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Tulsa Post-Game Notes vs. Central Arkansas
9/27/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 27, 2008
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- Tulsa game captains were David Johnson, Moton Hopkins, Charles Davis, Tarrion Adams, Jesse Meyer, Mike Bryan, Roy Roberts, Justin Morsey
- Moton Hopkins started his 27th consecutive game at defensive end and offensive guard Justin Morsey started his 28th straight contest.
- On his first reception for a 24-yard touchdown, senior running back Tarrion Adams became the first player in school history to have 1,000 career yards receiving and 2,000 career yards rushing.
- On the game's opening drive David Johnson hit Brennan Marion for a 51-yard touchdown, marking Marion's second touchdown reception of the season, with both being for 50 or more yards.
- It is the fourth straight game Tulsa has scored on its first two offensive possessions, and the second straight contest they have scored on their first four offensive series.
- When Central Arkansas scored on its opening possession it marked the first time an opponent has scored on its opening drive since Tulsa's season opener against UAB.
- Central Arkansas is the first team this season to score on its first four offensive possessions.
- Slick Shelley's 14-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter marks the second straight game he has scored a touchdown.
- David Johnson moved into eighth place on the all-time single season touchdown chart with 19 touchdown passes this season.
- Central Arkansas quarterback Nathan Brown's 342 yards passing is the most passing yards Tulsa has given up this season. The Hurricane surrendered 247 yards through the air against North Texas.
- Tarrion Adams 120 yards rushing are the most individual rushing yards in a game by a Tulsa player this season. Adams had 63 yards rushing against UAB.
- It is the first time Tarrion Adams has rushed for more than 100 yards this season, and it is the ninth time in Adams' career that he has rushed for more than 100 yards in a game.
- Courtney Tennial's three rushing touchdowns runs is the fourth time in 16 career games that he has rushed for two or more touchdowns.
- For the third time this season Brennan Marion has recorded 100 or more receiving yards, and with his touchdown reception in the third quarter, he now has four career games with two or more touchdown receptions.
- George Clinkscale and Charles Davis recorded 7 tackles apiece, which is more than their season totals coming into tonight's game.
- Jarod Tracy's field goal in the third quarter was his first made field goal attempt of the season.
- Nathan Brown's 60-yard touchdown pass to Willie Landers in the third quarter was the longest offensive play given up by the Tulsa defense this season.
- Central Arkansas 342 passing yards, and 3 passing touchdowns are the most passing yards and touchdowns thrown against the Tulsa defense this season.
- It is the fourth-straight game and ninth out of the last 10 games that Tulsa has scored 40 or more points. It is also the third-straight game that Tulsa has scored 50 or more points in a single game, and the first time since 1920.
- Tulsa set a season-high with 329 yards rushing. It is the second time this season Tulsa has rushed for 200 or more yards.
- Damaris Johnson's 159 return yards is the highest single-game performance this season.
- With the win, Tulsa is 4-0 for the first time since the 1978 season.
- With 14 points scored, Jarod Tracy now has 206 career points which places him alone in seventh place on TU's all-time chart.
- With 8 PAT's made, Jarod Tracy now has 138 in CUSA and stands tied with Southern Mississippi's Darren McCaleb for third on CUSA's all-time chart.
- With 8 PAT's attempted, Jarod Tracy now has 143 in CUSA and stands tied with Seth Marler of Tulane for fourth on CUSA's all-time chart.
- As a team, Tulsa has passed for at least 300 yards in 18 consecutive games.
- With 286 yards passing, David Johnson snapped a 17-game streak where a Tulsa quarterback had at least 300 yards.
- Jarod Tracy (14 points) and Courtney Tennial (18 points) combined for 32 of Tulsa's 62 points.
- Tulsa's 62 points marks the second time in two seasons that the team has scored 60 points or more in one game and just the fourth time the team has scored 60 points or more in one game since 1975. The other games were Bowling Green in the 2008 GMAC Bowl (63 points) and Drake (70 points) and Indiana State (62 points), back-to-back during the 1975 season.
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