Tulsa Races Previous Abilene Christian, 35-7

TULSA, Okla. — Kirk Francis threw two landing passes and Dominic Richardson rushed for 142 yards, together with a 57-yard rating, as Tulsa opened the season with a 35-7 win over Abilene Christian on Saturday evening at H.A. Chapman Stadium.

Francis linked with Zion Booker on a 12-yard strike late within the first quarter to cap a 97-yard drive, then added a 22-yard landing move to Brody Foley early within the fourth. He completed 20 of 31 for 218 yards with out an interception.

Richardson carried 20 occasions and broke the sport open within the third quarter along with his lengthy scoring run, whereas Ajay Allen added a 40-yard landing burst to place the Golden Hurricane (1-0) forward 35-0. Tulsa rolled up 499 whole yards, dashing for 263, and transformed all 4 fourth-down makes an attempt.

Abilene Christian (0-1) threatened early with two lengthy drives contained in the Tulsa 5-yard line however got here away empty. Quarterback Stone Earle accomplished 13 of 19 passes for 140 yards and rushed for an 11-yard landing within the fourth quarter to keep away from the shutout, however he was sacked 5 occasions and intercepted as soon as.

Javon Gipson had 73 receiving yards for the Wildcats, whereas J.J. Henry added seven catches for 54. Tulsa’s Zion Booker caught six passes for 67 yards and a landing, and Micah Tease contributed 69 receiving yards.

The Golden Hurricane protection recorded 5 sacks and 9 tackles for loss. Byron Turner Jr. led with three sacks, whereas Elijah Green added an interception. Ray Coney topped the crew with 14 tackles.

Seth Morgan kicked area objectives of 28 and 40 yards to assist Tulsa construct a 13-0 lead earlier than Richardson’s explosive run gave them respiratory room.