Tulsa Golden Hurricane at SMU Mustangs

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Tulsa Golden Hurricane

6-6, 3-3 Away

Final
34 - 31

SMU Mustangs

8-4, 5-1 Home

Tulsa holds off SMU 34-31 after climbing out of deep hole

Zack Long kicked field goals of 36 and 27 yards with the latter, coming with 4:06 left in the game, providing just enough to preserve the win.

Tulsa (6-6, 5-3 American Athletic Conference) was in a 17-0 hole barely more than a quarter into the contest. The Golden Hurricane rallied with 31 unanswered points into a seemingly comfortable 31-17 lead with 13:30 to go.

But SMU (6-4, 4-4) rallied with two fourth-quarter touchdowns, pulling within 34-31 when Tyler Levine crashed into the end zone from the 2 to cap a 69-yard drive with 2:50 left.

Tulsa's LJ Wallace recovered the ensuing onside kick and the Golden Hurricane ran the clock.

The loss was SMU's first at home this season. Tanner Mordecai, who threw for 298 yards and a touchdown for the Mustangs, set the conference single-season record with 39 TDs.

COACHING GO ROUND

With SMU's Sonny Dykes headed to the coaching job at TCU, Rhett Lashlee, a former offensive coordinator for Dykes, appears set to take over. Lashlee, the offensive coordinator for University of Miami, is set to accept the SMU job, according to multiple reports. Dykes will join the Horned Frogs after five years as coach at SMU, where he led the Mustangs to a 30-17 record including the program’s first 10-win season since 1983.

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Scoring Summary

TD	1st Period 9:41	Ulysses Bentley IV 4 Yd Run (Blake Mazza Kick)
FG	1st Period 4:41	Blake Mazza 37 Yd Field Goal
TD	2nd Period 11:40	Brandon Epton Jr. 1 Yd Run (Blake Mazza Kick)
TD	2nd Period 1:06	Anthony Watkins 7 Yd Run (Zack Long Kick)
TD	2nd Period 0:16	Josh Johnson 32 Yd pass from Davis Brin (Zack Long Kick)
TD	3rd Period 11:02	Deneric Prince 1 Yd Run (Zack Long Kick)
TD	3rd Period 5:03	Braylon Braxton 3 Yd Run (Zack Long Kick)
FG	4th Period 13:30	Zack Long 36 Yd Field Goal
TD	4th Period 11:00	Roderick Daniels Jr. 21 Yd pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza Kick)
FG	4th Period 4:06	Zack Long 27 Yd Field Goal
TD	4th Period 2:50	Tyler Lavine 2 Yd Run (Blake Mazza Kick)

Statistics

TLSA		SMU
22	1st Downs	23
6-15	3rd down efficiency	5-17
0-0	4th down efficiency	4-5
374	Total Yards	405
244	Passing	298
18/33	Comp/Att	26/47
7.4	Yards per pass	6.3
130	Rushing	107
36	Rushing Attempts	36
3.6	Yards per rush	3.0
6-50	Penalties	14-125
2	Turnovers	2
0	Fumbles lost	0
2	Interceptions thrown	2
31:12	Possession	28:48

Game Information

Gerald J. Ford Stadium

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 17,158 · Capacity:

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