College football's 100 best games of 2019: 60-41
In our third installment, we look back at games that impacted the battle for the No. 4 spot in the College Football Playoff, including Baylor taking down TCU.
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College football's 100 best games of 2019: 80-61
In this second installment, we're focusing on the most exciting upsets and near upsets of the year, from Georgia State's shocking win over Tennessee to Notre Dame's escape against Virginia Tech.
Smith’s 5 passing TDs sends Tulsa to win over E. Carolina
Zach Smith threw a career-high five touchdown passes, Shamari Brooks ran for a career-high 202 yards and Tulsa beat East Carolina 49-24 on Saturday.
ECU's trick play goes horribly wrong (0:41)
Crawford takes off for 66-yard TD (0:23)
Houston’s 2 TD returns power 24-14 win over Tulsa
Damarion Williams gave Houston the lead for good with an interception return for a touchdown and the Cougars held off Tulsa 24-14 on Saturday night.
Houston punt returner takes it 94 yards to the house (0:38)
Houston CB sneaks in, snags ball for pick-six (0:32)
Tulsa QB fires a dart to WR for TD (0:27)
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Rainey FG, 4th-down stop lift Tulsa over UCF 34-31
Jacob Rainey kicked a 23-yard game-winning field goal late in the fourth quarter and Tulsa rallied past UCF, knocking off the two-time defending American Athletic Conference champs 34-31 Friday night.
Justin McMillan's 4 TDs pushes Tulane past Tulsa 38-26
Justin McMillan threw a touchdown pass and ran for three scores to lead Tulane to a 38-26 victory over Tulsa on Saturday.
White, Gainwell lead Memphis past Tulsa 42-41
Brady White threw for two touchdowns and Memphis held on late to edge Tulsa 42-41 on Saturday night.
No. 21 Cincinnati holds on for 24-13 win over Tulsa
Gerrid Doaks ran for a pair of touchdowns and turned a short pass into a 28-yard score Saturday, helping No. 21 Cincinnati hold on for a 24-13 victory over Tulsa after losing its top running back.
Doaks scores for the 3rd time (0:17)
Cincy's Doaks goes 28 yards to score again (0:53)
Doaks dives for the 4-yard TD (0:33)
Perry leads Navy over Tulsa 45-17
Quarterback Malcolm Perry rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries to lead Navy to a 45-17 victory over Tulsa on Saturday.
Navy QB keeps it for his 2nd rushing TD (0:18)
SMU 6-0 for first time since 1982 after 3-OT win
Shane Buechele threw a 25-yard touchdown to James Proche in the third overtime and No. 24 SMU beat Tulsa 43-37, coming back from a three-touchdown deficit in the fourth quarter Saturday night to win in its first game as a ranked team in 33 years.
Proche hauls in SMU's winning TD grab in 3OT (1:02)
Tulsa's Rainey misses game-winning FG in 2OT (0:47)
SMU answers Tulsa in OT with quick rushing TD by Jones (0:29)
Tulsa's Johnson dives to catch TD in OT (0:34)
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2019 American Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| UCF | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| Temple | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| South Florida | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| East Carolina | 1-7 | 4-8 |
| UConn | 0-8 | 2-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Memphis | 7-1 | 12-2 |
| Navy | 7-1 | 11-2 |
| SMU | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| Tulane | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| Houston | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Tulsa | 2-6 | 4-8 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards281.330th
Rushing Yards138.395th
Points For26.4190th
Points Against31.338th
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyquez Hampton | WR | Committed | 75 |
| Jacob Kainer | TE-Y | Signed | 75 |
| Tyler Tipton | K | Signed | 74 |
| Jalen Paxton | WR | Signed | 73 |
| Roman Fuller | QB-PP | Signed | 73 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | P. Smith | Wuerffel Trophy |