Tulsa Game Notes vs. Louisiana
9/5/2017 8:55:00 AM | Football
GAME 2:
Home Opener is a WHITE-OUT
ALL TU FOOTBALL TICKET SALES THRU SATURDAY GOES TO HURRICANE HARVEY RELIEF EFFORTS … In an effort to assist those affected by the recent devastating events in Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey, The University of Tulsa and TU Athletics, in partnership with members of the TU Board of Trustees, will donate all revenue from tickets sold (ticket packages and individual game purchases) from Sept. 1-9 to the hurricane relief efforts … all funds will go directly to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund, which is coordinated through the Greater Houston Community Foundation (GHCF), a 501(c)(3) public charity … for more information on the GHCF, please visit www.ghcf.org … to support the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund through the purchase of football tickets, fans can go online at TulsaHurricane.com at any time or by phone at 918-631-GoTU (4688), Tues-Fri., 8:30-5:30 pm.
TULSA (0-1, 0-0 The American) vs. LOUISIANA (1-0, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Saturday, September 9, 2017 • 3:05 p.m. (CT)
Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000), Tulsa, Okla.
TV: ESPN3 (Digital)
Radio: Big Country 99.5 FM
FOR FULL GAME NOTES PACKAGE, CLICK HERE
THE COACHES
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE
Head Coach: Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State '95), 3rd year
Career Record: 16-11 (3 years)
TU Record: same
LOUISIANA RAGIN' CAJUNS
Head Coach: Mark Hudspeth (Delta State '92), 8th year
Career Record: 91-52 (14 years)
LA Record: 25-31 (8 years)
TULSA-LOUISIANA GAME PROMOTIONS . . .
• It's a WHITE-OUT. All TU fans are encouraged to wear white. The Campus Corner Bookstore is selling special WHITE-OUT T-shirts this week.
• 5,000 Hurricane flags will be distributed at the gates in keeping with the "Wave the Flag" tradition.
• All revenue from new tickets sold goes to the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
THE STORYLINES . . .
• Tulsa is in its 118th season of football this year.
• Tulsa and Louisiana have played nine times before, but have not met since the 1992 season.
• Both teams are coming off of bowl seasons in 2016, Louisiana losing in the R+L Carrier New Orleans Bowl and Tulsa winning in the Miami Beach Bowl.
• Tulsa has the smallest FBS enrollment with 3,406 students, while Louisiana has an enrollment of 19,188.
• The Hurricane has won won its home opener in each of the last five seasons
• Tulsa has an overall 25-16 record for a .609 winning percentage against teams in Louisiana, with games against Centenary (2-1-1), Louisiana (4-5), UL-Monroe (3-1), Louisiana Tech (3-7), Nicholls State (1-0), Northwestern Louisiana (1-0) and Tulane (11-2).
THE TULSA-LOUISIANA SERIES . . .
• This is the 10th meeting between Tulsa and Louisiana.
• Louisiana leads the series 5-4, but Tulsa has won the last two games – 34-20 in 1991 on the road in Lafayette, and 27-9 in 1992 at Tulsa.
• Louisiana, known as Southwestern Louisiana, won the first game in the series at home by a score of 48-21 in 1977.
• Louisiana won four games in a row –– 1984, 1986, 1989 and 1990 – by an average of 6.3 points.
• Tulsa has won its four games by an 11.8 margin, with its largest win of 18 points in the last meeting in 1992.
QUICK HITS . . .
• Reserve RB Corey Taylor II, who gained only 4 yards on 5 carries as a true freshman in 2016, had 111 yards for a 5.6 average in the opener at Oklahoma State.
• Nine freshmen saw playing time at #10 Oklahoma State, including 4 true freshmen and 5 red-shirt freshmen.
• Four players made their first career start in the opener – QB Chad President, WR Josh Stewart, DT Shemarr Robinson and DB Manny Bunch.
TULSA IN HOME OPENERS . . .
• Tulsa has a 63-24 record for a .724 win percentage in home openers at Skelly Field since it was built in 1930 (no matter if it was the season opener or not).
• Before that, Tulsa was 15-6 at other home sites for an overall 78-30 record.
• Tulsa is 18-9 in home openers since the 1990 season, and 12-5 since 2000.
OFFENSIVELY IN THE MONTGOMERY ERA . . .
• In 27 games under Philip Montgomery, Tulsa has scored over 40 points 17times and has posted a 14-3 record when doing so.
• Tulsa came into the 2017 season averaging 39.8 points over the previous two years, including 37.2 points in 2015 and 42.5 points in 2016.
• Tulsa has gone over 500 yards of total offense in 17 games under Montgomery.
• The Golden Hurricane has gone over 600 yards six times under Montgomery.
• Tulsa has had eight 300+ yard rushing games in the Montgomery era, with all eight coming in 2016.
• In Montgomery's first two seasons, Tulsa had 91 offensive scoring drives out of 164 possessions in regulation under two minutes, including 31 under one minute … that's 55.5 percent of the time that Tulsa's offensive scoring drives have taken under two minutes.
• Tulsa has five 50+ scoring games in the last 15 games under Montgomery, dating back to the 2015 Camping World Independence Bowl when Tulsa scored 52 points.
• The Hurricane had four 50+ scoring games in 2016, the most since four 50+ scoring games in the 2010 season and before that 6 50+ games in 2008 . . .
PRESIDENT GETS START IN THE OPENER . . .
• Entering the season opener, the starting quarterback for the Hurricane was unknown until Tulsa's first possession when third-year sophomore Chad President took the field.
• However, coach Montgomery indicated earlier in the week that both quarterbacks would see playing time.
• President led the Hurricane on their first two possessions, gaining only 32 yards on 14 plays.
• Red-shirt freshman Luke Skipper quarterbacked the 3rd and 4th Tulsa possessions, gaining 35 yards on 9 plays.
• President returned for Tulsa's fifth drive and guided the Tulsa offense for the remainder of the game.
• On that possession, President led the Hurricane on a 13-play, 75-yard scoring drive as Corey Taylor ran in for the final three yards.
• President ended the game completing 18-of-35 passes for 178 yards, and ran for another 69 yards on eight carries.
A 100-YARD RUSHER NOT NAMED D'ANGELO . . .
• Although Tulsa returns 2,000+ career rusher D'Angelo Brewer to the backfield, the Hurricane also possesses depth at the position.
• Brewer has nine career 100+ rushing games, but it was one of his running-mates who reached that 100-yard plateau in the season opener.
• In the opener at Oklahoma State, Tulsa sophomore Corey Taylor, from Tulsa's Holland Hall High School, turned in his first career 100-yard rushing game with 111 yards and 2 TDs on 20 carries
• A year ago, Taylor carried only 5 times for 4 yards in six games.
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TU ATHLETICS COLLECTING ITEMS FOR HURRICANE RELIEF THRU THE LOUISIANA GAME … TU Athletics is also collecting items for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts at the Miller Trucking Semi-truck located next to Lafortune Hall at 8th & South Gary Place. Times of Operation are: Monday-Friday –– 5-9 pm; Game Day ––12-3 pm. Items accepted include: Bottled Water; Personal Care products (Antibacterial soap, shampoo, hand sanitizer, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, hair brushes and combs, feminine hygiene products, body wipes, etc.); Baby and infant supplies (Diapers, wipes, diaper rash ointment, baby wash, baby lotion, non-perishable baby food, bottles, pacifiers, etc.); Paper products (Toilet paper, paper towels, etc.); and Comfort Necessities (Blankets, towels, pillows, etc.)
Home Opener is a WHITE-OUT
ALL TU FOOTBALL TICKET SALES THRU SATURDAY GOES TO HURRICANE HARVEY RELIEF EFFORTS … In an effort to assist those affected by the recent devastating events in Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey, The University of Tulsa and TU Athletics, in partnership with members of the TU Board of Trustees, will donate all revenue from tickets sold (ticket packages and individual game purchases) from Sept. 1-9 to the hurricane relief efforts … all funds will go directly to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund, which is coordinated through the Greater Houston Community Foundation (GHCF), a 501(c)(3) public charity … for more information on the GHCF, please visit www.ghcf.org … to support the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund through the purchase of football tickets, fans can go online at TulsaHurricane.com at any time or by phone at 918-631-GoTU (4688), Tues-Fri., 8:30-5:30 pm.
TULSA (0-1, 0-0 The American) vs. LOUISIANA (1-0, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Saturday, September 9, 2017 • 3:05 p.m. (CT)
Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000), Tulsa, Okla.
TV: ESPN3 (Digital)
Radio: Big Country 99.5 FM
FOR FULL GAME NOTES PACKAGE, CLICK HERE
THE COACHES
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE
Head Coach: Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State '95), 3rd year
Career Record: 16-11 (3 years)
TU Record: same
LOUISIANA RAGIN' CAJUNS
Head Coach: Mark Hudspeth (Delta State '92), 8th year
Career Record: 91-52 (14 years)
LA Record: 25-31 (8 years)
TULSA-LOUISIANA GAME PROMOTIONS . . .
• It's a WHITE-OUT. All TU fans are encouraged to wear white. The Campus Corner Bookstore is selling special WHITE-OUT T-shirts this week.
• 5,000 Hurricane flags will be distributed at the gates in keeping with the "Wave the Flag" tradition.
• All revenue from new tickets sold goes to the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
THE STORYLINES . . .
• Tulsa is in its 118th season of football this year.
• Tulsa and Louisiana have played nine times before, but have not met since the 1992 season.
• Both teams are coming off of bowl seasons in 2016, Louisiana losing in the R+L Carrier New Orleans Bowl and Tulsa winning in the Miami Beach Bowl.
• Tulsa has the smallest FBS enrollment with 3,406 students, while Louisiana has an enrollment of 19,188.
• The Hurricane has won won its home opener in each of the last five seasons
• Tulsa has an overall 25-16 record for a .609 winning percentage against teams in Louisiana, with games against Centenary (2-1-1), Louisiana (4-5), UL-Monroe (3-1), Louisiana Tech (3-7), Nicholls State (1-0), Northwestern Louisiana (1-0) and Tulane (11-2).
THE TULSA-LOUISIANA SERIES . . .
• This is the 10th meeting between Tulsa and Louisiana.
• Louisiana leads the series 5-4, but Tulsa has won the last two games – 34-20 in 1991 on the road in Lafayette, and 27-9 in 1992 at Tulsa.
• Louisiana, known as Southwestern Louisiana, won the first game in the series at home by a score of 48-21 in 1977.
• Louisiana won four games in a row –– 1984, 1986, 1989 and 1990 – by an average of 6.3 points.
• Tulsa has won its four games by an 11.8 margin, with its largest win of 18 points in the last meeting in 1992.
QUICK HITS . . .
• Reserve RB Corey Taylor II, who gained only 4 yards on 5 carries as a true freshman in 2016, had 111 yards for a 5.6 average in the opener at Oklahoma State.
• Nine freshmen saw playing time at #10 Oklahoma State, including 4 true freshmen and 5 red-shirt freshmen.
• Four players made their first career start in the opener – QB Chad President, WR Josh Stewart, DT Shemarr Robinson and DB Manny Bunch.
TULSA IN HOME OPENERS . . .
• Tulsa has a 63-24 record for a .724 win percentage in home openers at Skelly Field since it was built in 1930 (no matter if it was the season opener or not).
• Before that, Tulsa was 15-6 at other home sites for an overall 78-30 record.
• Tulsa is 18-9 in home openers since the 1990 season, and 12-5 since 2000.
OFFENSIVELY IN THE MONTGOMERY ERA . . .
• In 27 games under Philip Montgomery, Tulsa has scored over 40 points 17times and has posted a 14-3 record when doing so.
• Tulsa came into the 2017 season averaging 39.8 points over the previous two years, including 37.2 points in 2015 and 42.5 points in 2016.
• Tulsa has gone over 500 yards of total offense in 17 games under Montgomery.
• The Golden Hurricane has gone over 600 yards six times under Montgomery.
• Tulsa has had eight 300+ yard rushing games in the Montgomery era, with all eight coming in 2016.
• In Montgomery's first two seasons, Tulsa had 91 offensive scoring drives out of 164 possessions in regulation under two minutes, including 31 under one minute … that's 55.5 percent of the time that Tulsa's offensive scoring drives have taken under two minutes.
• Tulsa has five 50+ scoring games in the last 15 games under Montgomery, dating back to the 2015 Camping World Independence Bowl when Tulsa scored 52 points.
• The Hurricane had four 50+ scoring games in 2016, the most since four 50+ scoring games in the 2010 season and before that 6 50+ games in 2008 . . .
PRESIDENT GETS START IN THE OPENER . . .
• Entering the season opener, the starting quarterback for the Hurricane was unknown until Tulsa's first possession when third-year sophomore Chad President took the field.
• However, coach Montgomery indicated earlier in the week that both quarterbacks would see playing time.
• President led the Hurricane on their first two possessions, gaining only 32 yards on 14 plays.
• Red-shirt freshman Luke Skipper quarterbacked the 3rd and 4th Tulsa possessions, gaining 35 yards on 9 plays.
• President returned for Tulsa's fifth drive and guided the Tulsa offense for the remainder of the game.
• On that possession, President led the Hurricane on a 13-play, 75-yard scoring drive as Corey Taylor ran in for the final three yards.
• President ended the game completing 18-of-35 passes for 178 yards, and ran for another 69 yards on eight carries.
A 100-YARD RUSHER NOT NAMED D'ANGELO . . .
• Although Tulsa returns 2,000+ career rusher D'Angelo Brewer to the backfield, the Hurricane also possesses depth at the position.
• Brewer has nine career 100+ rushing games, but it was one of his running-mates who reached that 100-yard plateau in the season opener.
• In the opener at Oklahoma State, Tulsa sophomore Corey Taylor, from Tulsa's Holland Hall High School, turned in his first career 100-yard rushing game with 111 yards and 2 TDs on 20 carries
• A year ago, Taylor carried only 5 times for 4 yards in six games.
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TU ATHLETICS COLLECTING ITEMS FOR HURRICANE RELIEF THRU THE LOUISIANA GAME … TU Athletics is also collecting items for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts at the Miller Trucking Semi-truck located next to Lafortune Hall at 8th & South Gary Place. Times of Operation are: Monday-Friday –– 5-9 pm; Game Day ––12-3 pm. Items accepted include: Bottled Water; Personal Care products (Antibacterial soap, shampoo, hand sanitizer, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, hair brushes and combs, feminine hygiene products, body wipes, etc.); Baby and infant supplies (Diapers, wipes, diaper rash ointment, baby wash, baby lotion, non-perishable baby food, bottles, pacifiers, etc.); Paper products (Toilet paper, paper towels, etc.); and Comfort Necessities (Blankets, towels, pillows, etc.)
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