SMU MUSTANGS
at
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE
H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000/FieldTurf)
Tulsa, Okla.
Noon ET
Television - CBS Sports Network — Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous and Lauren Gardner
Live Stats
SMU Radio - KTCK-AM 1310 (flagship)
Tulsa Radio - KRMG-AM 740 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 21st meeting between SMU and Tulsa in a series that dates to 1935 … SMU holds a 13-7 series lead after the Mustangs scored a 35-27 win Nov. 24, 2012, in Dallas … SMU and Tulsa have competed together previously in the Western Athletic Conference (1996-2004) and Conference USA (2005-12) before they joined The American.
SMU (0-7, 0-3 American)
Interim Head Coach
Tom Mason (Eastern Washington ’82)
0-5, first season at SMU
1-14, second season as collegiate head coach
NOTES
SMU looks for its first win of the season as the Mustangs have played what might be the most challenging schedule of any team nationally … Four of SMU’s first five opponents have been ranked in this year’s top-25 polls (Baylor, Texas A&M, TCU, East Carolina), while Cincinnati and Memphis are both tied for first place in The American … June Jones stepped down as SMU’s head coach for personal reasons following the Mustangs’ 0-2 start, leaving the program in the hands of interim head coach Tom Mason … Mason had been SMU’s defensive coordinator since 2008 … He served as interim head coach at Boise State for the first 10 games of the 1996 season … QB Garrett Krstich has started the last four games behind center and has completed 96 of 174 passes for 849 yards and two touchdowns … WR Darius Joseph has a team-high 27 receptions for 191 yards and two TDs … Sixteen players have at least one reception for the Mustangs this season … The defense is led by LB Stephon Sanders, who has 40 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss and three pass breakups.
TULSA (1-7, 1-3 American)
Head Coach
Bill Blankenship (Tulsa ’79)
23-24, fourth season
NOTES
Tulsa opened the 2014 season with a win against Tulane, but the Golden Hurricane looks to rid itself of a losing streak that has reached seven games after a 40-20 setback to Memphis … Tulsa has held early leads in each of its last two games, but saw USF scored 24 unanswered points to rally, while Memphis scored 30 straight points during last week’s contest … Only nine seniors have seen game action for Tulsa this year, while 40 freshmen or sophomores have gotten on the field … Tulsa ranks 18th nationally in passing offense (295.1 yards per game) … WR Keevan Lucas ranks second nationally in receptions (9.4 per game) and sixth in receiving yards (116.1 yards per game) … Lucas has 75 receptions for 929 yards and eight touchdowns, leading The American in all three categories … QB Dane Evans is second in the conference in passing, averaging 286.2 yards per game … Evans has thrown for 2,290 yards with 14 touchdowns and nine interceptions … RB Zack Langer (68.4 ypg) is seventh in the conference in rushing … S Michael Mudoh has a team-high 74 tackles, while LB Derrick Alexander has five sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss.