Post Game Notes and Quotes

Tulsa-Minnesota Post-Game Quotes

Tulsa Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe:
Opening Statement
"I'm obviously disappointed that we lost the football game tonight. We cut the lead and got back to within 27-10 at one point. We turned the ball over far too many times and you can't do that against a good football team. The things we said we couldn't do coming into the game was give up big plays and turn the football over. We did those two things and consequently we didn't get on the right side of the scoreboard tonight."

"I thought David (Johnson) did some very good things. For his first game situation and his first opportunity to play in a Division I football game, he did a very good job. He managed the game well and did a good job of getting us in and out of the huddle. I think there area couple of balls he would like to have back, but I was really pleased. I've said all spring and fall that we had two quarterbacks that could play and I think we proved that tonight."

Tulsa Quarterback David Johnson: "It was tough in the beginning just to get into the flow and the speed of the game. It's a lot different than what we saw in practice and playing a big opponent like Minnesota. It's just kind of takes a few plays to get into the flow of the game."

"I wasn't nervous or anything. I knew the game plan pretty well, so I just went out an executed. You always have to be ready because you don't know what's going to happen. It's Division I college football and you have to be ready."

Tulsa Post-Game Notes vs. Minnesota

 The official start time for the game was 9:33 pm (CT). The game ended at 12:58 pm.

 Garrett Mills has now caught a pass in 28 straight games dating back to Nov.16, 2002 against San Jose State when he caught one pass for 14 yards.

 Brad DeVault's 46-yard field goal is the 29th of his career. He is now has connected on 29-of-46 field goals.

 Tulsa's 17-point first quarter deficit was the biggest deficit for the Hurricane since trailing 24-0 against Louisiana Tech on Sept. 14, 2002.

 Tulsa's 21-point halftime deficit is the biggest deficit for the Hurricane at intermission since trailing Arkansas by 25 points on Sept. 6, 2003. A week earlier on Aug. 30 against Minnesota, the Gophers had a 35-point halftime advantage.

 Nick Graham intercepted his first career pass at the Tulsa one-yard line.

 Tulsa quarterback Paul Smith received his first career start in his ninth career game, while red-shirt freshman quarterback David Johnson played in his first career game.

 Minnesota's Laurence Maroney's 73-yard touchdown run was the longest against the Hurricane since SMU's Kris Briggs had a 96-yard run in the season finale of the 2002 season (Nov. 23, 2002).

 Minnesota's 529 yards is the most yards for an opponent since San Jose State had 567 yards on Nov. 22, 2003 against Tulsa.

 Ryan Bugg's four-yard touchdown pass from David Johnson was the first reception of his college career, while it was also Johnson's first TD pass as a collegian.

 In Tulsa's two games against Minnesota (2003 and 2005) the Gophers have gained 1067, while Tulsa has gained just

 Ten different Tulsa receivers caught a pass in the game.

 David Johnson had a stretch of eight consecutive pass completions in the second half. He connected on 12 of his last 13 passes.