Ryan Strong ended up being the leading rusher on the day with 67 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries. Silva ended the day with 49 yards on 14 carries, Fletcher had 45 yards on 8 carries before leaving for the rest of the game with an injury. Turning to receiving, 7 players caught a ball today, all of them getting double digit yards, the lowest being Roberts with 11 yards on two receptions. Hayden ended the day leading the pack with 127 yards receiving on 5 receptions, Jefferson also made it to triple digits with 118 yards and a touchdown on 6 receptions. Also adding receiving touchdowns were Fletcher and Strong. Strong the player of the game with 67 yards rushing and 3 rushing touchdowns along with 14 yards receiving and a receiving touchdown.

    - Tulsa Defense – Another stellar day by the defense, holding Utah to only 160 yards of total offense. It remains to be seen if that will be a sign of the outstanding defense, or if it will be the norm for Utah, as the Utes were only able to manage 207 yards of total offense against Utah State the week before.

    - Tulsa Kicking – A perfect day for Pratt. 2-2 in field goals, kicking from 39 and 31 yards out, and a perfect 6-6 in PATs.



    Scoring Summary

    Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Final Score
    7 0 7 0 14
    14 17 14 3 48


    Time Team Result Play Score
    First Quarter
    4:59 Touchdown K. Fletcher, 12 yard pass from B. Booth (A. Pratt kick) 7-0
    3:15 Touchdown N. Penn, 4 yard run (W. Lee kick) TIED 7-7
    0:00 Touchdown R. Strong, 2 yard run (A. Pratt kick) 14-7
    Second Quarter
    4:39 Touchdown R. Strong, 14 yard pass from B. Booth (A. Pratt kick) 21-7
    2:33 Touchdown R. Strong, 1 yard run (A. Pratt kick) 28-7
    0:09 Field Goal A. Pratt, 39 yard field goal 31-7
    Third Quarter
    7:22 Touchdown R. Strong, 4 yard run (A. Pratt kick) 38-7
    0:47 Touchdown C. Jefferson, 17 yard pass from B. Booth (A. Pratt kick) 45-7
    0:00 Touchdown N. Brown, 37 yard pass from C. Leierer (W. Lee kick) 45-14
    Fourth Quarter
    3:20 Field Goal A. Pratt, 31 yard field goal 48-14




    Game Stats

    Utah Stat Tulsa
    14 Score 48
    7 First Downs 26
    160 Total Offense 542
    8 - 22 - 1 Rushes - Yards - TD 51 - 172 - 3
    8 - 27 - 1 Comp - Att - TD 23 - 27 - 3
    138 Passing Yards 370
    2 Times Sacked 0
    2 - 9 (22%) 3rd Down Conversion 9 - 11 (81%)
    0 - 0 (0%) 4th Down Conversion 0 - 0 (0%)
    0 - 0 (0%) 2-Point Conv 0 - 0 (0%)
    2 - 1 - 0 (50%) Red Zone - TD - FG 7 - 6 - 1 (100%)
    0 Turnovers 1
    0 Fumbles Lost 0
    0 Intercepted 1
    0 Punt Return Yards 11
    89 Kick Return Yards 0
    249 Total Yards 553
    6 – 46.2 Punts - Average 0 - 0.0
    1 - 15 Penalties 3 - 36
    12:51 Time of Possession 23:09




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    13+ passing TD in one season
    14+ points per game in each season 55
    7+ rushing TD in one season
    2400+ total offensive yards in one season
    2400+ total offensive yards in each season 1182
    Win 4 games in one season
    2000+ total offensive yards in one season



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    Time for another look around the nation. Starting in the Top 25, in the game of the week, #5 Notre Dame beats #9 Michigan 24-14. It really wasn't as close as it looks. Notre Dame had a 17-0 lead after the third quarter. Both teams traded touchdowns to put Notre Dame up 24-7 before a Michigan touchdown with 59 seconds left closed it to the 24-14 final.

    The first major upset of the year goes to Temple, as the Owls beat #6 Michigan State 24-21. It was tied 7-7 after one, Temple led 14-7 at halftime. A pair of MSU touchdowns and a Temple safety gave the Spartans a 21-16 lead after the third quarter. A Temple touchdown and two-point conversion with 1:45 left in the game would seal with three point win for the Owls. Right on the heels of that upset, Miami University joins Temple as giant slayers, knocking off #8 TCU 31-22. Miami U. led every step of the way, 7-3 after one, 17-13 at halftime and 24-16 after the third. TCU scored a touchdown with 8 seconds to go, their two-point conversion no good to seal the Miami University victory.

    #10 Alabama scores 14 straight to pull away from Kentucky 35-16. #11 Iowa downs Iowa State 34-24. #13 Auburn outscores Mississippi State 14-6 in the second half to break a halftime tie and win 28-20. #14 Clemson pulls out a tight one over Southern Miss, 17-6. #17 Arkansas had some trouble this week with Vanderbilt. Vandy led 21-14 after one quarter, before Arkansas took a 35-21 lead into halftime. It was 45-31 after three and a field goal and touchdown with a failed two point try left Vandy losing by five points.

    #21 Fresno State keeps their win streak alive at 13 straight with a 45-28 win over SMU. #20 Virginia Tech got all it could handle from Louisiana-Monroe. It was 21-17 Virginia Tech after the third quarter, but the Hokies proved too much in the fourth. ULM scored with 5:45 left, but the failed two-point try would leave them down five and they wouldn't score again.#23 Washington outscores Toledo 14-3 in the fourth quarter to win 45-30.

    For our readers, souljahbill, as mentioned in the Top 25 recap, Southern Miss drops to 0-2 with a 17-6 loss at #14 Clemson. The Tigers led 10-0 after one, two field goals made it 10-6 at halftime, and a Clemson touchdown in third quarter would end the scoring for the game. Jaymo, Arizona State falls to 1-1 (0-1 Pac-12) with a 27-14 loss to #24 Stanford. Mors, so much for undefeated. West Virginia drops to 1-1 (0-1 Big 12) with a 48-31 loss to Oklahoma State. Other teams of interest, Arkansas State improves to 2-0 with a dominating 47-21 win over Cincinnati, and Iowa State starts the year 0-1 with a 34-24 loss to #11 Iowa.

    In the C-USA, UCLA must suck this year. One week after losing to Florida International, UCLA needs a touchdown with 13 seconds left in the game to escape 0-2 Mid Tennessee State. Florida Atlantic is looking to be tough this year. After scaring the hell out of #21 Florida State in a 24-17 loss, FAU fights to the end in a 23-17 loss to NC State. FAU had a 17-14 lead after three quarters. FIU is 2-0 with a 28-23 win over Minnesota, their second straight win over a FBS opponent.

    Elsewhere, Bowling Green fought hard in a 38-26 loss to Penn State. Should be a promising year for the Falcons, knocking off Ole Miss and losing by 12 to Penn State. Western Michigan hounds Arizona all day before eventually falling 28-24. And Kent State bitch slaps Missouri, 45-14. The MAC is really impressing me this year between week 1 and now the results of week 2.

    Looking ahead to next week's opponent, #4 Oklahoma had some trouble early on, but still won comfortably 23-7 over San Jose State.

    Taking a look at the new Top 25 Coaches poll, the top 2 remain the same. Wisconsin (getting 40 first place votes) and USC (21 votes) stay at #1 and #2. Notre Dame leaps two to #3, Georgia and Oklahoma both drop one to #4 and #5. Nebraska climbs one to #6, Alabama jumps three to #7. Iowa, LSU and Auburn all jump three to #8, #9 and #10. Clemson climbs three to #11, Tulsa jumps three to #12, Michigan falls four to #13. Kansas State, Arkansas and Texas Tech all jump two to #14, #15 and #16. Michigan State free falls eleven to #17. Florida State, Virginia Tech, Fresno State, Texas and Washington all climb one to #18 through #22. TCU plummets fifteen spots to #23 and Stanford and Ohio State both remain stuck at #24 and #25. Nobody dropped out of the poll this week. Looking at Other Receiving Votes, Louisville is #26 (202 votes), FIU #27 (191) and Texas A&M, Temple and Oregon rounding out the top teams.

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    Man! #16 right out of the gate! MNC time baby!

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    Quote Originally Posted by morsdraconis View Post
    Man! #16 right out of the gate! MNC time baby!
    That thought did enter my mind for a half a second when I got to the preseason, but I don't even want to entertain the thought right now. This season is loaded with trouble. I still have to deal with #5 Oklahoma, who is absolutely stacked in every facet of the game.

    Even if I were to win that game, I still have a ton of tough games. FIU is much, much improved this year and causes me a lot of concern, especially with how they've won their first two games. Southern Miss is new this year, and based on the first two weeks, at least semi-decent this year. Plus I've never played USM so I have no clue what to expect going into that game.

    North Texas is always a game of concern. It doesn't matter how much better I am than the Mean Green, or how much worse they are than me, they ALWAYS play me tough as hell every game. And UTEP played me pretty tough last year. The Miners seem to have fallen off a bit this year, but I am still taking them very cautiously.

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    Ah, coach speak at it's best.

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