TULSA FOOTBALL NOTES: TULANE GAME

GAME #9
TULSA (2-6, 0-4 AAC) vs. TULANE (5-3, 2-2 AAC)
Saturday, November 2, 2019 • 3:00 pm (CT)
Yulman Stadium (30,000) • New Orleans, La.
TV: ESPN 2
Radio: Big Country 99.5 FM

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TULSA   2-6, 0-4 The American
Head Coach:          Philip Montgomery
(Tarleton State '95)
5th year at Tulsa
Career Record:      23-35 (5 years)
TU Record:            same

TULANE                 5-3, 2-2 The American
Head Coach:          Willie Fritz
(Pittsburg State '83)
4^th year at Tulane
Career Record:      176-93 (22 years)
Tulane Record:      21-24 (4 years)

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 Tulane has an enrollment of 13,449 students.
• Entering its 9th game, the combined record of Tulsa's opponents entering that particular game is 30-6 (MSU 0-0, SJS 1-0, OSU 2-0, WYO 3-0, SMU 5-0, Navy 3-1, CINCI 5-1, Memphis 6-1 and Tulane 5-3).

THE SERIES . . .
• This is the 16th meeting between Tulsa and Tulane.
• Tulsa leads the series 11-4 … after losing the first game of the series, Tulsa then won 8 straight games.
• Tulane has won the last 2 contests.
• In Tulsa's 11 wins, the Hurricane has scored 43.5 points and held Tulane to 17.4 points … Tulane has a 31.3 to 16.7 scoring edge in its 4 wins.

TULSA SITS NO. 5 FOR STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE . . .
• Tulsa's strength of schedule according to Cody Kellner's Points Index Strength of Schedule Ratings this week is 5th nationally.
• The next closest American Athletic Conference member is 18th-ranked Cincinnati and the next closest is #53 Houston.
• The Cody Kellner Points Index gives each team a rating that is reflective of the success they had within their strength of schedule.

FIRST & TEN . . .
• Tulsa went 2-2 in non-conference games this year with wins over Mountain West Conference foes San Jose State and Wyoming.
• Four of Tulsa's losses have been to top-25 teams – (AP) #18 Michigan State, (AP) #24 SMU, (AP) #21 Cincinnati and (Coaches) #25 Memphis.
• Tulsa's 8 AAC opponents on this year's schedule have combined for a .709 win percentage with an overall 44-18 record through 9 weeks this season.
• 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.

SO CLOSE . . .
• Tulsa has faced 3 conference opponents that have been ranked among the nation's top-25 –– #24 SMU, #21 Cincinnati and #25 Memphis.
• All 3 games came down to the final minutes … Tulsa lost the 3 games by an average of 6 points.
• Tulsa lost in overtime by 6 points to #24 SMU and fell last week by one point, 42-41, to #25 Memphis … Tulsa trailed Cincinnati by 4 points in the final 4 minutes before falling by 11 points.

TEAM NOTES . . .
• Tulsa had its 3rd 500+ total offense game this year with a season-high 584 yards against Memphis … it was the most allowed by the Memphis defense this year.
• Againt Memphis, Tulsa had a 36:05 to 23::55 possession time edge.
• Tulsa has had 3 games with a 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver this season, a feat that never occurred last season.
• Tulsa has had 7 passes for 40 yards or more this season, while last year Tulsa had just 5 passes for 40+ yards for the entire season.
• The Hurricane has scored 89 points in the 2nd quarter this year, while totaling     105 points in the remaining 3 quarters, including overtime.
• Tulsa's passing total has increased over the past 5 games – averaging 301.2 yards (1,506) per game compared to 224 average passing yards in the first 3 contests.

BROOKS MOVES INTO 10th PLACE ON CAREER RUSHING LIST . . .
• Shamari Brooks has moved into 10th place on the school's all-time rushing list with 2,342 career yards.
• He went over the 2,000 career rushing yards when he gained 95 yards against SMU …he entered the game needing 32 yards for 2,000.
• Brooks became just the 16th Tulsa player to gain over 2,000 career rushing yards.
• Brooks has 3 100+ rushing games this year, including back-to-back 100+ rushing games and a season-high 156 yards against Memphis … he now has 11 career 100+ rushing games.
• He also had 140 yards on 29 carries at San Jose State in the second game of the year, and then had 107 yards and 2 TDs on 29 carries vs. Oklahoma State.
• After a zero-rushing output on 6 carries vs. Michigan State, the #1-ranked returning run defense in 2018, Brooks averaged 88.6 yards over the last 6 games.
• Brooks' 22 career rushing TDs ranks 10th on the school's all-time chart.

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