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2019 TULSA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Tulsa Athletic Media Relations • 800 S. Tucker Drive • Tulsa, OK 74104 Facebook: /TulsaHurricane and /TulsaFootball Twitter:@TulsaHurricane and @TulsaFootball Instagram: TulsaHurricanePics • Website: www.TulsaHurricane.com Game Information TULSA (1-1, 0-0 AAC) vs. OKLAHOMA STATE (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) Date / Time: Saturday, Sept. 14, 2:35 pm (CT) Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 • 2:35 pm (CT) Site: Tulsa, Okla. Stadium: Skelly Field @ H.A. Chapman Stadium THE STORYLINES . GAME (30,000) • Tulsa is in its 120th season of football this year, as college football TV: ESPN 2 Talent: Beth Mowins (pxp), Anthony Becht celebrates its 150th year. #3 (analyst), Rocky Boiman (sideline) • Tulsa has the smallest FBS enrollment with 3,297 undergraduate Radio: Big Country 99.5 FM students, while Oklahoma State has an enrollment of 24,649. Talent: Bruce Howard (pxp), Rick Couri • This is the 73rd meeting of the Bank of Oklahoma Turnpike (analyst), Jeremie Poplin (sideline) Classic between Tulsa and Oklahoma State. Live Stats: TulsaHurricane.com Series: OSU leads 40-27-5 • The two cities – Tulsa and Stillwater – are separated by 70 miles First Meeting: Oct. 16, 1914 (@OSU, 13, Tulsa 6) via the Cimarron Turnpike. Last Meeting: Aug. 31, 2017 (@OSU 59, Tulsa 24) • Tulsa's first season of football was 1895, while Oklahoma State's first football season was 1900. TULSA 1-1, 0-0 The American Head Coach: Philip Montgomery • The two schools have signed a new 8-year home-and-home agreement to be (Tarleton State '95) played between the seasons of 2024-2031. 5th year at Tulsa Career Record: 22-30 (5 years) THE SERIES . TU Record: same • This is the 73rd meeting in the series between the two schools. • Oklahoma State leads the series 40-27-5. OKLAHOMA STATE 2-0, 0-0 Big 12 Head Coach: Mike Gundy • Tulsa has a 22-15-2 record against the Cowboys at home, while OSU holds a (Oklahoma State '90) home mark of 25-5-3. 15th year at OSU • OSU has won the last six meetings, including two games in Tulsa (2000, 2011). Career Record: 123-59 (15 years) • Tulsa's last win came seven games ago in the series, coming in the 1998 OSU Record: same season with a 35-20 home victory. TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE August FIRST & TEN . 30 (Fri) @ #18 Michigan State L 7-28 September • Tulsa has seven 2018 bowl participants on its 2019 schedule –– Michigan 7 @ SanJose State W 34-16 State, Oklahoma State, Cincinnati, Memphis, Tulane, UCF and Houston. 14 OKLAHOMA STATE 2:35 pm 21 WYOMING TBA • Tulsa’s win at San Jose State snapped a 13-game road losing streak for the October Hurricane. Tulsa’s last true road win was at UCF, 35-20, on Nov. 19, 2016. 5 @ SMU* TBA 12 NAVY* TBA • Tulsa's defense had a three 4th down stops within its own 30-yard line in the 19 @ Cincinnati* TBA first 6 quarters of the season – twice at Michigan State and once at San Jose 26 MEMPHIS* (Homecoming) TBA November State. 2 @ Tulane* TBA • The defense has totaled 13 TFLs in the first 2 games. 8 (Fri) UCF (ESPN2) 6 pm 23 HOUSTON* TBA • Tulsa’s 500+ yards at SJS marked the first 500+ total offense game for Tulsa 30 @ ECU* TBA since gaining 638 yards against UConn last year on Nov. 3, 2018. *American Athletic Conference Games • It marked the 20th time in 52 games under Philip Montgomery that Tulsa OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS gained over 500 yards of total offense. August • The last time Tulsa had a 100-yard receiver (Sam Crawford, Jr.) and a 100- 30 @ Oregon State W 52-36 September yard rusher (Shamari Brooks) came on Oct. 27, 2017 against SMU. 7 McNEESE STATE W 56-14 14 @ Tulsa 21 @ Texas* TICKETS & MORE . 28 KANSAS STATE* • This game has been billed as the Bank of Oklahoma Turnpike Classic. October 5 @ Texas Tech* • Tickets are priced at $75-$100 for the Tulsa-OSU game and can be purchased 19 BAYLOR* at TulsaHurricane,com or by calling 918.631.GoTU (4688). 26 @ Iowa State* November • The Cain's on Chapman Concert Series features Country Singer Emily Brooks 2 TCU* … the cocert begins at 12 noon. 16 KANSAS* 23 @ West Virginia • The 11th Street Block Party presented by Cox between 11-2 pm features food 30 OKLAHOMA* trucks, beer & wine, seating areas, inflatable and vendors … it takes place on *Big 12 Conference Games 11th Street (11th St. from Harvard to Delaware will be closed to traffic). 2019 Tulsa Football Game Notes • page 2 PHILIP MONTGOMERY IN FIFTH YEAR LEADING TULSA FOOTBALL PROGRAM . 2019 American Final Standings • Philip Montgomery is in his fifth season with a 22-30 overall head coaching record. Team American ALL • Montgomery completed his second season in 2016 leading the Tulsa football EAST DIVISION program to a 10-3 record. UCF 0-0 2-0 • He became the 29th head coach in school history on Dec. 11, 2014. Temple 0-0 1-0 Cincinnati 0-0 1-1 • Montgomery claimed his first career head coaching victory in the 2015Tulsa UConn 0-0 1-1 season opener with a 47-44 overtime win over FAU. ECU 0-0 1-1 • In his first year, Montgomery led Tulsa to six wins and to the 2015 Camping World USF 0-0 0-2 Independence Bowl. • Before coming to Tulsa, he spent seven years at Baylor, where he spent the final WEST DIVISION Memphis 0-0 2-0 three seasons as the offensive coordinator/QB coach. SMU 0-0 2-0 PLAYER NOTES . Navy 0-0 1-0 • Cooper Edmiston had his 14th career double-figure tackle game at San Jose State. Tulsa 0-0 1-1 Tulane 0-0 1-1 • Denzel Carter caught his first pass of his career (2 games) and it went for an 8-yard Houston 0-0 1-1 touchdown at San Jose State … it was the first reception for a tight end this season. • DE Trevis Gipson has 4.5 TFLs among his 8 total tackles this year … he had 2 The American Schedule TFLs at Michigan State and 2.5 TFLs at San Jose State THIS WEEK (Sept. 14) • Shamari Brooks had his 9th career 100+ rushing game with 140 yards on 29 Houston @ Washington State (Sept. 13) Stanford @ UCF carries, while scoring his 18th career TD at San Jose State. • Sophomore Sam Crawford, Jr. had his first career 100+ receiving game with 137 Miami (Ohio) @ Cincinnati ECU @ Navy* yards on 9 receptions at San Jose State. Memphis @ South Alabama • It took Tulsa until the 12th game last year to have a 100+ receiver, while it South Carolina State @ USF happened in just the second game this season. Texas State @ SMU • Zach Smith had his first career 200+ passing game in a Tulsa uniform at San Jose Maryland @ Temple State, but the 9th in his collegiate career. Missouri State @ Tulane • Smith’s 283 passing yards vs. San Jose State was the most for a Tulsa quarterback Oklahoma State @ Tulsa since the final game of the 2016 season (Dec. 19) when Dane Evans had 374 yards against Central Michigan in the Miami Beach Bowl. LAST WEEK (Sept. 7) • TK Wilkerson had 2 touchdowns for his first career touchdowns, covering 3 and 17 UCF 48, @ FAU 14 @ Ohio State 42, Cincinnati 0 yards, at San Jose State. Illinois 31, @ UConn 23 • Jacob Rainey attempted and made his first two career field goals at San Jose State, @ ECU 48, Gardner-Webb 9 covering 27 and 28 yards. @ Houston 37, Prairie View A&M 17 @ Memphis 55, Southern 24 FIRST-TIME STARTERS . @ Georgia Tech 14, USF 10 • In the first 2 games, Tulsa had 10 first-time starters in the lineup. @ SMU 49, North Texas 27 • The first-time starters In the season opener were: NG Jaxon Player, OT @ Auburn 24, Tulane 6 X'Zauvea Gadlin, TE Denzel Carter, WR Sam Crawford, Jr. and QB Zach Smith Tulsa 34, San Jose State 16 … plus kickers Zack Long on kickoffs and Jacob Rainey on placements • In the second game, OG Dante Bivens, C Gerard Wheeler and TE James Palmer made their first starts. WATCH LISTS . • DOAK WALKER AWARD … the junior running back duo of Shamari Brooks Tulsa Media Relations and Corey Taylor II were named to the list for nation's top RB. • BRONKO NAGURSKI AWARD … for the second straight year, senior linebacker Football Contacts DON TOMKALSKI Cooper Edmiston was named to the award given to the nation’s top defender. Sr. Associate AD/Communications • RAY GUY AWARD … The nation’s 5th leading punter from 2018, Tulsa’s Football Contact Thomas Bennett, was named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List. o 918.631.3200 • c 918.640.0683 • PAUL HORNUNG AWARD … Keylon Stokes was named to the Paul Hornung [email protected]\ Award Watch List, given annually to the nation’s most versatile player. • EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD … receivers Keenen Johnson and JORDN KORPHAGE Keylon Stokes, both from Texas, were named to the award that goes to the Assistant Media Relations Dir. Secondary Football Contact nation’s top offensive player with ties to the state of Texas. o 918.631.2492 • c 918.402.7929 [email protected] 2019 Tulsa Football Game Notes • page 3 LAST TIME OUT . RELEASE INFORMATION • Tulsa racked up 539 yards of offense (283 passing/256 rushing), including 140 √ Releases are emailed to the media yards rushing and a touchdown from Shamari Brooks, in a 34-16 win against San and also available via the official athletic Jose State at CEFCU Stadium.