TULSA POSTGAME NOTES VS. OKLAHOMA
9/6/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
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• Tulsa's game against Oklahoma marked the first time that the Hurricane has opened the season with back-to-back home games since 2001.
• Tulsa's team captains were senior defensive back DeMarco Nelson, senior defensive back Austin McDaniel, junior defensive end Derrick Alexander, and junior offensive tackle Garrett Stafford.
• DeMarco Nelson made his 41st start in 42 career games played.
• Junior wide receiver Connor Floyd made his first career start.
• True freshman receiver Nigel Carter, redshirt freshman defensive back Kerwin Thomas and redshirt freshman offensive guard Rob Boyd played in their first collegiate game.
• At the 3:25 of the second quarter, junior defensive tackle Derrick Luetjen recorded his first sack of the season for an 11-yard loss. It was Luetjen's fifth career sack.
• At the 11:42 mark of the third quarter, sophomore quarterback Dane Evans completed a four-yard touchdown pass to sophomore receiver Keevan Lucas. It was Evans' fifth touchdown pass of the season and Lucas' fourth touchdown reception of the season.
• At the 9:25 mark of the third quarter, junior h-back Mandel Dixon Jr. recorded his first career reception on a nine-yard pass from Evans.
• At the 9:55 mark of the fourth quarter, true freshman receiver Bishop Louie recorded his first career reception on a 10-yard pass from Evans. Louie finished the game with a career-best four receptions for 34 yards.
• At the 1:00 mark of the fourth quarter, freshman receiver Nigel Carter recorded his first career reception on a six-yard pass from junior quarterback Joe Calcagni.
• Sophomore running back James Flanders finished the game with a career-best 54 yards on 13 carries.
• Keevan Lucas finished the game with 10 receptions for 84 yards and one touchdown. After two games, Lucas now has 23 receptions for 317 yards and four touchdowns.
• Sophomore punter Dalton Parks punted the ball eight times for a career-best average of 46.4 yards. His previous best was a 45.4 average against UTSA (11/2/13).
