And two plays later, Gunter caught a 12-yard screen pass from quarterback William Oliver, giving TU a first down at OU's 44.īut the Golden Hurricane effort later was snuffed by an illegal procedure penalty on third-and-one at the Sooners' 35.Īnd OU responded by traveling 80 yards in 11 plays. On first down, TU tailback Gunter, on his first carry, used a key block from flanker John Green to sprint 24 yards around right end. Tulsa, which netted only 19 yards on its first two possessions, quickly moved into OU territory. Tim Lashar's extra-point kick gave OU a 7-0 lead with 8:35 left in the first quarter. It marked the longest TD run for OU this season. Johnson also furnished the first TD by zipping 44 yards around right end, behind the block of All-America right guard candidate Paul Parker. Johnson was the hero on OU's first scoring drive, as he carried three times for 55 yards on the four-play, 58-yard march. The Golden Hurricane managed only 17 net yards on 40 carries.Īnd TU tailback Michael Gunter, for only the second time in the last nine games, failed to get 100 yards. Other Sooners suffering injuries included defensive tackles Rick Bryan and Bob Slater, tight end Johnny Fontenette, cornerback Brian Hall and linebackers Thomas Benson and Jackie Shipp.ĭespite the injuries, OU's defense befuddled Tulsa's vaunted running game, which had a string of 11 straight games with 250 yards or more. He was replaced by regular wingback Steve Sewell, who carried 14 times for 64 yards. Johnson, who had a career-high 143 yards rushing on 18 carries, did not return. Marcus Dupree already was sidelined with a leg injury (though he suited up), and starting tailback Earl Johnson suffered an ankle injury with 4:40 left in the third quarter. OU would like to take back some of the injuries that came Saturday. Give TU those six points and its OU 28, TU 24, after the visitors' final TD with 5:30 still remaining in the game.Ĭooper said: "When you start hitting birdies late in the game is when you'd really like to take back those early bogeys." But the Golden Hurricane failed on three straight two-point conversions in the fourth quarter. In a game that looked like a rout very early, Tulsa could have made things very scary for OU near the end. TU managed only 68 yards and three first downs on 30 first-half snaps.īut then came the second half. OU had 290 yards and 13 first downs in 42 plays.
It was the opposite in the first 30 minutes. Tulsa, meanwhile, netted 10 first downs and 131 yards on 43 plays. The Sooners not only failed to score in the second half, they managed only five first downs and 86 yards on 35 plays. The Sooners, now 2-1, scored touchdowns on their second, third and fourth possessions to take a 21-0 lead just 43 seconds into the second quarter. In that first half, they made it look easy."
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