Tim Lashar's extra-point kick gave OU a 7-0 lead with 8:35 left in the first quarter. It marked the longest TD run for OU this season. Johnson also furnished the first TD by zipping 44 yards around right end, behind the block of All-America right guard candidate Paul Parker. Johnson was the hero on OU's first scoring drive, as he carried three times for 55 yards on the four-play, 58-yard march. The Golden Hurricane managed only 17 net yards on 40 carries.Īnd TU tailback Michael Gunter, for only the second time in the last nine games, failed to get 100 yards.

Other Sooners suffering injuries included defensive tackles Rick Bryan and Bob Slater, tight end Johnny Fontenette, cornerback Brian Hall and linebackers Thomas Benson and Jackie Shipp.ĭespite the injuries, OU's defense befuddled Tulsa's vaunted running game, which had a string of 11 straight games with 250 yards or more. He was replaced by regular wingback Steve Sewell, who carried 14 times for 64 yards. Johnson, who had a career-high 143 yards rushing on 18 carries, did not return. Marcus Dupree already was sidelined with a leg injury (though he suited up), and starting tailback Earl Johnson suffered an ankle injury with 4:40 left in the third quarter. OU would like to take back some of the injuries that came Saturday. Give TU those six points and its OU 28, TU 24, after the visitors' final TD with 5:30 still remaining in the game.Ĭooper said: 'When you start hitting birdies late in the game is when you'd really like to take back those early bogeys.' But the Golden Hurricane failed on three straight two-point conversions in the fourth quarter. In a game that looked like a rout very early, Tulsa could have made things very scary for OU near the end. TU managed only 68 yards and three first downs on 30 first-half snaps.īut then came the second half. OU had 290 yards and 13 first downs in 42 plays. It was the opposite in the first 30 minutes. Tulsa, meanwhile, netted 10 first downs and 131 yards on 43 plays. The Sooners not only failed to score in the second half, they managed only five first downs and 86 yards on 35 plays. The Sooners, now 2-1, scored touchdowns on their second, third and fourth possessions to take a 21-0 lead just 43 seconds into the second quarter. In that first half, they made it look easy.' Season tickets are on sale now online at or by calling 918.631.4688.'But when Oklahoma wants to play, they're awesome. 3 at Wyoming before opening the home schedule against Northern Illinois and Jacksonville State in back-to-back weekends at Chapman Stadium. Tulsa will open the 2022 season on Saturday, Sept. A pair of plays later and Tyler Tipton knocked a 20-yard field goal through the uprights to end the day. The 10th and final drive began with a 23-yard rush from Prince, the game’s rushing play, which got Tulsa down to the two-yard line. On the eighth possession, Fuller put together the longest drive of the afternoon, taking the offense 75 yards in 19 plays and ending with a 36-yard field goal from Long. The drive started with a 16-yard completion to Shoulders. Two drives later, Williams led Tulsa on a 6-play, 40-yard drive that ended with the game’s lone touchdown. The defense dominated the early stretch of the game, and it wasn’t until the fourth drive when Zack Long connected on a 36-yard field goal to open the scoring, capping a 7-play, 47-yard drive. Marquis Shoulders also caught four passes and picked up 44 yards, while Jeshari Houston logged 37 yards on three receptions. Scottie Alexander led the receiving corps with four receptions for 84 yards. Bill Jackson finished with 19 yards on 10 carries, and Jordan Ford took one handoff and picked up 15 yards. On the ground, Deneric Prince led the rushers with 10 carries for 35 yards. Braxton finished 6-of-15 for 43 yards and led a field goal drive. Williams connected on 4-of-6 passes for 93 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown pass to redshirt freshman Jeshari Houston on the sixth drive of the afternoon.įuller connected on 10-of-15 passes for 72 yards and led one of the three field goal drives. Tulsa quarterbacks completed 20-of-36 passes for 208 yards. The offense would go on to score one touchdown and three field goals. Alongside him were sophomore Roman Fuller and newcomer Cardell Williams. With returning starting quarterback Davis Brin missing the spring game, redshirt freshman Braylon Braxton was the first to take snaps. “We know we still have a lot of things to get done, a lot to accomplish, but I’m proud of the effort today and throughout spring as well as the progress that we’ve made.” It was good to see them execute,” said Head Coach Philip Montgomery. Our numbers are down a little bit right now with a few guys being out injured, but to be able to come out, compete and see guys fly around was good. I was happy to walk off the field healthy.

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