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TULSA FOOTBALL NOTES: CINCINNATI GAME
10/14/2019 10:52:00 AM | Football
GAME #6
TULSA (2-4, 0-2 AAC) vs. #21 CINCINNATI (5-1, 2-0 AAC)
Saturday, October 19, 2019 • 2:30 pm (CT)
Nippert Stadium (40,000) • Cincinnati, Ohio
TV: ESPNU
Radio: Big Country 99.5 FM
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TULSA 2-4, 0-2 The American
Head Coach: Philip Montgomery
(Tarleton State '95)
5th year at Tulsa
Career Record: 23-33 (5 years)
TU Record: same
CINCINNATI 5-1, 2-0 The American
Head Coach: Luke Fickell
(Texas A&M '92)
3rd year at Cincinnati
Career Record: 19-11 (3 years)
UC Record: same
THE STORYLINES . . .
• Tulsa is in its 120th season of football this year, as college football celebrates its 150th year.
• Tulsa has the smallest FBS enrollment with 3,297 undergraduate students, while Cincinnati has an enrollment of 44,783 students.
• Cincinnati is ranked 21st in the AP poll, marking the third time this season that the Hurricane will face a top-25 team.
THE SERIES . . .
• This is the 34th meeting between Tulsa and Navy as the Hurricane lead the series 17-14-2.
* The last time the two teams met was in Tulsa on Nov. 25, 2016 as the Hurricane claimed a 40-37 victory in overtime.
• Tulsa's win in 2016 snapped a 5-game losing streak against the Bearcats.
• The two teams were also members together of the Missouri Valley Conference in the 1950s and '60s.
• Cincinnati has a 10-6-0 record at home in the series.
FIRST & TEN . . .
• Tulsa went 2-2 in non-conference games this year.
• 2 of Tulsa's losses are to top-25 teams – #18 Michigan State amd #24 SMU.
• Tulsa's 8 AAC opponents have combined for a .723 winning percentage with an overall 34-13 record through 7 weeks this season.
• Tulsa's strength of schedule according to Cody Kellner's Points Index this week is ranked 24th nationally, the second-highest in the American Athletic Conference behind #19 Cincinnati.
• In the first 5 games of the season Tulsa faced an undefeated opponent each week … Tulsa handed San Jose State and Wyoming their first losses.
• Tulsa has seven 2018 bowl participants on its 2019 schedule –– Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Cincinnati, Memphis, Tulane, UCF and Houston.
• Tulsa's win at San Jose State snapped a 13-game road losing streak … before that, Tulsa's last true road win was at UCF, 35-20, on Nov. 19, 2016.
AMONG TOP-10 IN THE AMERICAN . . .
• A number of Tulsa players rank among the top-10 in the American Athletic Conference statistics:
• LBs Cooper Edmiston and Zaven Collins rank 1 and 3 for tackles with 56 and 48, respectively … safety Brandon Johnson is 5th with 47 total stops.
• DE Trevis Gipson ranks 3rd for TFLs (8.5) and 6th for sacks (4).
• CB Reggie Robinson II ranks 5th for total passes defended (6) and SAF Bryson Powers is 2nd for fumbles forced (2).
• RB Shamari Brooks is the AAC's 5th leading rusher (77.3 ypg).
• QB Zach Smith ranks 3rd for passing average (269.7 ypg) and total offense (258.2 ypg), and 7th for pass efficiency (127.1)
• WR Keylon Stokes is 5th for receiving yards (77.8 ypg), 6th for all-purpose yards (115.8 ypg) and 8th for receptions per game (4.5); while WR Sam
Crawford, Jr., is 9th for receiving yards (61.7 ypg).
• Thomas Bennett is 6th for punting (42.7), Jacob Rainey is 5th for field goals per game and 9th for kick scoring.
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