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G a me N o . 1 2 - a t t u l s a MEMPHIS TULSA
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Tulsa, Okla. November 27, 2009
MEMPHIS
Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Steele 19 232 4 77 12.2 Pitts 11 41 0 10 3.7 Toney 3 2 0 6 0.7 TEAM 1 -2 0 0 -2.0 Hall 3 -5 0 3 -1.7 Totals 37 268 4 77 7.2 passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sck Hall, A. 9-17-1 79 0 14 1 Joachim 1-1-0 15 0 15 0 Hall, B. 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 15-28-1 94 0 15 1 receiving No Yds TD Lg Calhoun 4 25 0 9 Joachim 3 29 0 14 Steele 2 25 0 13 Hall, A. 1 15 0 15 Totals 10 94 0 15 punting No Yds Avg Lg I20 Reagan 5 216 43.2 51 3 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 6 216 36.0 51 3 punt returns No Yds TD Lg Hobbs 2 9 0 6 Totals 2 9 0 6 ko returns No Yds TD Lg Hightower 3 87 0 36 Totals 3 87 0 36 interceptions No Yds TD Lg Wright 1 11 0 11 Totals 1 11 0 11 Tackle Leaders: Hughes 14 (9-5), Rockette 7 (6-1) Sacks: Starr 1.0-9, Lawson 1.0-3
Tulsa
Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Kinne 16 57 0 15 3.6 Williams 14 53 0 8 3.8 Clay 8 13 0 8 1.6 Carter 4 11 0 8 2.8 Whitmore 2 7 0 6 3.5 Johnson 2 7 0 7 3.5 Totals 46 148 0 15 3.2 passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sck Kinne 27-40-1 268 3 34 2 Whitmore 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 Bower 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27-42-1 268 3 34 2 receiving No Yds TD Lg Johnson 8 89 0 34 Clay 5 63 1 27 Shelley 5 53 0 20 Whitmore 3 24 0 13 Johnson, T. 2 25 2 23 Johnson, R. 2 9 0 6 Williams 2 5 0 6 Totals 27 268 3 34 punting No Yds Avg Lg I20 Such 3 173 57.7 83 1 Totals 3 173 57.7 83 1 punt returns No Yds TD Lg Wilkins 1 29 0 0 Totals 1 29 0 0 ko returns No Yds TD Lg Sarkissian 1 13 0 13 Johnson, D. 3 75 0 37 Totals 4 88 0 37 interceptions No Yds TD Lg Lockett 1 10 0 10 Totals 1 10 0 10 Tackle Leaders: Arnick 10 (10-0), Brown 9 (7-2), Bryan 6 (6-0) Sacks: Bryan 1.0-10 2010 Memphis Football Fact Book
the contest into overtime. The Tigers had the ball first in overtime, but a Tulsa interception halted Memphis’ drive. The Golden Hurricane’s first overtime possession ended in a Fitzpatrick 37-yard field goal for the 33-30 victory. Jamon Hughes led the Memphis defense with 14 total hits, 1.5 TFL and a forced fumble. Jeremy Rockette and Marcus Ball each added seven tackles. Curnelius Arnick led the Tulsa defense with 10 tackles. Steele finished his two-year career with 2,462 yards and 22 touchdowns. The 2,462 yards are the third-most and 22 rushing scores are the fourth-most on the Memphis all-time charts. Reagan completed his Tiger career as the program’s third-leading scorer (260 points) as a kicker. His 122 PAT are the secondmost and 46 field goals made are the fifth-most in Tiger football history. West finished his nine-year stint at Memphis as the program’s third-winningest coach with 49 victories. He trails only Billy Murphy (91) and Ralph Hatley (59).
Scoring Summary
Memphis 7 3 7 13 Tulsa 7 3 13 7 Attendance: 19,552; Weather: Sunny, 69o
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UM-TLS Drive Chart (Plays/Yds/TOP)
First Quarter 14:23 UM Steele 59 run (Reagan kick) 12:53 TLS Johnson 23 pass from Kinne (Fitzpatrick kick) Second Quarter 13:07 TLS Fitzpatrick 25 FG 7:07 UM Reagan 35 FG Third Quarter 10:19 TLS Fitzpatrick 31 FG 7:27 TLS Clay 10 pass from Kinne (Fitzpatrick kick) 7:10 UM Steele 77 run (Reagan kick) 3:47 TLS Fitzpatrick 21 FG Fourth Quarter 8:08 UM Steele 29 run (Reagan kick blocked) 4:04 UM Steele 3 run (Reagan kick) 0:32 TLS Johnson 2 pass from Kinne (Fitzpatrick kick) Overtime TLS Fitzpatrick 21 FG
final team statistics
7-0 2/68/0:37 7-7 4/67/1:25 7-10 10/46/3:40 10-10 11/42/6:00 10-13 14/66/4:41 10-20 4/28/1:41 17-20 1/77/0:12 17-23 11/43/3:10 23-23 6/60/2:38 30-23 6/44/2:20 30-30 9/70/3:26
2009 rEVIEW
TULSA, Okla. — For the Tigers, they could have taken the easy road in their 2009 regular season finale against Conference USA foe Tulsa. Memphis could have “ho-hummed” its way through the game, and Tiger Nation would have had no reason to blame the squad. The Tigers essentially had nothing to play for, with the lone exception of ending the year on a winning note. Memphis had no postseason hopes, and Tommy West was coaching his final game of his tenure as the Tigers’ mentor. And yet, this Memphis team fought like Tigers to the end. The Tigers fought as if they had a postseason berth on the line. They battled even knowing it was the last game they would play under West’s guidance. Despite the great effort and passionate play, Memphis came up short against the Golden Hurricane, falling 33-30 in overtime. With the loss, the Tigers finished the 2009 campaign with a 2-10 overall mark and a 1-7 Conference USA record. The game saw the Tigers battle back from one 10-point deficit (10-20) and another six-point one (1723) to take a late advantage at 30-23. However, the Golden Hurricane tied the contest (30-all) with under a minute remaining in regulation and sent the contest into overtime, where Tulsa won the game. Seniors Curtis Steele and Matt Reagan completed their careers in fine fashion. Steele rushed for 232 yards on 19 carries and scored four touchdowns on runs of 59, 77, 29 and three yards. The 232 yards and four scores were career highs for Steele. Steele’s 232 yards were the sixth-most for a single game in school history, while his four rushing touchdowns tied a single-game record. His 12.2 yards-per-carry average was the third-best mark for a game in the program’s history.
Reagan hit 3-of-4 PAT and added a 35-yard field goal. He also punted five times for a 43.2 average and placed three punts inside the Golden Hurricane 20 yard line. After Tulsa gained a 20-10 lead midway through the third quarter, the Tigers responded with a 20-3 spurt over the next 19 minutes to take a 30-23 advantage with 4:04 left in regulation. Steele led the charge with three touchdown runs of 77, 29 and three yards. His 77-yard scamper quickly got the Tigers back in the game, cutting the Golden Hurricane lead to 20-17 with 7:10 left in the third quarter. Tulsa answered the Steele score with an 11-play, 43-yard drive that ended with a Kevin Fitzpatrick 21-yard field goal to extend the home team’s lead to 23-17. After an exchange of four punts, the Tigers took over on their own 40 yard line with 10:46 left in the final period. Six plays later, Steele found the end zone from 29 yards out for his third touchdown of the game. Despite the blocked PAT, Memphis tied the game at 23-all. Tulsa started the ensuing drive on its 40 and had great field position for the go-ahead score. However, Memphis’ Bryan Wright intercepted a G.J. Kinne pass on a 4th-and-7 play, and after a Tulsa penalty, the Tigers began their drive on the Golden Hurricane 44. Steele gained 31 of the 44 yards on the drive, including the final three yards to give Memphis a 30-23 lead with 4:04 on the clock. Tulsa, though, answered with the game-tying score. Kinne, who finished the game 27-of-40 passing for 268 yards and three scores, accounted for 49 of the drive’s 70 yards and hit Trae Johnson on a two-yard scoring strike to knot the game at 30-all with 0:32 left, sending
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UM TLS First Downs 13 22 Rushing 9 6 Passing 4 14 Penalty 0 2 Rushes-Yds 37-268 46-148 Passing Yds 94 268 Comp.-Att.-Int. 10-19-1 27-42-1 Total Plays-Yds 56-362 88-416 Avg./Play 4.9 6.4 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yds 7-78 2-30 Punts-Avg. 6-31.2 3-54.7 Punt Returns 2-9 1-29 KO Returns 5-118 4-88 Interceptions 1-11 1-10 Possession Time 25:52 34:08 Third Down Conversions 3-11 9-20 Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 1-4 Sacks By 2-12 1-10