Tulsa
Nevada
Tulsa Football Runs Over Nevada, 38-3
11/25/2000 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 25, 2000
By KELLY KURT
Associated Press Writer
TULSA, Okla. -- Freshman Eric Richardson ran 206 yards on 35 carries as Tulsa beat Nevada 38-3 on Saturday for its best finish in nine years.
The Golden Hurricane (5-7, 4-4 Western Athletic Conference) stifled the Wolf Pack (2-10, 1-7) with a balanced attack that saw Josh Blankenship throw for 150 yards and two touchdowns.
Richardson's bursts of 35 and 39 yards twice put Tulsa in position for touchdowns. It was his second time in two weeks to rush for more than 100 yards after spending several games subbing at wide receiver.
Nevada's passing game faltered from the start.
David Neill, who entered the game ranked third in total offense in the WAC with 242 yards per game, managed just 65 yards in the first half before being replaced by Brett Staninger.
The Wolf Pack failed to cross into Golden Hurricane territory until late in the second quarter. And even that drive fizzled when Neill fumbled for a loss of 18 yards and the Wolf Pack once again found itself punting.
Staninger was 7-of-22 for 88 yards. J.D. Morscheck, making his first start at running back for Nevada, gained just 33 yards to lead the Wolf Pack's running game. Tulsa outgained the Wolf Pack 430 to 170 yards on offense.
Tulsa took a 24-0 halftime lead with Blankenship's touchdown passes of 15 and 9 yards to Donald Shoals. A 26-yard pass to Shoals and a faked punt landed Tulsa on Nevada's 1 for a touchdown leap by Ken Bohanon.
Bohanon capped an 87-yard Golden Hurricane drive in the fourth quarter with a 2-yard touchdown run.
The win gave Tulsa its best record since 1991 when the Golden Hurricane went 10-2 and won the Freedom Bowl.
