How did tulsa university almost defeat Boise State?
Kellen Moore threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns, as fifth-ranked Boise State trailed for the first time all season before moving past and then holding off Tulsa, 28-21, on a rainy night at Chapman Stadium. Boise State (6-0), playing to continue its undefeated season and make a statement to pollsters going forward, struggled early then had to watch G.J. Kinne’s across-the-body toss for a wide open receiver in the middle of the field fall short on fourth down late in the game to seal the victory. Doug Martin gashed the Golden Hurricane (4-2) defense for 112 yards rushing and Jeremy Avery added 73 yards on the ground. Austin Pettis caught four passes for 63 yards and a score in the victory, while Tommy Gallarda had two TD grabs. “We will go back and rack our brains on that and figure out a way to do that,” Boise State coach Chris Petersen said of putting teams away. “Usually, that comes down to the running game, but I thought we ran the ball well tonight. I thought the offensive lin
The University of Tulsa football team may have proven something to the nation and maybe to itself in Wednesday’s 28-21 loss to fifth-ranked Boise State. But the Golden Hurricane players and coaches found it hard to smile. “A loss is a loss is a loss,” said senior linebacker Mike Bryan. It didn’t seem to matter to Bryan that the Hurricane defense held the Broncos 12 points under their 40.2-point scoring average, which ranked fifth nationally. Boise State punted on four straight second-half possessions before ending the game by running out the clock. “We didn’t play very good (defensively). They scored 28 points overall and that’s not a very good night,” Bryan said. “We played good that last quarter, but the first three we didn’t play very good. We gave our offense a chance to win the game, but overall we lost.” Bryan did admit that it felt better than the 45-0 shellacking the Hurricane took at Oklahoma a few weeks ago., “Of course when you play the No. 5 team in the nation to within a t
Tulsa College Football Picks: Ranked sixth in both AP and USA-Today/Coaches’ college football picks polls, the undefeated (5-0) Boise State University … Sources: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_0_0_t&usg=AFQjCNGlRD8bphk_nSNwb2Jw6NryvFdqlQ&sig2=RA3l4fWLPlc9_ceVmCHpFA&cid=1448446282&ei=9LPWSsmXGoLK8AScio6qAQ&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.point-spreads.com%2Fcollege-football%2F101309-boise-state-vs.-tulsa-college-football-picks.
