Old Dominion (6-6, 5-3 C-USA) vs. Tulsa (6-6, 5-3 American)
Monday, Dec. 20, 2021 • 2:30 p.m. • ESPN
Myrtle Beach, S.C. • Brooks Stadium (20,000)
Old Dominion Monarchs Notes
• For the second time in school history and first time since 2016, Old Dominion is in a bowl game, as ODU will play Tulsa in the Myrtle Beach Bowl.
• Old Dominion defeated Charlotte on November 27, 56- 34, to become bowl eligible. Joe Joe Headen and Jordan Young registered interceptions on Charlotte’s first two possessions and Ali Jennings caught nine passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns to lead the way.
• ODU was 1-6 when it reached the bye week. The Monarchs have won five-straight since then by an average score of 36-22.
• ODU and North Texas both started this season 1-6. They join the 2016 Miami (Ohio) team that started 0-6, as the only teams since 1936 (AP Poll era) to win six games after starting a season 1-6 or worse.
• ODU head coach Ricky Rahne will participate in his first game as head coach, but his 11th straight as a coach. Rahne’s streak started in 2010 at Kansas State. He is 6-4 in those games.
• Joe Joe Headen, Isaac Weaver and Jordan Young were on the ODU team that went to the 2016 Bahamas Bowl, but all three redshirted. The trio is in their sixth year with the program.
• This will be the first meeting between ODU and Tulsa.
• The 2021 season is head coach Ricky Rahne’s first but second overall season at ODU. Rahne was hired in December of 2019 but ODU did not play football in 2020.
The Outcome
An ODU win would mean:
Make ODU 7-6 on the season.
Give ODU its sixth-straight win.
Give ODU its first winning season since 2016.
Make ODU 2-0 in bowl games.
The Meeting
This is the first meeting between Old Dominion and Tulsa.
Captains
Seniors Nick Rice, Isaac Weaver and Jordan Young are team captains. Weaver was a team captain in 2019, while Young and Rice are first-time captains.
Sixth Year Monarchs
For the first time in program history, ODU will have a player in his sixth year in the program. And they have three. Joe Joe Headen, Isaac Weaver and Jordan Young are each in their sixth year at Old Dominion. All three have graduated and will receive their masters degree by next spring.
Welcome to College Football
ODU had 23 players that played their first NCAA Division I college football game against Wake Forest. Of those, 16 are freshman. ODU had 10 more players see their first action in the win over Hampton.
Block Party
For the first time since WKU, ODU blocked a kick, and it was a huge moment in the win over FAU. Jason Henderson broke through and blocked an extra points after FAU cut ODU’s lead to 20-16. R’Tarriun Johnson returned the kick 80 yards for two points and a 22-16 lead. It was the second time this season ODU blocked a PAT.
Kuuuuuuuuntz
Sophomore tight end Zack Kuntz has become a fan favorite not only of Monarch Nation, but also the ODU quarterback.
Kuntz had five receptions in the season finale win over Charlotte.
He ranks second among FBS tight ends in receptions (71), eighth in receiving yards (674) and tied for 12th in touchdowns (5).
A transfer from Penn State, Kuntz has been ODU’s leading receiver in 9-of-12 games so far this season. He has five games with eight or more catches.
Ali With the Knockout
It’s been a tale of two halves for Ali Jennings this season. He finished the second half of the season with nine receptions for 252 yards and three touchdowns in ODU’s 56-34 win to make ODU bowl eligible over Charlotte.
The 252 yards was the second most by a receiver in ODU history and the most in ODU’s seven years in FBS. The 252 yards was the fourth most by an FBS receiver this season.
Young Defense Standing Strong
At this point of the season, some coaches will say about young players; “they’re not freshman anymore.” This year at ODU, that may
mean something as 29 true or Covid freshman have played this year for the Monarchs.
Defense Stands Out
Old Dominion’s defense, led by Broyles Nominee and (Assistant coach of the Year) defensive coordinator Blake Seiler, has been a
constant for much of the year for the Monarchs. ODU tied a school record this year allowing 20 points or less five times, and have had the best rush defense in school history.
Defensive Rankings
Total Defense Rush D Pass D Scoring D
372.1 (60) 125.0 (27) 247.1 (98) 27.1 (78)
Starting Lineup Consistency
Through the first five games of the year, Old Dominion started a different starting offensive line each game. After the fifth game of the season at UTEP, the Monarchs kept the same starting five for seven of the remaining eight games.
Left tackle Khadere Kounta, left guard Tyran Hunt, center Isaac Weaver, right guard Leroy Thomas and Nick Saldiveri started seven of those final eight games, with Santana Saunders starting the game in between at left tackle.
Weaver, Thomas and Saldiveri started all 12 games up front.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Notes
THE STORYLINES . . .
• Tulsa is in its 125th season of Tulsa football … Old Dominion is in its 13th year with a football program and ninth on the FBS level.
• Tulsa has the smallest FBS enrollment with 2,929 undergraduate students (based off 2020-21 statistics) … Tulsa’s overall enrollment is 3,961 … Old Dominion is 19,622.
• Tulsa finished in a 3rd-place tie in the AAC after being picked 6th in the preseason … Tulsa has placed in the top-3 in back-to-back years.
• This is the first meeting between Tulsa and Old Dominion.
• The Myrtle Beach Bowl is Tulsa’s 23rd bowl game appearance in school history, while Old Dominion is making its second bowl appearance.
• Both teams are on winning streaks – Tulsa three games and ODU five games.
• Coastal Carolina is 322 miles from Conway, while Tulsa is 1,137 miles.
• Tulsa senior RB Shamari Brooks needs 29 more yards to move into a second-place) on the school’s all-time rushing list … he is currently third with 3,622 yards.
TULSA’S BOWL GAME HISTORY . . .
• Tulsa is making its 23rd bowl game appearance in school history.
• The Hurricane has 10-12 bowl record and has won 5 of its last 8 bowl contests.
• Tulsa is making its 12th bowl appearance in the last 19 seasons.
• Tulsa was the first school to appear in five straight New Year’s Day Bowl Games – 1942 Sun Bowl (1-1-42), 1943 Sugar Bowl (1-1-43), 1944 Sugar Bowl (1-1-44), 1945 Orange Bowl (1-1-45) and the 1946 Oil Bowl (1-1-46).
• This is the first bowl game in the state of South Carolina for Tulsa … the Hurricane has played seven bowl games in Texas, five in Louisiana, three in Florida, two in Alabama and Tennessee and one each in Idaho, California and Hawaii
• Tulsa has played in six bowl games multiple times –– Sugar Bowl (1944, ’45), Bluebonnet Bowl (1964, ’65), Independence Bowl (1976, ’89, 2015), Liberty Bowl (2005, ’12), Armed Forces Bowl (2006, ’11, ’20) and the GMAC Bowl (2008, ’09).
ABOUT THE OPPONENT . . .
• Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia.
• The Monarchs did not have a season in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
• After six seasons at Penn State, Head Coach Ricky Rayne (pronounced Ronnie) is in his second at ODU, but 2021 was first time the Monarchs played under his tutelage.
• ODU began its football program as an FCS program in 2009 … the Monarchs transitioned to the FBS in 2013, entered Conference USA in 2014.
• Old Dominion made the schools only other FBS bowl game appearance in the 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, defeating Eastern Michigan by a 24-20 score.
MONTGOMERY IN BOWL GAMES . . .
• Philip Montgomery is making his fourth bowl game as Tulsa’s head coach.
• Montgomery’s four bowl appearances rank as the second-most bowls for a Tulsa head coach in school history… Henry Frnka’s five appearances from 1941-45 is the best.
• Montgomery’s team defeated Central Michigan 55-10 in the 2016 Miami Beach Bowl and fell to Virginia Tech 55-52 in the 2015 Independence Bowl and 28-26 to Mississippi State in the 2020 Armed Forces Bowl.
• In 19 years as a collegiate coach, this is Montgomery’s 13th bowl game appearance.
COMEBACKS . . .
• In the regular season finale at SMU Tulsa trailed by 17 points in the second quarter and mounted its third come-from-behind victory of the season.
• Tulsa also had comeback wins this year against Arkansas State (7 points), Memphis (6) and 14 at South Florida.
• In the Montgomery era, Tulsa has had 20 comebacks since 2015.
* The largest comeback in school history and the second biggest in NCAA DI history (at the time) was coming back from a 31-0 deficit to defeat Fresno State 48-41 in overtime in the 2016 season.
• In the past seven seasons, 17 of the comeback wins were from double-digit deficits.
PHILIP MONTGOMERY IN SEVENTH SEASON LEADING TULSA FOOTBALL PROGRAM . . .
• Philip Montgomery is in his 7th season as the Golden Hurricane head coach and has an overall 37-46 head coaching record.
• Montgomery is making his fourth bowl game in his seven years at Tulsa, which is the secondmost bowl game appearances for a Tulsa coach
• Of Montgomery’s losses, 18 of those have been by seven or less points, 12 losses are under five points and three losses of 3 points or less came against top-25 teams.
• He became the 29th head coach in school history on Dec. 11, 2014.
• Montgomery grabbed his first coaching win against a ranked opponent in his 14th game against a top-25 team with a 34-26 win over #11 UCF in the 2020 season … he became the first TU coach to defeat two top-25 ranked teams in the same season when Tulsa defeated #19 SMU.
• Montgomery was named The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week, as named by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation after Tulsa’s 21-point comeback over SMU in 2020.
• He ranks 7th on the school’s all-time head coaching wins list with 37 victories.
* He took the 2020 team to the Lockheed-Martin Armed Forces Bowl for his third bowl game as the Tulsa head coach.
• Montgomery completed his second season in 2016 leading the Tulsa football program to a 10-3 record and a win in the Miami Beach Bowl.
• Montgomery claimed his first career head coaching victory in the 2015 season opener with a 47-44 overtime win over FAU.
• In his first year, he led Tulsa to six wins and to the 2015 Camping World Independence Bowl.
• Before coming to Tulsa, he spent seven years at Baylor, where he spent the final three seasons as the offensive coordinator/QB coach.
BROOKS IS 29 YARDS SHY OF SECOND PLACE ON TULSA’S CAREER RUSHING CHART . . .
• Running back Shamari Brooks, who missed the 2020 season with an ACL injury, became just the fifth player in school history to surpass 3,000 career rushing yards.
• He reached the 3,000-yard mark on his third carry against Memphis (10/9).
• Brooks ranks third on the school’s all-time rushing chart with 3,622 yards on 767 career attempts in 44 career games … his 767 carries is a school record.
• He surpassed both Trey Watts (3,515, 2010-13) and Micheal Gunter (3,536, 1980-83) with 60 yards against Temple for third place.
• Brooks needs 29 more yards to tie Tarrion Adams (3,651, 2005-08) for second place on the career list.
• Brooks also needs 78 yards to reach 1,000 yards on the season, which would give him two 1,000-yard rushing seasons … he had 1,046 yards in 2019 before missing last season with an ACL injury … it will be the 22nd time in school history a runner went over 1,000 yards in a single season and he would be the sixth to do it twice.
• The senior from Tulsa’s Union High School came into the 2021 season ranked 5th on the school’s career rushing list with 2,700 yards.
• Brooks has 16 career 100+ rushing games, including four this season –– 132 yards at Cincinnati, 145 yards at South Florida, 126 yards vs. Memphis and 155 yards vs. Arkansas State.
• He has scored six rushing TDs this season to give him 29 career rushing touchdowns … he is now in 5th place on the school’s career list for rushing TDs, and one shy of moving into 4th place.
• Brooks has a total of 30 touchdowns – 29 rushing and one receiving – to rank 9th on the school’s all-time TD chart.
REVISITING CONFERENCE USA . . .
• Tulsa is playing in its 23rd bowl game, but it’s the first time the Hurricane has faced a Conference USA team in a bowl.
• Tulsa was a member of Conference USA from 2005-2013 before moving to the American Athletic Conference.
• As a C-USA member, Tulsa posted a 49-23 record, won the C-USA West Division in four seasons outright and shared one West division crown as a 9-year league member.
• Tulsa played in four C-USA Championship games … Tulsa defeated UCF in Orlando in its first year as a league member in 2005 and defeated UCF again in 2012 for the league title … Tulsa fell to UCF in 2007 and East Carolina in 2008 in the championship game.
QUICK HITS . . .
• Tulsa has six players who have played in 50 career games – Robert Revels III (59), Adam Higuera (57), Tyarise Stevenson (55), Cristian Williams (55), Tiller Bucktrot (52) and Treyvon Reeves (52).
• The 17-point comeback win at SMU was the fourth of the year and second on the road.
• Tulsa has ahd a different defensive starting lineup in all 12 games this season.
• Tulsa’s 44 points vs. Temple was a season-high and the most since scoring 49 points in the 2019 season finale at East Carolina … it was also the most points scored at home since scoring 49 points vs. UConn on Nov. 3, 2018.
• Tulsa has six 200+ rushing games this year, – 247 vs. UC Davis, 308 vs. Arkansas, 235 vs. Memphis, 269 vs. USF, 297 vs. No. 9-ranked Cincinnati defense and 216 vs. Temple.
• Tulsa has had five plays for scrimmage of 60 yards or more –– 88, 78, 75, 63 and 61 –– including three that went for touchdowns.
• Anthony Watkins had Tulsa’s first special teams score since the 2012 season when he had 97-yard kickoff return against Navy … in 2012, Tulsa had a punt and kickoff return for a TD.
• Davis Brin is the 15th different quarterback in school history to reach 2,000+ passing yards in a single season … he now has 2,984 yards on the season to rank 10th on the school’s single season passing chart.
THIRD DOWN DEFENSE . . .
• Although Tulsa’s third down conversion defense has been pretty good this season, the final three weeks was outstanding … Tulsa’s third down defensive conversion rate is .380 for the season.
• In the final three regular season games, Tulsa’s defense has held its opponents to just a 17.8-percent third down conversion rate.
• In the previous nine games, the opponents third down conversion percentage was .452 (57-of-126).
• Tulsa held Tulane, Temple and SMU to a combined 8-of-45 on third downs, including 1-of-14 at Tulane, 2-of-14 by the Owls and 5-of-17 at SMU.
• Tulsa’s defense held its last three opponents to 14 three-and-outs on 38 possessions.
WHAT A WEEK . . .
• The week of Nov 15-20 was quite the week for senior offensive lineman Chris Paul.
• He made his live musical debut as the artist “Seventh” on Tuesday, Nov. 16.
• Said Paul … “It was held at Notion, an underground coffee shop in downtown Tulsa. “They have a huge black box on the inside so that’s where we performed. It was packed. There were so many people there. It was such a special moment. It was energetic.”
• A day later (Nov. 17), Paul received and accepted an invitation to the Reese’s Senior Bowl.
• Paul celebrated his 23rd birthday on Friday of that week (Nov. 19) and although he was unable to play a day later (Nov. 20) due to injury, Tulsa defeated Temple 44-10.
COMEBACK WINS . . .
• Since Philip Montgomery took over as head coach in 2015, Tulsa has had 20 games in which the Hurricane has trailed and come back to win . . . in the 2015 season, 11 points against SMU was the biggest deficit that Tulsa came back to win . . . Tulsa also trailed by 10 points vs. FAU in the season opener, and twice against Tulane to come back to win . . . in 2016, Tulsa had its biggest come-from-behind
win in school history and second-biggest in NCAA Division I history (now 3rd), trailing 31-0 at Fresno State in the second quarter and winning 48-41 in overtime … the next largest comeback win was 21 points in 2020 against SMU.
THE SENIORS . . .
• A total of 25 Tulsa seniors made their final appearance at H.A. Chapman Stadium in the home finale against Temple on Nov. 20.
• Eighteen of those seniors had already received their degrees and this semester have been either working on a second degree or a master’s.
MISSING PIECES . . .
• Tulsa has missed some integral pieces of its offense and defense this year.
• Defensively, starters DE Cullen Wick (6), SAF Kendarin Ray (6), NKL Cristian Williams (4), SAF TieNeal Martin (1), LB Justin Wright (1) and NG Tyarise Stevenson (1) have all missed games this season … Ray (Ohio State 1st half) and Jaxon Player (Houston 1st half) missed one half of a game due to targeting calls.
• On offense, WR Keylon Stokes (8), RB Deneric Prince (3), WR Sam Crawford Jr. (3), RT Chris Paul (2) and LT Tyler Smith (1) have missed games.
• Ray, Stokes, Crawford as well as Deven Lamp and Dante Bivens will miss the Myrtle Beach Bowl, while Wick and Paul are questionable.
• Tulsa is also without defensive coordinator/LB coach Joseph Gillespie and offensive line coach Zach Hanson, both of whom have taken other coaching positions.
100 OR MORE . . .
• Tulsa has had three different runners rush for 100+ yards this season for a total of eight 100+ rushing games.
• In addition, three Hurricane receivers combined for eight 100+ receiving games.
• On the ground, Shamari Brooks has four 100-yard rushing games (155 vs. Arkansas State, 126 vs. Memphis, 145 at South Florida and 132 at No. 2 Cincinnati) … Deneric Prince had 151 yards against UC Davis and 110 vs. South Florida … Anthony Watkins had 115 yards against Arkansas State and 105 at No. 6 Cincinnati.
• There have been three games with two Tulsa running backs each totaling over 100 yards – Arkansas State, USF and No. 2 Cincinnati.
• Thru the airways, Josh Johnson has had over 100 yards in five games –– 149 vs. Ohio State, 127 vs. Arkansas State, 140 vs. Memphis and a career-high 159 vs. Temple.
• Sam Crawford had back-to-back receiving games with 105 vs. Arkansas State and 101 vs. Houston, while JC Santana had his only 100+ receiving game of the season with 109 yards against Navy….
IN THE AMERICAN . . .
• RB Shamari Brooks is ranked third in the AAC for rushing (76.8 ypg)
• Sophomore punter Lachlan Wilson ranks second in the AAC for punting with a 45.9 average, trailing Tulane’s Ryan Wright’s 47.5 average.
• WR Josh Johnson is third in the AAC for receiving yards per game (82.0 ypg) … Johnson is second for receptions per game with a 6.25 average.
• SAF TieNeal Martin is ranked sixth in the league for interceptions with four (0.36 pg).
• PK Zack Long is ranked first for field goals (19-of-20) for a 1.58 average and for field goal percentage (95.0) …Long is seventh for scoring (7.4 ppg) and fourth for kick scoring (7.4 ppg).
• CB Travon Fuller has a team-high 10 pass breakups with three interceptions to rank fourth in the AAC for passes defended per game with 13 (1.08 pg).
• QB Davis Brin is fourth in the league for average passing yards per game (248.6) … Brin is also ranked sixth for total offense (253.2).
• LB Justin Wright is ranked 9th in the AAC for tackles with 77 (7.0 pg).
MISLEADING STAT . . .
• Statistically, Tulsa ranks 78th nationally for points allowed, giving up 27.4 points per game this season.
• A closer look at the stats show that Tulsa’s defense has allowed 4.1 points less at 23.3 points (280) per game.
• Tulsa opponents have scored four times on special teams for 28 points and three times on defense for another 21 points for a total of 49 points.
• Without the defensive and special teams scores, the 23.3 points allowed per game would rank Tulsa 44th nationally.
UNDER MONTY . . .
• In 83 games under Philip Montgomery, Tulsa has scored over 40 points 26 times and has posted a 21-5 record when doing so.
• Tulsa has gone over 500 yards of total offense in 28 games under Montgomery for a 19-9 record.
• The Golden Hurricane has gone over 600 yards 10 times under Montgomery, including this year’s 663 this year against Arkansas State … Tulsa had a high game of 667 yards in 2017 against Louisiana-Lafayette.
• Tulsa has 14 300+ yard rushing games in the Montgomery era, with a school record eight in 2016, three in 2017, two in 2019 and one this season (308 vs. Arkansas State).
• Tulsa is 12-2 when two players have gone over 100 rushing yards in the same game since 2015 under Montgomery.
• Tulsa has three 400+ rushing games under Montgomery, two coming in back-to-back games in 2017 (424 vs. Louisiana, 423 at Toledo) and one in 2016 (470 vs. UConn).
DEFENSE TOTALING UP TACKLES FOR LOSS . . .
• In 12 games, Tulsa’s defense has totaled 71 TFL for -220 yards.
• Among Tulsa’s total TFL this season, 24 have been credited as sacks for -123 yards.
• A total of 18 players have recorded at least one TFL for lost yards … tackle Jason Player leads the way with 12.5 TFL for -32 yards, followed by end Cullen Wick with 7.5 for -23 TFL in just six games.
• Tulsa turned in high games of 10 TFL for -31 yards and 6 sacks for -25 yards vs. Arkansas St.
• The Hurricane had nine TFL in each of the first two games, including nine TFL for -20 yards in the season opener against UC Davis and nine TFL for -32 yards at Oklahoma State.
POWERS, A CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT PICK . . .
• Senior defensive back Bryson Powers was named to CoSIDA Academic All-District® VII football team last week.
• Powers finished his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering in May 2021 with a 3.72 grade point average … he is currently working on his master’s degree in business.
• He has earned American Athletic Conference academic all-conference honors each season
• For his senior project, he and his group designed a nano brewery that could brew 2 ½ gallons.
• Powers is now eligible to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.
NOT THE GOOD KIND OF RETURNS . . .
• Tulsa opponents have returned three kicks, one punt and three interceptions for scores this \season against the Hurricane.
• Tulsa gave up a kickoff (93) and punt return (63) against Arkansas State, and a kickoff return (100) and interception return (69) by South Florida for touchdowns … despite the scores, Tulsa won both games.
• Against Oklahoma State, a 98-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter was the difference in a 5-point loss to the Cowboys.
• Opponents average 27.4 points against the Hurricane this season, but only 23.3 of those points has been given up by the defense … an average of 4.1 points this season for the opposition has come from special teams or defensive returns.
TWO OF OUR OWN . . .
• Tulsa has scored off an interception and a kickoff return this year as well.
• LB Justin Wright had a 55-yard interception return for a TD against Oklahoma State, and Anthony Watkins had a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the Navy game this season.
• In school history, Tulsa has had 10 more kickoff returns longer than Watkins’ 97-yard, including four 100-yarders and six covering 98 yards.
500+ IN TOTAL OFFENSE . . .
• Tulsa has gone over 500 yards in total offense in four games and over 400 yards seven times.
• Tulsa gained a season-high 663 yards on 74 plays for a 9.0 average per play against Arkansas State … the Hurricane gained 343 yards passing and 308 yards on the ground.
• A week before, Tulsa totaled 501 yards against No. 9-ranked Ohio State, throwing for 428 and rushing for 73 yards.
• The last time Tulsa had back-to-back 500+ total offensive games came in 2017 with 667 vs. Louisiana and 548 yards at Toledo.
• The last time Tulsa went over 600 yards in a game came in the 2019 season finale with 669 yards at East Carolina.
• Tulsa also had 535 yards against South Florida and Temple
• Tulsa has now gone over 500 yards in the Philip Montgomery era in 28 games, registering an 19-9 record.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 500 . . .
• In the last 45 games, Tulsa’s defense has given up more than 500 total yards just 3 times.
• Two teams –– Ohio State and Memphis –– have accomplished that feat this year … OSU gained 508 yards and Memphis had 614 on 99 plays.
• Currently, Ohio State ranks first in the nation for total offense (551.4 ypg) and Memphis is ranked 37th (434.9 ypg)
• The previous 500+ total offensive game in that stretch was by Oklahoma State with 506 yards in 2019.
QUICK STRIKE . . .
• Tulsa has had seven scoring drives under one minute this season … three against Arkansas State, two at South Florida and one each vs. Memphis and SMU.
• Against Arkansas State, Tulsa had four scoring drives less than 1:20, including one that covered 1:13 and three drives under one minute.
• Before that game, Tulsa had zero drives under one minute and only four under two minutes.
• Tulsa’s three sub-one-minute drives in the ASU game were also one-play drives … Tulsa scored 21 points in 0:29 on those one-play drives.
• Tulsa scored in 0:12 on an 88-yard pass from Davis Brin to Sam Crawford … Brin hit JC Santana on a 34-yarder in 0:06 … Anthony Watkins’ 75-yard run took just 0:11 off the clock.
• Tulsa’s fourth sub-one-minute scoring drive vs. Memphis came right before halftime, taking only 0:27 off the clock.
• The Hurricane turned in a 4-play scoring drive that took 0:58 off the clock and another one-play, 37-yard drive in 0:06, both at South Florida.
• Against SMU, Tulsa had a 0:18 scoring drive to end the first half and cut the Mustangs first-half lead to 17-14.
