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Football

Boomer Throws 4 TDs As Tulsa Gets Past UConn, 49-19

TULSA, Okla. -- Seth Boomer threw for four touchdowns and ran for a fifth as Tulsa ended its seven-game losing streak by rallying past UConn in an American Athletic Conference contest Saturday night.


The Golden Hurricane scored on seven consecutive possessions to blow the game open.

The Huskies took a 10-0 lead after David Pindell hit Kyle Buss with an 80-yard touchdown pass. Michael Tarbutt added a 44-yard field goal to set the double-digit lead and added a 50-yard field goal in the second quarter.

Boomer, a freshman, finished 9 of 14 for 168 yards, hitting Keylon Stokes with a 3-yard pass for Tulsa's first score, then scored from the 1 to take the lead for good, 14-13. He added a 26-yard touchdown pass to Keenen Johnson and the Golden Hurricane (2-7, 1-4) held a 28-13 lead at intermission.

Shamari Brooks had 17 carries for 151 yards and Corey Taylor II added 133 yards on 18 carries, scoring on a 6-yard run just before halftime.

Pindell finished 14 of 28 for 232 yards and two touchdowns for UConn (1-8, 0-5).