FINAL SCORE
BYU Cougars at Tulsa Golden Hurricane game details
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 12:00 PM ET
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Put the final score in perspective.
BYU finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 45 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was BYU 10, Tulsa 14. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Tulsa outscored its opponent in 1 and BYU in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 18 | 15 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 8-21 | 6-16 |
| 4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 344 | 272 |
| Passing | 268 | 255 |
| Comp/Att | 17/40 | 18/32 |
| Yards per pass | 6.3 | 7.3 |
| Rushing | 94 | 37 |
| Rushing Attempts | 40 | 27 |
| Yards per rush | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| Penalties | 5-60 | 1-5 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 21:07 | 23:33 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
BYU Cougars
passing
| Riley Nelson | 17/40 | 250 | 6.3 | 3 | 2 | -- |
rushing
| JJ Di Luigi | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Bryan Kariya | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 8 |
| Josh Quezada | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Riley Nelson | 13 | 16 | 1.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Ross Apo | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Cody Hoffman | 8 | 122 | 15.3 | 3 | 30 |
| McKay Jacobson | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Marcus Mathews | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 28 |
| JD Falslev | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 17 |
| JJ Di Luigi | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Bryan Kariya | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
kickReturns
| Cody Hoffman | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 17 | 0 |
puntReturns
| JD Falslev | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
kicking
| Justin Sorensen | 1/1 | 100.0 | 35 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Riley Stephenson | 8 | 335 | 41.9 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
passing
| GJ Kinne | 17/31 | 214 | 6.9 | 3 | 0 | 41.6 |
| Clay Sears | 1/1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 99.9 |
rushing
| Trey Watts | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 |
| GJ Kinne | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ja'Terian Douglas | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 5 |
receiving
| Bryan Burnham | 4 | 113 | 28.3 | 1 | 50 |
| Jordan James | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Ricky Johnson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 21 |
| Clay Sears | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 14 |
| Trey Watts | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ja'Terian Douglas | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Nathan Largen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
interceptions
| Dexter McCoil | 2 | 37 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Trey Watts | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 32 | 0 |
| Nathan Largen | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
puntReturns
| J.D. Ratliff | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
kicking
| Kevin Fitzpatrick | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
punting
| Kevin Fitzpatrick | 8 | 354 | 44.3 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 9:51 | TULSA pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 6 |
| 1 | 9:51 | TULSA Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 0:17 | BYU 35 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 – 7 |
| 2 | 8:45 | TULSA pass complete for a touchdown. | 3 – 13 |
| 2 | 8:45 | TULSA Extra point GOOD. | 3 – 14 |
| 2 | 0:12 | BYU pass complete for a touchdown. | 9 – 14 |
| 2 | 0:12 | BYU Extra point GOOD. | 10 – 14 |
| 3 | 1:41 | BYU pass complete for a touchdown. | 16 – 14 |
| 3 | 1:41 | BYU Extra point GOOD. | 17 – 14 |
| 4 | 10:42 | TULSA pass complete for a touchdown. | 17 – 20 |
| 4 | 10:42 | TULSA Extra point GOOD. | 17 – 21 |
| 4 | 0:11 | BYU pass complete for a touchdown. | 24 – 21 |
| 4 | 0:11 | BYU Extra point GOOD. | 24 – 21 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 8:13 AM UTCData methodology