Abilene Christian Wildcats at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
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Richardson leads dominant Tulsa rushing attack with TD in 35-7 opening win over Abilene Christian
Tulsa quarterback Kirk Francis was 20 for 31 with 218 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Brody Foley and Zion Booker. Booker had a team-high six catches for 67 yards.
Ajay Allen also turned in 67 yards and a touchdown on nine carries for Tulsa.
The Tulsa defense was led by dominant performances from senior Byron Turner Jr. and junior J’Dan Burnett. The senior turned in three sacks, and his junior counterpart had two. The defense turned in nine tackles for a loss, a forced fumble and an interception.
It was the first win of Tre Lamb’s Tulsa head coaching tenure after taking the post in December following a 7-5 season as head coach for East Tennessee State.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 1:34 | Zion Booker 12 Yd pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 8:47 | Seth Morgan 28 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 3rd Period 11:58 | Seth Morgan 40 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:55 | Dominic Richardson 57 Yd Run (Braylin Presley Pass to Kirk Francis for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 13:57 | Brody Foley 22 Yd pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 11:46 | Ajay Allen 40 Yd Run (Seth Morgan Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 6:42 | Stone Earle 11 Yd Run (Kyler Meschi Kick) |
Statistics
 ACU |
 TLSA |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1st Downs | 25 |
| 5-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-19 |
| 1-3 | 4th down efficiency | 4-4 |
| 260 | Total Yards | 499 |
| 140 | Passing | 236 |
| 13/19 | Comp/Att | 22/34 |
| 7.4 | Yards per pass | 6.9 |
| 120 | Rushing | 263 |
| 40 | Rushing Attempts | 46 |
| 3.0 | Yards per rush | 5.7 |
| 3-25 | Penalties | 10-53 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 26:55 | Possession | 33:05 |
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