Tulsa Hosts UAB on Senior Day at H.A. Chapman Stadium

GAME 12: TULSA (4-7, 1-6 American) vs. UAB (3-8, 1-6 American)
Date/Time:	Saturday, November 29, 2 p.m. (CT)
Site:	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Stadium:	H.A. Chapman Stadium
Coaches:	TULSA – Tre Lamb (Tennessee Tech '12), 1st year UAB – Alex Mortensen (Arkansas '09), 12th year
TV:	ESPN+
Talent:	James Westling (pxp), Reggie Walker (analyst), Smacker Miles (sideline)
Radio:	Big Country 99.5 FM or Online
Talent:	Bruce Howard (pxp), Rick Couri (analyst), Jeremie Poplin (sideline)
Live Stats:	Live Stats
Series:	Sixth all-time meeting (Tulsa leads the series, 4-1)
Game Notes:	Tulsa \| UAB \| American Conference

NEXT UP
• Tulsa returns to action Saturday when it hosts UAB at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Prior to kickoff, the Golden Hurricane will honor the senior members of the team.
• The matchup marks the sixth all-time meeting between the programs with Tulsa leading the all-time series 4-1.
• TU's last win over UAB came in 2012, a 49–42 road victory in Birmingham.
• Tulsa has not hosted the Blazers since 2011, a 37–20 win on Oct. 15.
• Looking ahead, the programs are not scheduled to meet during the 2026 season.

LAST TIME OUT
• Tulsa earned a comeback victory at Army, overcoming an 11-point deficit entering the fourth quarter to win 26–25.
• The win improved Tulsa to 2-0 all-time when facing Army at West Point and marked Head Coach Tre Lamb's first American Conference victory.
• Dominic Richardson powered the offense with a career-high 203 rushing yards on 28 carries (7.3 ypc) and one touchdown. With the performance, he eclipsed 1,000 yards on the season, becoming the 23rd player in program history to record a 1,000-yard rushing season and Tulsa's first since 2021.
• Richardson is TU's first 200-yard rusher since Deneric Prince vs. South Florida on Nov. 18, 2022.
• Linebacker Ray Coney led the defense with 13 tackles and 1.5 TFLs, pushing his season total to 117 tackles—the most in the American Conference.
• Lento Smith Jr. recorded his first interception as a Golden Hurricane, setting up a scoring drive during Tulsa's comeback.
• Tulsa outscored Army 12–3 in the second half and finished with 497 total yards of offense, including 230 on the ground.

FOLEY EMERGING AS ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP TIGHT ENDS
• Tight end Brody Foley continues to shine for the Golden Hurricane as he leads the team with 528 receiving yards on 37 receptions.
• Against Oregon Stat, Foley had seven catches to set a new career high.
• Through the 2025 season, Foley has totaled nine touchdowns (seven receiving, two rushing) — the most among all FBS tight ends this year.
• Against Temple, Foley became the first Tulsa tight end with two receiving touchdowns in a game since Connor Vaughn vs. Northwestern State in 2024.
• His multi-touchdown effort also marked the first by any Tulsa player since Joseph Williams caught three touchdowns vs. East Carolina on Nov. 14, 2024.
• In addition to his receiving scores vs. Temple, Foley added his first career rushing touchdown, accounting for three of Tulsa's touchdowns.
• Foley posted a career performance at East Carolina (Oct. 16), recording six receptions for 126 yards and a touchdown. His 100-yard outing was the first by a Tulsa tight end since Clay Sears (105 yards at UAB on Oct. 15, 2011).
• His 126 receiving yards ranks as the 22nd-most by any American Conference player this season.
• For his ECU effort, Foley earned John Mackey Award Honorable Mention, recognizing the nation's top tight end performances.
• Foley's seven receiving touchdowns this season are the second most by any FBS tight end and the third-most by a Tulsa tight end since 2003.

Rank	Name	Year	Touchdowns
1.	Garrett Mills	2003	10
2.	Garrett Mills	2005	9
3.	Clay Sears	2011	7
	Brody Foley	2025	7

• Foley is averaging 14.3 yards per reception, ranking 14th in the American Conference. Among FBS tight ends with 20+ catches, his average ranks sixth nationally.
• He leads Tulsa with 528 receiving yards, the most by a Golden Hurricane tight end since Clay Sears (469 in 2011), and the fourth-most among all FBS tight ends this season. He also owns the most receiving yards by any tight end in the American Conference. Only five FBS tight ends have surpassed 500 yards in 2025.
Since 1995, only two Tulsa tight ends have surpassed 500 receiving yards in a single season — and Brody Foley is now the first to do it in 20 years. The only other tight end to reach that mark is Garrett Mills, who posted 560 yards in 2004 and 1,235 yards in 2005.
• Foley recorded a 72-yard touchdown against Tulane — the longest play of the season for Tulsa and the longest reception of his career.
• A consistent scoring threat, Foley has recorded a touchdown in six of his 11 games, and his first two career receptions both resulted in touchdowns.
• Foley also brings significant big-play production, logging nine receptions of 20+ yards this season, including three against Oregon State last weekend.

HAYES STEERING TULSA'S AIR ATTACK
• Redshirt freshman _quarterback Baylor Hayes continues to elevate his play, showing steady growth under center for the Golden Hurricane.
• In the comeback win at Army, Hayes threw for 267 yards and one touchdown, completing 20 passes while guiding TU back from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit. His fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Josh Smith pulled Tulsa within two, 25–23.
• Earlier this year against Temple, Hayes set career highs with 296 passing yards and three touchdown passes, marks that rank 7th all-time among Tulsa freshman quarterbacks (yards) and tied for 3rd-most (TD passes) by a TU freshman.
• Hayes also previously set career bests with 251 yards and two touchdowns at East Carolina.
• With six 200-yard passing games this season, Hayes owns the most in program history by a freshman quarterback.
• On the year, Hayes is averaging 222.1 passing yards per game, ranking sixth among American Conference quarterbacks.
• With 1,999 passing yards, Hayes stands second on TU's all-time freshman single-season chart—just 60 yards shy of breaking T.J. Rubley's 1987 freshman record of 2,058 yards.
• His 11 passing touchdowns are tied for second on Tulsa's freshman single-season list, trailing only Rubley's 12.
• Hayes has already broken Rubley's freshman total offense record, entering the final week with 2,177 total yards, surpassing Rubley's previous mark of 1,902 yards set in 1987.
• Nationally, Hayes' 1,999 passing yards and 11 touchdowns both rank among the top 15 FBS freshman quarterbacks this season.
• With one more passing yard, Hayes will become the 27th quarterback in program history to eclipse 2,000 passing yards in a season. The last TU QB to reach 2,000 was Davis Brin (2022).
• Hayes has been central to Tulsa's explosive passing attack, accounting for 28 of TU's 36 plays of 20+ yards, including the team's longest play of the season — a 72-yard touchdown to Brody Foley vs. Tulane.
• Over the last two games alone, Hayes has totaled 10 completions of 20+ yards, with five against Oregon State and five at Army.

RICHARDSON POWERS TULSA'S GROUND GAME
• Dominic Richardson has firmly established himself as Tulsa's feature back, averaging 19.3 carries and 96.8 rushing yards per game this season. His 5.0 yards per carry in 2025 is the second-best mark of his career, trailing only his 5.1 average as a freshman at Oklahoma State.
• Richardson became the 23rd player in program history to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in a season last week at Army. Needing 138 yards entering the game, he delivered a career-best 203 yards on 28 carries, averaging 7.3 yards per rush and scoring one touchdown. It marked his seventh career 100-yard game and his first career 200-yard performance.
• With his 200-yard rushing performance at Army, Dominic Richardson has now recorded back-to-back 100-yard rushing games. He is the first Tulsa running back to post consecutive 100-yard outings since Anthony Watkins accomplished the feat in 2023.
• Richardson became the first Tulsa player to reach 200 rushing yards in a game since Deneric Prince (220 vs. South Florida, Nov. 18, 2022). Since 1995, only five Tulsa players have recorded a 200-yard rushing game; only D'Angelo Brewer (3) and Prince (2) have done so multiple times.
• Richardson leads the American Conference with 1,065 rushing yards entering the final week of the regular season. He is one of only two American Conference players over 1,000 yards this year, holding a 35-yard edge over North Texas' Caleb Hawkins.
• He is just 134 yards shy of entering Tulsa's top-10 single-season rushing list. The current 10th-place mark is 1,198 yards by Michael Gutner in 1983.
• Against Oregon State, Richardson powered Tulsa to 283 team rushing yards with 166 of his own—his sixth career 100-yard game and third of the season. He is the first TU running back since Shamari Brooks (Sept. 25, 2021) to record a 150–199 yard game.
• Richardson surpassed 2,800 career rushing yards in the win at Army and now enters the week with 2,832 yards. He is 168 yards away from reaching the 3,000-yard milestone.
• He posted a career-high 31 carries for 146 yards in the win at Oklahoma State, the most attempts by a Tulsa back since Brooks' 36 vs. Memphis in 2019.
• His four 100-yard performances this season (203 at Army, 166 vs. Oregon State, 146 at Oklahoma State, 142 vs. Abilene Christian) make him the first TU back with multiple 100-yard games in a season since 2023 (Anthony Watkins) and the first with multiple 140+ yard games since 2022 (Deneric Prince). Tulsa is 4-0 this season when Richardson rushes for 100+ yards.
• Across 56 career games, Richardson has totaled 2,832 yards on 640 carries (4.4 ypc) and ranks 15th among active FBS players in career rushing yards. He is one of only 17 active players nationally with more than 2,800 career rushing yards.

AMERICAN CONFERENCE STATISTICAL LEADERS
The Golden Hurricane enter the week with multiple players atop the American Athletic Conference statistical charts. Tulsa leads the league in four individual categories:
              • Dominic Richardson – Rushing Yards (1,065)
              • J'Dan Burnett – Sacks (6.5)
              • Elijah Green – Interceptions (5)
              • Ray Coney – Total Tackles (117)

BALL HAWK GREEN
• On Oct. 28, Elijah Green was named one of 15 semifinalists for the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, presented by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and the Jim Thorpe Association. Green is the only player from the American Conference to make the semifinalist list.
• He becomes just the third Golden Hurricane to be named a Thorpe Award semifinalist since 2012, joining Dexter McCoil (2012) and Allie Green IV (2020).
• Green has been a takeaway machine this season, leading both the American Conference with five interceptions, which also ranks second in the nation. The next closest player in the American Conference in interceptions to Green has three.
• Green opened the season with an interception vs. Abilene Christian, added a fumble recovery at New Mexico State, and recorded two first-quarter interceptions vs. Navy — his first career multi-interception game.
• He matched that performance with two more interceptions at Memphis, becoming the first Tulsa player since 2013 to record multiple two-interception games in a season.
• His five interceptions are the most by a Tulsa defender since Shawn Jackson (2013). The program record for a single season is eight, set by Nate Harris in 1984.
• Green also set a career high with 10 tackles vs. Tulane, marking his first double-digit tackle game.
• Through 11 games, he has totaled 56 tackles, five interceptions, seven pass breakups, and one fumble recovery, ranking fifth on the team in tackles.

RAY CONEY ANCHORS TULSA DEFENSE
• Ray Coney has been the backbone of the Golden Hurricane defense through 11 games, leading the American Conference and ranking seventh nationally with 117 total tackles.
• Coney averages 10.6 tackles per game, the top mark in the American and among the top seventh nationally — the only American Conference player ranked in the top ten. The top seven tacklers per game in the nation can be found here:

Rank	Name	School	Tackles Per Game
1.	Owen Long	Colorado State	11.9
1.	Micah Davey	UTEP	11.9
3.	Quinton Urwiler	Northern Illinois	11.7
4.	Red Murdock	Buffalo	11.6
5.	Chris Jones	Southern Miss.	10.7
5.	Caden Fordham	NC State	10.7
7.	Ray Coney	Tulsa	10.6

• With his 13 tackles against Army, Coney pushed his season total to 117 stops. He is the first TU player to eclipse 100 tackles in a season since Kendarin Ray finished with 131 in 2023. Coney is also the first Tulsa linebacker to record 100 or more tackles since 2022, when Justin Wright posted 101.
• Coney has logged eight double-digit tackle games this season, including:
              – 14 vs. Abilene Christian (Aug. 30)
              – 14 vs. Navy (Sept. 13)
              – 13 at Oklahoma State (Sept. 19)
              – 13 vs. Temple (Oct. 25)
              – 13 at Army (Nov. 22)
              – 12 at East Carolina (Oct. 16)
              – 10 vs. Oregon State (Nov. 15)
• On Nov. 22, Coney recorded back-to-back double-digit tackle performances for the third time this season (Army and Oregon State, previously Temple and ECU; OSU and Navy), becoming the first TU player to accomplish the feat since Kendarin Ray (2023).
• Against the Beavers, Coney added his second sack of the season and the eighth of his career. He now has two sacks, six tackles for loss, four quarterback hurries and two pass breakups on the year.
• His previous single-season best was 97 tackles in 2024 at ETSU.
• In 2024, Gavin Potter (75) and Dayne Hodge (60) led TU in total tackles.
• Entering 2025, Coney was recognized with multiple preseason honors:
              – Second-Team All-AAC (Phil Steele), Fourth-Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports), East-West Shrine Bowl 1,000 Player Watch List

CHASING THEIR FIRST THREE-GAME WIN STREAK SINCE 2021
• Tulsa enters Saturday looking to secure its first three-game winning streak of the season and its first since the 2021 campaign.
• The Golden Hurricane have won back-to-back games with victories over Oregon State (31–14) and Army (26–25).
• The last time TU won three or more consecutive games came at the end of the 2021 season, a four-game stretch capped by a Myrtle Beach Bowl victory.
• Two of those four wins in 2021 came on the road, with one at a neutral site.

BOOMING FROM DOWN UNDER
• Angus Davies made his American football debut as a true freshman in 2023 and enters his third season with the Golden Hurricane in 2025.
• A native of Torquay, Victoria, Australia, Davies grew up playing Australian Rules Football from ages 5–19 before transitioning to American football at Tulsa.
• In 2025, Davies is averaging 43.6 yards per punt, pinning opponents inside the 20 20 times. His 43.6-yard average ranks fourth in the American and 39th nationally.
• In 2025 he has booted an 80-yard punt vs. Abilene Christian — the fourth-longest in TU history, longest since 2009, second-longest in American Conference history, and the longest in the NCAA this season. Below are the top four longest punts in TU history.

Yards	Player	Opponent	Year
87	Ken Duncan	Wichita State	1969
87	Glenn Dobbs	Oklahoma	1942
83	Michael Such	Memphis	2009
80	Angus Davies	Abilene Christian	2025

• Earlier this season, Davies was named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List, which honors the nation's top punter. Criteria for the award include total yards, net punting average, punts inside the 20-yard line, and directional control.
• On Sept. 15, Davies was recognized on the Ray's 8 for his standout performance against Navy. He was recognized on Oct. 20 as a Ray's 8 for the second time this season.
• In 2024, Davies averaged 43.6 yards per punt (fifth in AAC), pinned opponents inside the 20 17 times, and boomed 17 punts of 50+ yards, including two 59-yard punts (third-longest in the AAC).
• In his 2023 freshman debut, he averaged 42.7 yards on 58 punts, with 23 inside the 20, 23 fair catches, and 15 punts of 50+ yards. In his opener vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, he averaged 45.0 yards on three punts, all landing inside the 20.

2025 CAPTAINS
• Head Coach Tre Lamb announced the 2025 team captains on Sunday night ahead of the season opener.
• Captain selections include one head coach's pick and four team-voted leaders (two offense, two defense).
• The 2025 team captains are:
              • Kirk Francis – Quarterback
              • Sevion Morrison – Running Back
              • Chris Thompson Jr. – Linebacker
              • Ray Coney – Linebacker
              • Tai Newhouse – Defensive Line

RECRUIT LOCAL
• Coach Tre Lamb's message is simple: Recruit Local. And it shows — 23 Golden Hurricane players hail from the Tulsa area.
• Of those 23, 16 are from Tulsa, four from Owasso, and three from Bixby.
• Expanding across the state, Tulsa's roster features 31 players from Oklahoma. Key transfers returning home include JD Drew, Micah Tease, Sevion Morrison, and Dominic Richardson.
• Lamb has emphasized that keeping homegrown talent in Tulsa not only strengthens the roster but also deepens the program's connection with fans and alumni.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL FREAKS LIST
• Bruce Feldman, a prominent national college football reporter, compiles an annual list for The Athletic highlighting the most physically impressive players in the country.
• Braylin Presley earned a spot on the 2025 Freaks List, recognized as one of college football's most dynamic and explosive athletes.
• Presley made an impact last season as a returner, averaging 52 yards on three kickoff returns.
• The 5-6, 170-pound senior boasts elite measurables: 10.4 100 meters, 23 mph top speed, 1.44 10-yard split, 38-inch vertical, 4.18 shuttle, 585-pound squat, and a 315-pound power clean.

WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT TULSA'S FOOTBALL TRADITION
• New Year's Day Bowl Streak: Tulsa was the first school to play in five consecutive New Year's Day bowl games: Sun Bowl (1942), Sugar Bowl (1943, 1944), Orange Bowl (1945), and Oil Bowl (1946).
• Ellis Jones: An All-American guard in 1945, Jones played with one arm and was a standout on the College All-Star team vs. the Chicago Bears.
• Pro Football Hall of Fame: Four former Tulsa players are enshrined: Bob St. Clair, Jim Finks, Steve Largent, and Drew Pearson.
• Heisman Runners-Up: Jerry Rhome (1964) and Howard Twilley (1965) finished second in Heisman Trophy voting.
• Glenn Dobbs (1940–42): Considered Tulsa's greatest player, Dobbs also coached the Hurricane in the 1960s. Eighth Street near H.A. Chapman Stadium is Glenn Dobbs Drive, dedicated in 2000. A statue of Dobbs was dedicated before the 2013 spring game.
• Zaven Collins (2020): Consensus All-America linebacker who won the Chuck Bednarik and Bronko Nagurski awards as college football's top defender.
• NFL Head Coaches: Four former Tulsa players have served as NFL head coaches: Tommy Hudspeth (Detroit Lions), Sam Rutigliano (Cleveland Browns), Ray Rhodes (Philadelphia Eagles/Green Bay Packers), and Lovie Smith (Chicago Bears/Tampa Bay Buccaneers/Houston Texans).
• College Football Hall of Fame: Tulsa has three former players, two former head coaches, and two former assistant coaches inducted:
              • Players: Glenn Dobbs (1940–42, 1961–68), Howard Twilley (1963–65), Jerry Rhome (1963–64)
              • Head Coaches: Francis Schmidt (1919–21), John Cooper (1977–84)
              • Assistant Coaches: Darrell Royal (1951), Sammy Baugh (1963)

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Tulsa Hosts UAB on Senior Day at H.A. Chapman Stadium

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Players Mentioned

J'Dan Burnett

Ray Coney

Angus Davies

JD Drew

Brody Foley

Kirk Francis

Elijah Green

Baylor Hayes

Dayne Hodge

Sevion Morrison

Tai Newhouse

Gavin Potter

Braylin Presley

Dominic Richardson

Josh Smith

Lento Smith Jr.

Micah Tease

Chris Thompson Jr.

Connor Vaughn

Anthony Watkins

Joseph Williams

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Braylin Presley

Dominic Richardson

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Lento Smith Jr.

Micah Tease

Chris Thompson Jr.

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