Brin's 4 TDs, Anderson's late score help Tulsa top NIU 38-35
TULSA, Okla. (AP) 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 Saturday night.
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.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
R. Lombardi
12 QB
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R. Lombardi | 16/31 | 252 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
A. Brown
1 RB
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A. Brown | 20 | 73 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Blakemore
3 RB
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M. Blakemore | 10 | 29 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Waylee
30 RB
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H. Waylee | 5 | 18 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Lombardi
12 QB
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R. Lombardi | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Tucker
15 WR
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C. Tucker | 8 | 7 | 123 | 1 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Rutkiewicz
8 WR
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K. Rutkiewicz | 6 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Thornton
19 WR
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S. Thornton | 4 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Soraghan
83 TE
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L. Soraghan | 4 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Blakemore
3 RB
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M. Blakemore | 4 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F. McCray
7 WR
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F. McCray | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H. Waylee
30 RB
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H. Waylee | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Gumbs
84 WR
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G. Gumbs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
M. Kennedy
5 DE
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M. Kennedy | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Taylor Jr.
10 DT
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D. Taylor Jr. | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
J. Richardson
39 K
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J. Richardson | 0/1 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
T. Foley
98 P
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T. Foley | 4 | 51.8 | 0 | 66 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
M. Blakemore
3 RB
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M. Blakemore | 2 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
D. Brin
7 QB
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D. Brin | 20/33 | 322 | 4 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
S. Anderson
24 RB
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S. Anderson | 18 | 58 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Gary
21 RB
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T. Gary | 8 | 36 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Jackson
0 RB
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B. Jackson | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Brin
7 QB
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D. Brin | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Stokes
2 WR
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K. Stokes | 10 | 8 | 135 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Santana
5 WR
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J. Santana | 7 | 4 | 87 | 2 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Jones
13 WR
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M. Jones | 7 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Epps
3 WR
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I. Epps | 4 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Jackson
0 RB
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B. Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Anderson
24 RB
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S. Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
T. Davis
0 CB
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T. Davis | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Z. Long
90 K
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Z. Long | 1/2 | 28 | 5/5 | 8 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
L. Wilson
37 P
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L. Wilson | 1 | 57.0 | 1 | 57 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
I. Epps
3 WR
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I. Epps | 1 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |