Oklahoma State 16, Tulsa 7, F
Highly-touted Oklahoma State freshman quarterback Shane Illingworth came off the bench late in the third quarter to save the game and maybe the season for the Cowboys.
He completed his first three passes for 68 yards, leading the Cowboys to their first touchdown of the game. He led a later field goal drive, as the Cowboys rallied for a 16-7 victory over Tulsa in the season opener for both teams Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium.
OSU lost starting quarterback Spencer Sanders to a lower body injury in the first quarter, and he didn't return. Sanders was 2-for-2 for 23 yards before he was hurt. His backup, Ethan Bullock, was largely ineffective, going 8-for-13 for 41 yards and one interception.
Illingworth replaced Bullock and his first drive ended in a 3-yard run by Chuba Hubbard that gave OSU a 10-7 lead with 14:56 left to play.
Tulsa had a chance to answer, driving 72 yards down to the OSU 3. But after a touchdown was called back on a false start penalty, the Hurricane missed a tying 26-yard field goal.
Injuries also changed the direction of Saturday's game for Tulsa. Running back Shamari Brooks missed the game and is out for the year after suffering a knee injury earlier this week.
Tulsa took a 7-3 lead into the halftime locker room when quarterback Zach Smith hit Josh Johnson with a 16-yard touchdown pass.
Smith finished 18-of-28 for 167 yards.
Hubbard was held mostly in check, rushing for 93 yards on 27 carries.
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Bill Haisten: In a game both terrible and dramatic, OSU survives the Golden Hurricane
On Saturday the 2020 Tulsa-OSU contest bore a resemblance to the 1951 model, and Hurricane coaches and players had to feel sick they failed to capitalize on an opportunity to end their program’s 69-year run of futility on OSU turf.
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Cowboys survive Tulsa behind a solid defense and a true freshman quarterback
The OSU offense didn’t have the usual explosive game Cowboys fans are used to but the defense held down the fort by forcing Tulsa to go 0-for-11 on third down. OSU won a game when scoring less than 20 points for the third time in the Gundy era.
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Video: Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles talks about OSU's performance against TU
Not a normal game day: No tailgating for TU-OSU game; attendance limited to 14,668
Two hours before Oklahoma State’s football season was scheduled to begin, the streets near Boone Pickens Stadium were eerily quiet.
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Miscues doom Hurricane in painful 16-7 loss
In Saturday’s 16-7 defeat to No. 11 Oklahoma State, the Hurricane went 0-for-12 on third down, had 15 penalties, including one that negated a touchdown, missed a field goal and got another taken off the board because of an ill-timed timeout.
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Tulsa at No. 11 Oklahoma State four downs: Cowboys defense lives up to the hype
The OSU defense didn’t disappoint after a very confident preseason. The Cowboys forced Tulsa to go 0-for-11 on third-down conversions and 1-for-4 on fourth downs.
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Tulsa at No. 11 Oklahoma State notebook: Injuries knock out key players for both teams
Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders left Saturday’s game against Tulsa with an injury and never returned. A team spokesman called it a lower extremity injury, and coach Mike Gundy said he doesn’t think the injury is serious.
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Video: Mike Gundy on OSU's quarterback situation following the win over TU
TU’s Shamari Brooks out for the season with a left-knee injury
Tulsa senior running back Shamari Brooks sustained a torn ACL in his left knee the Tulsa World confirmed.
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Season opener against Tulsa is the first chance for Cowboys receiver Tylan Wallace to show he's still got it
Oklahoma State ended last season without one of its most dangerous weapons, receiver Tylan Wallace.
Wallace was a 2018 Biletnikoff Award finalist and was on his way to another All-American year before his season-ending knee injury after the first eight games. He caught 53 passes for 903 yards and eight touchdowns.
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After delays, Hurricane ready to open season
When a season that hung in the balance and was twice delayed finally gets underway, the University of Tulsa won’t be satisfied simply to take the field.
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Tulsa at OSU: Breaking down the matchups
See how Oklahoma State and Tulsa stack up in advance of Saturday's matchup.
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