Tulsa
North Texas
Tulsa Crushes North Texas in 54-2 Rout
9/17/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 17, 2005
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Denton, Texas - Tulsa broke a 15-game non-conference losing streak in a big way on Saturday night with a 54-2 victory against the Mean Green of North Texas in front of 23,112 fans at Fouts Field. It was the biggest Tulsa road win since a 58-0 decision against Louisville on Oct. 17, 1964.
Tulsa amassed 406 yards in total offense, while the Hurricane defense limited the Mean Green to 129 yards. UNT gained just 70 yards rushing and 59 yards through the air. Tulsa's defense totaled five sacks for 42 yards, and held the nation's leading rushed in each of the last two years, Patrick Cobbs and Jamario Thomas, to 100 and 13 yards individually.
The scoring started in a peculiar way with two safeties. A snap over the head of punter Chris Kindred resulted in a safety that gave North Texas a two-point lead, 2-0, with 0:13 remaining in the first quarter.
What appeared to be a first quarter touchdown by the Mean Green was nullified due to a holding call, and the Hurricane defense held stiff on the possession, moving North Texas back to the 50-yard line.
After a Hurricane quick kick by Paul Smith to the two-yard line, Tulsa tied the score as Chris Chamberlain stopped Patrick Cobbs in the end zone for a two-point safety, knotting the score at the 9:56 mark of the second quarter.
On the subsequent kick-off, Idris Moss returned the kick 34 yards to the Tulsa 48-yard line. Tulsa traveled to the UNT 20-yard line, and had to settle for a 42-yard Brad DeVault field goal capping a seven-play, 27-yard drive.
Tulsa scored the game's first touchdown at the 2:49 mark of the second quarter, as Cauvey Jackson ran 25 yards, capping a three-play, 37-yard drive.
On UNT's next possession, the Hurricane defense stopped UNT on three-and-out, and the Tulsa offense started its' possession at the North Texas 46-yard line line. TU went the distance in just six plays and 1:04. Smith threw the final 10 yards to Garrett Mills for the touchdown. It was Mills' 15th career touchdown reception.
At halftime, the Hurricane held a 19-2 lead as well as a 154 to 59-yard advantage in total offense. Tulsa gained 85 yards on the ground and 69 passing yards, while UNT had 31 yards rushing and 28 yards passing. It marked the second straight week that the Hurricane held its opponent under 100 yards in total offense.
Tulsa struck first in the second half with Jackson's second touchdown run of the game, this time from two yards out, capping a 70-yard, four-play drive. The big play of the drive was a 56-yard Smith to Mills pass. A drive later, Smith threw a short pass to Idris Moss who raced most of the 32 yards for the touchdown, capping a 53-yard, five-play drive.
Tulsa made it 40-2 on a Tarrion Adams five-yard run and added seven more points when Brandon Diles scored from 41 yards out to give the Hurricane a 47-2 lead. Anthony Germany closed out an outstanding day defensively when his 32-yard fumble recovery gave the Hurricane a 54-2 lead with 0:38 remaining in the game.
For the game, Diles rushed for 128 yards on 15 carries while Mills caught eight passes for 143 yards.
Scoring Summary First Quarter UNT ¬-- (0:13) Safety, high snap on punt 0-2Second Quarter TU -- (9:56) Safety, Chris Chamberlain tackles Patrick Cobbs in end zone 2-2 TU -- (6:26) Brad DeVault 42 FG 5-2 TU -- (2:49) Cauvey Jackson 25 run , DeVault kick 12-2 TU -- (1:13) Garrett Mills 10 pass from Paul Smith, DeVault kick 19-2
Third Quarter TU -- (3:40) Cauvey Jackson 2 run, DeVault kick 26-2 TU -- (0:00) Idris Moss 32 pass from Paul Smith, DeVault kick 33-2
Fourth Quarter TU -- (7:36) Tarrion Adams 5 run, DeVault kick 40-2 TU -- (2:56) Brandon Diles 41 run, DeVault kick 47-2 TU -- (0:38) Anthony Germany 32 fumble return, DeVault kick 54-2
