Tulsa 38, Northern Illinois 35
Associated Press
TULSA, Okla. - Davis Brin threw four touchdown passes, Steven Anderson scored on a 1-yard run in the closing seconds and Tulsa blew a 17-point lead before the Golden Hurricane beat Northern Illinois 38-35.
Rocky Lombardi threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Cole Tucker on the first play of the fourth quarter that gave the Huskies (1-1) their first lead at 28-24. Davis, on fourth-and-goal, answered with a 1-yard scoring strike to Keylon Stokes with 10:36 left but Lombardi added a 1-yard TD run to make it 35-31 with 5:57 to play.
Anderson was stopped for a 1-yard loss on fourth-and-1 from the NIU 46 but the Huskies failed to convert on fourth down a few plays later and Tulsa (1-1) took possession at its own 48 with 1:54 to go. Brin threw an incomplete pass and then was sacked by Michael Kennedy for a 4-yard loss before he hit Malachi Jones on third-and-14 for a 24-yard gain and then, a play later, connected with Stokes for a 31 yards before Anderson's touchdown capped the scoring with 58 seconds remaining.
Lombardi was 18-of-31 passing for 259 yards and three touchdowns with an interception and Tucker finished with seven receptions for 123 yards.
Scoring Summary |
First Quarter |
NIU | Tulsa |
Tulsa |
TD |
10:13 |
JuanCarlos Santana 14 yd pass from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick) |
0 |
7 |
Second Quarter |
NIU | Tulsa |
Tulsa |
FG |
13:02 |
Zack Long 28 yd FG |
0 |
10 |
Tulsa |
TD |
8:15 |
JuanCarlos Santana 25 yd pass from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick) |
0 |
17 |
NIU |
TD |
2:17 |
Kacper Rutkiewicz 9 yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (John Richardson kick) |
7 |
17 |
Tulsa |
TD |
0:49 |
Isaiah Epps 20 yd pass from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick) |
7 |
24 |
Third Quarter |
NIU | Tulsa |
NIU |
TD |
11:44 |
Kacper Rutkiewicz 30 yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (John Richardson kick) |
14 |
24 |
NIU |
TD |
8:54 |
Antario Brown 8 yd run (John Richardson kick) |
21 |
24 |
Fourth Quarter |
NIU | Tulsa |
NIU |
TD |
14:50 |
Cole Tucker 33 yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (John Richardson kick) |
28 |
24 |
Tulsa |
TD |
10:36 |
Keylon Stokes 1 yd pass from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick) |
28 |
31 |
NIU |
TD |
5:57 |
Rocky Lombardi 1 yd run (John Richardson kick) |
35 |
31 |
Tulsa |
TD |
0:58 |
Steven Anderson 1 yd run (Zack Long kick) |
35 |
38 |
Team Stats |
|
Northern Illinois |
Tulsa |
First downs |
19 |
23 |
Rushing |
6 |
6 |
Passing |
11 |
14 |
Penalty |
2 |
3 |
3rd Down Efficiency |
7-14, 50% |
6-13, 46% |
4th down efficiency |
0-1, 0% |
2-3, 67% |
Rushes-Yards |
37-126 |
37-107 |
Passing Yards |
259 |
322 |
Return Yards |
52 |
66 |
Completions-Attempts-Int |
18-31-1 |
19-32-1 |
Sacks-Yards Lost |
0-0 |
2--10 |
Punts |
4 |
1 |
Punts-Average |
46.5 |
57 |
Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
1-1 |
Penalties - Yards |
9-84 |
4-56 |
Time of Possession |
32:00 |
28:00 |
Northern Illinois Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
R. Lombardi |
18 |
31 |
259 |
3 |
1 |
Tulsa Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
D. Brin |
19 |
32 |
322 |
4 |
1 |
Northern Illinois Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
A. Brown |
20 |
73 |
3.7 |
1 |
M. Blakemore |
10 |
30 |
3.0 |
0 |
H. Waylee |
5 |
17 |
3.4 |
0 |
R. Lombardi |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
1 |
Tulsa Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
S. Anderson |
18 |
58 |
3.2 |
1 |
T. Gary |
8 |
36 |
4.5 |
0 |
B. Jackson |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
D. Brin |
7 |
7 |
1.0 |
0 |
K. Stokes |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
Northern Illinois Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
C. Tucker |
7 |
123 |
17.6 |
1 |
K. Rutkiewicz |
3 |
45 |
15.0 |
2 |
S. Thornton |
2 |
31 |
15.5 |
0 |
L. Soraghan |
2 |
26 |
13.0 |
0 |
M. Blakemore |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
F. McCray |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
H. Waylee |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
Tulsa Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
K. Stokes |
8 |
135 |
16.9 |
1 |
J. Santana |
4 |
87 |
21.8 |
2 |
M. Jones |
4 |
61 |
15.3 |
0 |
I. Epps |
3 |
39 |
13.0 |
1 |
Northern Illinois Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
M. Jammeh |
1 |
4 |
Tulsa Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
T. Davis |
1 |
0 |
Northern Illinois Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
T. Foley |
4 |
186 |
46.5 |
Tulsa Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
L. Wilson |
1 |
57 |
57.0 |
Northern Illinois Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
K. Rutkiewicz |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
Tulsa Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
K. Stokes |
4 |
47 |
11.8 |
Northern Illinois Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
M. Blakemore |
3 |
45 |
15.0 |
Tulsa Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
D. Hopkins |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
M. Shoulders |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
Northern Illinois Missed FG |
Player |
Length |
J. Richardson |
48 |
Tulsa Missed FG |
Player |
Length |
Z. Long |
40 |