Tulsa
Boise State
Golden Hurricane Drop Heartbreaker to No. 5 Broncos
10/14/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 14, 2009
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TULSA, Okla. -- Tulsa made a quick comeback in the fourth quarter, but the Golden Hurricane fell just short against Boise State, dropping the game, 28-21, Wednesday evening at Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium.
Down 28-14 and running out of time, the Golden Hurricane forced Boise State to punt, and took over on its own 11 yard line with 10:47 remaining in the game. After stalling on offense in the second half, Tulsa returned to the quick-strike offense it has been most known for the last two seasons.
Following an incomplete pass and a screen that lost two yards, quarterback G.J. Kinne found Slick Shelley open down the middle of the field for a 36-yard gain. On the next play, Kinne again hit Shelley, who had run past the Broncos defense, for a 55-yard touchdown that pulled Tulsa to within seven points, 28-21, with 9:29 left in the game.
To that point in the second half, TU had gained four yards on six plays. In four plays, the Hurricane gained 89 yards.
Tulsa got the ball back on its own 35-yard line after a punt with 1:49 remaining, but on fourth-and-six, the pass fell to the ground short of intended receiver, Charles Clay.
Quarterback G.J. Kinne threw two touchdowns and passed for 154 yards. His two touchdown passes went to Trae Johnson for 15 yards in the first quarter, and to Slick Shelley on a 55-yard pass in the fourth quarter.
Damaris Johnson gained 178 all-purpose yards, and scored on a 53-yard reception that gave Tulsa a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. The lead Tulsa gained on the play presented the first deficit Boise State had faced this season. TU's two scores in the first quarter were the first 14 points scored on Boise State in the opening period this season.
DeAundre Brown led the Hurricane with 18 tackles and recovered a fumble. James Lockett and true freshman Dexter McCoil, who made his first career start, each had 11 tackles. Mike Bryan made 10 tackles, including one for loss, and Kenny D. Sims had three pass break-ups and two of the Hurricane's seven tackles for loss.
After alternating punts on the first three possessions of the game, Tulsa struck the scoreboard first.
TU was forced to punt from its own 16-yard line; however, the Boise State returner fumbled the punt, and Tulsa's DeAundre Brown recovered at the TU 47 yard line.
On the first play from scrimmage, A.J. Whitmore connected on a rollout pitch-pass to a wide-open Damaris Johnson who cruised into the end zone to put Tulsa ahead, 7-0
Boise State took the ensuing kickoff and drove down the field in nine plays, scoring on an eight-yard pass from Kellen Moore to Tommy Gallarda. The Broncos converted a two-point conversion to take an 8-7 lead.
The Golden Hurricane then took the following possession and went on a long drive of its own for a touchdown that put TU ahead, 14-8. Kinne hit Trae Johnson in the corner of the end zone for the score. On the drive, Tulsa used a mixture of misdirection plays, including two in a row with Damaris Johnson that gained 33 yards.
Boise State scored again on its next possession, taking a 15-14 lead early in the second quarter. After opening the game with three straight punts, the two teams combined to score four consecutive touchdowns.
Boise State added a field goal with less than a minute left in the half to take an 18-14 lead into the locker room.
Boise State took the opening kickoff of the second half and drove 11 plays to a touchdown - a pass from Moore to Gallarda, extending the Broncos' lead to 25-14.
The Broncos added a field goal that extended its lead to 28-14 with 2:54 left in the third quarter.
The Golden Hurricane could not generate any offense through the third quarter, running six plays for three yards. It also went three-and-out on its first possession of the final period. Boise State ate up the clock for most of the second half, running for 128 yards.
The second time TU got the ball in the fourth quarter, it was more productive, gaining 89 yards and a touchdown in four plays.
The Hurricane returns to the field Wednesday, Oct. 21, when it travels to El Paso, Texas to face UTEP at 7 p.m. at the Sun Bowl. The game will be televised by ESPN.
Scoring Summary 1st Quarter TU (8:25) - A.J. Whitmore 53 yard pass to Damaris Johnson (kick) 7-0 BSU (4:00) - Kellen Moore 8 yard pass to Tommy Gallarda (2-pt conversion) 7-8 TU (0:16) - Kinne 15-yard pass to Trae Johnson (kick) 14-82nd Quarter BSU (11:03) - Moore 17 yard pass to Austin Pettis (kick) 14-15 BSU (0:36) - Brotzman 27 yard field goal 14-18
3rd Quarter BSU (9:44) - Moore 2 yard pass to Gallarda 14-25 BSU (2:54) - Brotzman 18 yard field goal 14-28
4th Quarter TU (9:29) - Kinne 55 yard pass to Slick Shelley 21-28
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