Tulsa at UTEP

Saturday, October 6, 2007 Share

UTEP beat Tulsa 48–⁠47. It was their 16th meeting; after it, Tulsa led the series 9–⁠7.

AwayTulsa10–⁠4 in 2007

HomeUTEP4–⁠8 in 2007

Final at Sun Bowl, El PasoAttendance 35,676

At kickoff: 83°F, a few clouds, wind 15 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; El Paso International Airport (KELP), 13 km from the stadium, 14 minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Tulsa	7	16	7	17	47
UTEP	14	7	7	20	48

PassingTrevor Vittatoe21 of 27, 319 yards, 3 TDUTEP
RushingMarcus Thomas27 carries, 134 yards, 3 TDUTEP
ReceivingJeff Moturi7 catches, 174 yards, 2 TDUTEP2nd-best receiving day of Week 6
DefenseQuintin Demps1 INTUTEP

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

TulsaUTEP

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Paul Smith	26/43	383	2	2
Michael Such	1/1	26	0	0
A.J. Whitmore	0/1	0	0	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Charles Clay	11	112	1	30
Tarrion Adams	15	86	0	23
A.J. Whitmore	4	27	0	10
Paul Smith	10	18	3	9

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Brennan Marion	4	136	0	51
Trae Johnson	8	127	2	28
Jesse Meyer	4	60	0	35
Chris Chamberlain	1	26	0	26

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Trevor Vittatoe	21/27	319	3	0
Lorne Sam	2/2	32	1	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Marcus Thomas	27	134	3	38
Lorne Sam	15	82	0	24
Jason Williams	1	4	0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Jeff Moturi	7	174	2	78
Lorne Sam	6	94	1	29
Joe West	2	30	1	16
Jamar Hunt	2	28	0	23

Interceptions	Int	Yds	TD
Quintin Demps	1	0	0
Braxton Amy	1	0	0

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Our ratings going in

Tulsa 58% to win. UTEP won as Elo’s underdog.

Tulsa leads 14–⁠8 in 22 meetings, counting the six since this game.