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FOOTBALL NOTES: NAVY GAME
11/12/2018 9:00:00 AM | Football
GAME #11
TULSA (2-8, 1-5 The American) vs. NAVY (2-8, 1-5 The American)
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 • 2:30 pm (CT) / 3:30 pm (ET)
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000), Annapolis, Md.
TV: CBS Sports Network
Radio: Big Country 99.5 FM
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THE COACHES
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE
Head Coach: Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State '95), 4thyear
Career Record: 20-28 (4 years)
TU Record: same
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN
Head Coach: Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii '89), 11thyear
Career Record: 86-56 (11 years)
MEM Record: same
THE STORYLINES . . .
• The two teams are among the top-5 smallest schools by enrollment in the FBS … Tulsa, a private institution, has the smallest FBS enrollment with 3,343 students, while Navy's enrollment is 4,495.
• Tulsa will be facing the American Athletic Conference's top rushing offense in Navy with 295.6 yards per game.
• Tulsa ranks 1st in the league for pass defense (176.1), 4th for total defense (410.8) and 5th for scoring defense (29.4 ppg).
THE TULSA-NAVY SERIES . . .
• This is the 6th meeting between Tulsa and Navy.
• Navy leads the series 4-1-0, including a 1-1 record in Annapolis.
• Navy has won the last 3 games, including a 31-21 win in Tulsa last season.
• In the only 2 meetings in Annapolis, Tulsa won by one point (24-23, OT) in 2006 and lost by 2 points (42-40) in 2016.
QUICK HITS . . .
• Tulsa senior center Chandler Miller has started all 48 games since his first start in 2015 … right tackle Willie Wright has 45 career starts, including 28 consecutive starts … the duo has the most starts on the Tulsa roster.
• Tulsa has not allowed an opponent to gain over 500 yards in total offense this season … after 7 opponents gained over 500 yards a year ago.
• Junior LB Cooper Edmiston ranks 1st in the AAC for fumble recoveries (3), 2ndfor tackles (92) and INTs (3) and 3rd for forced fumbles (3).
• Edmiston has had 6 of Tulsa's 17 takeaways this season.
• Tulsa RBs Shamari Brooks and Corey Taylor have combined for 8 100-yard rushing games this year, and 13 in their careers … they have also combined to rush for 27 career TDs, including 13 this year.
• Tulsa had season-highs of 638 total yards and 470 rushing yards against UConn … the 638 yards is the most for Tulsa since gaining 667 yards last year vs. Louisiana … the 470 rushing yards is the most since gaining 489 yards against Tulane in 2008.
ROOKIE COLLINS TURNS IN SOLID STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE . . .
• Red-shirt freshman Zaven Collins has registered some solid performances this year, but statistically none might be better than against Memphis.
• The linebacker recorded 12 tackles, all solos, including 2 TFLs for -4 yards
• Collins was also credited with 2 pass break-ups, forced a fumble and recovered that fumble.
BACK-TO-BACK 100 GAMES FOR TAYLOR . . .
• Sophomore RB Corey Taylor had 117 yards and 2 TDs on 24 carries against Memphis last week.
• It was the second straight week that he went over 100 yards, as he tallied 133 yards against UConn a week earlier.
• He has totaled 250 yards for a 125-yard average and 3 TDs in the last two weeks.
BOOMER SHOWING STEADY PROGRESS . . .
• Red-shirt freshman QB Seth Boomer played in his first game of any type in the 5thgame this year against Houston … it was his first game appearance since his senior year at Collinsville (Okla.) HS in 2016.
• Boomer had shown steady progress in the six games he's played, especially the last 3 contests.
• In his first 3 starts (Houston, USF, Arkansas), he completed just 35.1 percent of his passes for 433 yards, 2 TDs and 2 INTs.
• Boomer has completed 53-percent of his passes for 488 yards, 6 TDs and 0 INTs in Tulsa's last 3 games.
ONLY ONE SENIOR AMONG TOP-10 . . .
• On Tulsa's defense, only one senior ranks among the top-10 tacklers, and that is safety McKinley Whitfield, who ranks third with 59 stops.
• Junior LB Cooper Edmiston leads the way with 92 stops, along with team highs for interceptions (3), forced and recovered fumbles (3 each).
• RS-freshman LB Zaven Collins is second with 76 stops and had a team-high 8.5 TFLs for -27 yards.
• Junior safety Manny Bunch is one stop behind Whitfield with 58 tackles.
• The remaining top-10 tacklers include RS-freshman safety Bryson Powers (48), junior LB Diamon Cannon (46), junior DE Trevis Gipson (36), sophomore CB Allie Green IV (32), junior safety Tie Neal Martin (27) and sophomore DE Cullen Wick (24).
OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER YOUNG TOO . . .
• Tulsa's top-2 rushers, Shamari Brooks and Corey Taylor II, are both sophomores and have combined for 1,545 yards and 13 TDs rushing … Brooks is a true sophomore.
• QB Seth Boomer is a red-shirt freshman and has started the last 6 games, throwing for 921 yards and 8 TDs … last year, Tulsa QBs threw for only 6 touchdowns for the season.
• At receiver, Tulsa has 3 players with over 350+ yards, including true sophomore Keylon Stokes and true junior Keenen Johnson … the duo has combined for 767 yards and 5 touchdowns this year.
PUNTER BENNETT RANKS FIRST IN THE AMERICAN AND FIFTH IN NCAA . . .
• Tulsa junior punter Thomas Bennett ranks 1st in the American Athletic Conference and 5th in the NCAA for punting average with a 47.0 average on 38 punts.
• He has had 14 punts travel 50 yards, which is the most in the American Athletic Conference, including 4 60+ yarders (68, 67, 66 and 60 yards), and has dropped 9 inside the 20-yard line.
• His best average when punting multiple times was 54.5 yards on 4 punts at Houston with 2 inside the 20 … he had just one punt for 67 yards against UConn.
THE TURNOVER TALE . . .
• Tulsa has totaled 21 turnovers and has just one game without a turnover (USF).
• In the first 5 games, Tulsa had 15 turnovers, while in the last 5 games, the Hurricane has turned over the ball 6 times … that's goes from 3.0 turnovers per game to 1.2 per game in the last 5 contests.
• In 6 games, Tulsa has had multiple turnovers … the only games with less than 2 turnovers was USF (0), Tulane (1), UConn (1) and Memphis (1) –– 4 of the last 5 games.
• Those 21 turnovers – 13 fumbles and 8 interceptions – has turned into 69 opponent points and with a safety added that would be 71 points.
• Among the turnovers and safety, opposing defenses actually scored 30 points themselves – 2 fumble returns, 2 INT returns and one safety.
HOBBS MOVES ONTO TOP-10 RECEIVING LIST . . .
• Senior receiver Justin Hobbs has moved into 10th place on the school's all-time receiving chart.
• Hobbs has 169 receptions for 2,463 yards and 12 touchdowns in his career.
• He entered his senior season with 2,066 yards
• Hobbs is just the 17th receiver in school history to surpass 2,000 career receiving yards.
• Hobbs has six career 100+ receiving games, but has not recorded one this year.
TULSA (2-8, 1-5 The American) vs. NAVY (2-8, 1-5 The American)
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 • 2:30 pm (CT) / 3:30 pm (ET)
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000), Annapolis, Md.
TV: CBS Sports Network
Radio: Big Country 99.5 FM
FOR FULL GAME NOTES PACKAGE, CLICK HERE
THE COACHES
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE
Head Coach: Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State '95), 4thyear
Career Record: 20-28 (4 years)
TU Record: same
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN
Head Coach: Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii '89), 11thyear
Career Record: 86-56 (11 years)
MEM Record: same
THE STORYLINES . . .
• The two teams are among the top-5 smallest schools by enrollment in the FBS … Tulsa, a private institution, has the smallest FBS enrollment with 3,343 students, while Navy's enrollment is 4,495.
• Tulsa will be facing the American Athletic Conference's top rushing offense in Navy with 295.6 yards per game.
• Tulsa ranks 1st in the league for pass defense (176.1), 4th for total defense (410.8) and 5th for scoring defense (29.4 ppg).
THE TULSA-NAVY SERIES . . .
• This is the 6th meeting between Tulsa and Navy.
• Navy leads the series 4-1-0, including a 1-1 record in Annapolis.
• Navy has won the last 3 games, including a 31-21 win in Tulsa last season.
• In the only 2 meetings in Annapolis, Tulsa won by one point (24-23, OT) in 2006 and lost by 2 points (42-40) in 2016.
QUICK HITS . . .
• Tulsa senior center Chandler Miller has started all 48 games since his first start in 2015 … right tackle Willie Wright has 45 career starts, including 28 consecutive starts … the duo has the most starts on the Tulsa roster.
• Tulsa has not allowed an opponent to gain over 500 yards in total offense this season … after 7 opponents gained over 500 yards a year ago.
• Junior LB Cooper Edmiston ranks 1st in the AAC for fumble recoveries (3), 2ndfor tackles (92) and INTs (3) and 3rd for forced fumbles (3).
• Edmiston has had 6 of Tulsa's 17 takeaways this season.
• Tulsa RBs Shamari Brooks and Corey Taylor have combined for 8 100-yard rushing games this year, and 13 in their careers … they have also combined to rush for 27 career TDs, including 13 this year.
• Tulsa had season-highs of 638 total yards and 470 rushing yards against UConn … the 638 yards is the most for Tulsa since gaining 667 yards last year vs. Louisiana … the 470 rushing yards is the most since gaining 489 yards against Tulane in 2008.
ROOKIE COLLINS TURNS IN SOLID STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE . . .
• Red-shirt freshman Zaven Collins has registered some solid performances this year, but statistically none might be better than against Memphis.
• The linebacker recorded 12 tackles, all solos, including 2 TFLs for -4 yards
• Collins was also credited with 2 pass break-ups, forced a fumble and recovered that fumble.
BACK-TO-BACK 100 GAMES FOR TAYLOR . . .
• Sophomore RB Corey Taylor had 117 yards and 2 TDs on 24 carries against Memphis last week.
• It was the second straight week that he went over 100 yards, as he tallied 133 yards against UConn a week earlier.
• He has totaled 250 yards for a 125-yard average and 3 TDs in the last two weeks.
BOOMER SHOWING STEADY PROGRESS . . .
• Red-shirt freshman QB Seth Boomer played in his first game of any type in the 5thgame this year against Houston … it was his first game appearance since his senior year at Collinsville (Okla.) HS in 2016.
• Boomer had shown steady progress in the six games he's played, especially the last 3 contests.
• In his first 3 starts (Houston, USF, Arkansas), he completed just 35.1 percent of his passes for 433 yards, 2 TDs and 2 INTs.
• Boomer has completed 53-percent of his passes for 488 yards, 6 TDs and 0 INTs in Tulsa's last 3 games.
ONLY ONE SENIOR AMONG TOP-10 . . .
• On Tulsa's defense, only one senior ranks among the top-10 tacklers, and that is safety McKinley Whitfield, who ranks third with 59 stops.
• Junior LB Cooper Edmiston leads the way with 92 stops, along with team highs for interceptions (3), forced and recovered fumbles (3 each).
• RS-freshman LB Zaven Collins is second with 76 stops and had a team-high 8.5 TFLs for -27 yards.
• Junior safety Manny Bunch is one stop behind Whitfield with 58 tackles.
• The remaining top-10 tacklers include RS-freshman safety Bryson Powers (48), junior LB Diamon Cannon (46), junior DE Trevis Gipson (36), sophomore CB Allie Green IV (32), junior safety Tie Neal Martin (27) and sophomore DE Cullen Wick (24).
OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER YOUNG TOO . . .
• Tulsa's top-2 rushers, Shamari Brooks and Corey Taylor II, are both sophomores and have combined for 1,545 yards and 13 TDs rushing … Brooks is a true sophomore.
• QB Seth Boomer is a red-shirt freshman and has started the last 6 games, throwing for 921 yards and 8 TDs … last year, Tulsa QBs threw for only 6 touchdowns for the season.
• At receiver, Tulsa has 3 players with over 350+ yards, including true sophomore Keylon Stokes and true junior Keenen Johnson … the duo has combined for 767 yards and 5 touchdowns this year.
PUNTER BENNETT RANKS FIRST IN THE AMERICAN AND FIFTH IN NCAA . . .
• Tulsa junior punter Thomas Bennett ranks 1st in the American Athletic Conference and 5th in the NCAA for punting average with a 47.0 average on 38 punts.
• He has had 14 punts travel 50 yards, which is the most in the American Athletic Conference, including 4 60+ yarders (68, 67, 66 and 60 yards), and has dropped 9 inside the 20-yard line.
• His best average when punting multiple times was 54.5 yards on 4 punts at Houston with 2 inside the 20 … he had just one punt for 67 yards against UConn.
THE TURNOVER TALE . . .
• Tulsa has totaled 21 turnovers and has just one game without a turnover (USF).
• In the first 5 games, Tulsa had 15 turnovers, while in the last 5 games, the Hurricane has turned over the ball 6 times … that's goes from 3.0 turnovers per game to 1.2 per game in the last 5 contests.
• In 6 games, Tulsa has had multiple turnovers … the only games with less than 2 turnovers was USF (0), Tulane (1), UConn (1) and Memphis (1) –– 4 of the last 5 games.
• Those 21 turnovers – 13 fumbles and 8 interceptions – has turned into 69 opponent points and with a safety added that would be 71 points.
• Among the turnovers and safety, opposing defenses actually scored 30 points themselves – 2 fumble returns, 2 INT returns and one safety.
HOBBS MOVES ONTO TOP-10 RECEIVING LIST . . .
• Senior receiver Justin Hobbs has moved into 10th place on the school's all-time receiving chart.
• Hobbs has 169 receptions for 2,463 yards and 12 touchdowns in his career.
• He entered his senior season with 2,066 yards
• Hobbs is just the 17th receiver in school history to surpass 2,000 career receiving yards.
• Hobbs has six career 100+ receiving games, but has not recorded one this year.
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