TULSA FOOTBALL NOTES: SMU GAME

GAME #5

TULSA (2-2, 0-0 AAC) vs. SMU (5-0, 1-0 AAC)
Saturday, October 5, 2019 • 6:30 pm (CT)
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000) • Dallas, Texas
TV: ESPNU
Radio: Big Country 99.5 FM

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TULSA   2-2, 0-0 The American
Head Coach:            Philip Montgomery
(Tarleton State '95)
5th year at Tulsa
Career Record:        23-31 (5 years)
TU Record: same

SMU   5-0, 1-0 The American
Head Coach: Sonny Dykes
(Texas Tech '93)
2^nd year at SMU
Career Record: 51-53 (9 years)
SMU Record: 10-8 (2 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 another private institution, SMU, has an enrollment of 10,893 students.
•   The first time these two teams met on the gridiron was on this same date, Oct. 5, 1935, as SMU won 14-0 in Tulsa.
•   The Tulsa and SMU defenses are allowing similar numbers – Tulsa allows 26.2 points and 378.5 yards per game, while SMU has allowed 26.6 points and 366.4 yards per contest.
•   Offensively, though, SMU averages 44.4 points, Tulsa only 21.5 points … SMU gains 510.6 yards of total offense, while the Hurricane averages 363.0 yards per game.

THE SERIES . . .
•   This is the 26th meeting between Tulsa and SMU.
•   SMU leads the series 14-11-0, while holding a 9-4-0 record in Dallas.
•   Tulsa won last year's game at home by a score of 27-24.
•   The Hurricane is 4-1 against the Mustangs since the two have been members together in the American Athletic Conference.

FIRST & TEN . . .
•   Tulsa went 2-2 in non-conference games this year, as those opponents have combined for an overall 14-5 record for a .737 winning percentage.
•   Tulsa's 8 AAC opponents have combined for a .743 winning percentage with an overall 26-9 record through 5 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 #9 Cincinnati.
•   Tulsa has seven 2018 bowl participants on its 2019 schedule –– Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Cincinnati, Memphis, Tulane, UCF and Houston.
•   Tulsa has held each of its first 4 opponents to under 250 yards passing.
•   Tulsa's win at San Jose State snapped a 13-game road losing streak for the Hurricane. Tulsa's last true road win was at UCF, 35-20, on Nov. 19, 2016.
•   Tulsa has led at halftime in each of its last 3 games and went on to win two of those contests.
•   Tulsa's defense had three 4th down stops within its own 30-yard line in the first 6 quarters this year – twice at Michigan State and once at San Jose State.

GAME–WINNING & GAME-SAVING . . .
•   In Tulsa's last outing, Tulsa claimed a 24-21 comeback win over Wyoming.
•   Wyoming took a 21-17 lead with 5:25 left on the game clock, then Tulsa took possession and went 75 yards in 7 plays in 1:59 for a 24-21 lead at the 3:26 mark.
•   Wyoming drove to the Tulsa 10-yard line before Cooper Edmiston forced a fumble that was recovered by Reggie Robinson II at the 3-yard line for the win.
•   It was Robinson's first fumble recovery of the season and second of his career.

PLAYER NOTES . . .
•   RB Shamari Brooks has had back-to-back 100+ rushing games with 140 yards at San Jose State and 107 against Oklahoma State.
•   In the last 2 games, CB Reggie Robinson has had an interception vs. Oklahoma State and a blocked field goal and fumble recovery against Wyoming.
•   DE Trevis Gipson has 6.5 TFLs among his 18 total tackles this year … he had 2 TFLs at Michigan State, 2.5 TFLs at San Jose State and 2 TFLs vs. Wyoming.
•   Zach Smith's 354 yards passing in Tulsa's against Wyoming was the first 300+ passing game for a Tulsa quarterback since the 2016 Miami Beach Bowl when Dane Evans threw for 374 yards against Central Michigan.
•   Smith's 300+ yards was his first in a Tulsa uniform, but the fourth of his career.
• It took Tulsa until the 12th game last year to have a 100+ receiver, while it happened in just the second game this season.
*   Tulsa has had back-to-back games with a 100-yard receiver for the first time since the 2016 season – Sam Crawford, Jr. and Keylon Stokes.
•   LB Cooper Edmiston has 14 career double-figure tackle games, with his last one coming at San Jose State with 11 stops.
•   TE Denzel Carter caught his first pass of his career (2 games) and it went for an 8-yard touchdown at San Jose State … it was the first catch for a tight end this year.
•   RBs TK Wilkerson vs. San Jose State and Shamari Brooks vs. Oklahoma State had multiple TD games.

TULSA FOOTBALL NOTES: SMU GAME

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