Reported from Oklahoma City -- The Golden Hurricane of Tulsa University lost a second straight game, falling to a record of two wins and four losses.
The Army Black Knights made a big impression in the U.S. Military Academy’s first-ever visit to H.A. Chapman Stadium with a 49-7 victory over Tulsa in front of 24,409 fans on a hot Saturday afternoon (October 5).
Army improved to 5-0 overall and 4-0 in its first season in the American Athletic Conference. Tulsa is now 0-2 in league play.
The nation's leading rushing team used its passing game early to establish a 21-7 halftime lead, while its ground game got going in the second half. Army passed for 140 first-half yards and got back to its normal offensive-style with 249 rushing yards in the second half.
After Tulsa knotted the score at 7-7 in the first quarter and held Army on their next possession, the Black Knights scored on their next six possessions, two in the second period, three in the third and one in the fourth quarter for what would be the eventual final score of 49-7.
The Black Knights ended the contest with 481 total yards including 321 on the ground and 160 through the air, while Tulsa was held to a season-low 268 yards. The Hurricane did control possession time by nearly 10 minutes, 34:29 to 25:31.
The game only took an elapsed time of 2:52 from kickoff until the final horn.
Reserve quarterback Cooper Legas led Tulsa in rushing with 81 yards and Tulsa's lone touchdown, while Kirk Francis completed 16-of-22 passes for 84 yards.
Army's Kanye Udoh had a game-high 137 yards on the ground with two TDs, while Bryson Short completed all five of his passes for 140 yards while connecting on Touchdown passes covering 37 and 58 yards.
The first quarter ended tied at 7-7 as Army scored on a 37-yard pass play on its first possession, while the Hurricane responded on a one-yard Legas touchdown to cap a 16-play, 75-yard drive.
Tulsa controlled the possession time in the first quarter, 10:25 to 4:35.
After Tulsa opened the second quarter taking the first 6:39 off the clock, the Black Knights held the Hurricane on a fourth down attempt and proceeded to march 70 yards in 3:26 as Bryson Daily ran the final four yards for the score and a 14-7 lead at the 5:02 mark.
Army took its next possession 68 yards in four plays to take a 21-7 lead with just 1:49 remaining before intermission.
For the half, Army had a 212 to 176-yard edge in total offense, while Tulsa controlled possession time, 20:18 to 9:42. The West Point yardage came on 140 yards passing 72 on the ground, while Tulsa rushed for 92 yards and had 84 yards via the air.
The Black Knights took the second-half kickoff 75 yards in three plays as Kanye Udoh sprinted 61 yards for a touchdown and a 28-7 lead with just 1:27 gone in the half.
It took the Knights only 0:50 and two plays to increase its lead to 28 points when Udoh again took the handoff down the middle of the field for 63 yards and a 35-7 lead, capping a two-play, 72-yard drive.
Army added its third straight touchdown run of the quarter for a 42-7 lead when Daily took it 27 yards with just 0:14 remaining in the third period. Reserve quarterback Dewayne Coleman's four-yard run capped a 49-yard, seven-play drive to go ahead 49-7 at the 7:40 mark of the final stanza for the game's final points.
Tulsa will have an open week next Saturday before traveling to Philadelphia to take on the Temple Owls on Oct. 19. Tulsa returns to Chapman Stadium for Homecoming against the University of Texas - San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26.
( https://tulsahurricane.com/news/2024/10/5/football-tulsa-falls-to-army-49-7 )
The Tulsa 2024 football season in review
In Denton, Texas, on September 28, North Texas pulled away to thump Tulsa 52-20 in The American opener at DATCU Stadium.
Tulsa held held the Mean Green scoreless for the first 20 minutes of the ballgame, before the hosts rattled off 24 points in the final five minutes of the first half. North Texas scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to extend its streak to 45 straight points, taking a commanding lead.
Tulsa's two touchdowns came in the fourth quarter. Cooper Legas found Jack Wright from 18 yards out with 7:29 remaining. Freshman quarterback Tim Carpenter tossed his first career touchdown, finding Connor Vaughn with six seconds remaining in the ballgame.
Seth Morgan was good on both field goal attempts, a 22-yard field goal early in the second quarter, and a 45-yarder with 12:47 to play, to round out Tulsa's scoring.
Kamdyn Benjamin was again Tulsa' leading receiver, pulling down seven passes for 68 yards. Freshman Joseph Williams made his first catch of his career reception, finishing with 51 yards on three receptions.
Bill Jackson recorded 77 yards on 16 carries to lead the Hurricane rushing attack.
( https://tulsahurricane.com/news/2024/9/29/football-hurricane-drops-conference-opener-at-north-texas )
The two-game skid came after a credible 2-2 start for Coach Kevin Wilson's Tulsa squad.
On September 21, Kicker Seth Morgan scored 11 of his team's points as the Golden Hurricane went on the road to win a 23-20 overtime thriller over Louisiana Tech. His effort won him designation as The American Athletic Conference co-Player of the Week.
( https://www.citynewsokc.com/sports/tulsa-football-golden-hurricane-defeat-louisiana-tech-23-20-in-overtime/article_c6acf89a-7a8d-11ef-8572-fb87f659b78d.html )
Tulsa had an even larger crowd than versus Army for for its joust with Oklahoma State on September 14 -- a sellout packed house of 30,915 -- but the Pokes had arguably their best game this year to prevail 45-10.
( https://www.citynewsokc.com/sports/alan-bowman-s-5-td-passes-lead-no-13-oklahoma-st-past-tulsa-45-10/article_a6291982-7362-11ef-9185-f31c4906632b.html )
Tulsa lost on the road at Arkansas State, 28-24, on September 7.
In one of the first college football games this season, the Golden Hurricane overwhelmed Northwestern State (Louisiana) 62-28 in late August.
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