Tulsa 56, Sam Houston St. 3

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	13	21
Total Yards	241	516
Passing	100	278
Rushing	141	238
Penalties	2-20	6-32
3rd Down Conversions	4-15	5-10
4th Down Conversions	0-1	1-1
Turnovers	2	1
Possession	33:08	26:52

Air/Ground Leaders
Sam Houston State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Joseph 7/18 87 0 0 Randolph 1/3 13 0 0	Tulsa Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Kinne 12/15 264 4 0 Bower 1/2 8 0 0
Sam Houston State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Aston 14 59 0 22 Joseph 9 43 0 20	Tulsa Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Kinne 5 58 0 18 Opeseyitan 10 55 1 23
Sam Houston State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Madkins 1 47 0 47 Lucas 2 22 0 13	Tulsa Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Johnson 3 103 1 63 Shelley 2 57 1 30

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				SHSU	TLSA
	TD	09:08	Slick Shelley 30 Yd Pass From G.J. Kinne (Kevin Fitzpatrick Kick)	0	7
	FG	06:15	Miquel Antonio 25 Yd	3	7
	TD	05:33	Damaris Johnson 63 Yd Pass From G.J. Kinne (Kevin Fitzpatrick Kick)	3	14
SECOND QUARTER				SHSU	TLSA
	TD	12:49	Charles Opeseyitan 2 Yd Run (Kevin Fitzpatrick Kick)	3	21
	TD	08:52	Trae Johnson 34 Yd Pass From G.J. Kinne (Kevin Fitzpatrick Kick)	3	28
	TD	06:27	Trae Johnson 16 Yd Pass From G.J. Kinne (Kevin Fitzpatrick Kick)	3	35
THIRD QUARTER				SHSU	TLSA
	TD	11:34	A.J. Whitmore 5 Yd Run (Kevin Fitzpatrick Kick)	3	42
	TD	05:44	Jacob Bower 14 Yd Run (Kevin Fitzpatrick Kick)	3	49
	TD	02:57	Willie Carter 39 Yd Run (Kevin Fitzpatrick Kick)	3	56

TUSLA, Okla. -- G.J. Kinne threw for 264 yards and four touchdowns in two quarters as Tulsa demolished Sam Houston State 56-3 on Saturday.

Tulsa (3-1) amassed 517 yards of total offense against the outmanned Bearkats (1-2) of the Southland Conference.

Kinne completed 12 of 15, including touchdown tosses of 30 yards to Slick Shelley, 63 yards to Damaris Johnson and 16 and 34 yards to Trae Johnson.

Kinne, who also led Tulsa in rushing with 58 yards on five carries, found the pickings easy compared with his struggles the previous week in a 45-0 loss at Oklahoma. He played one series in the third quarter, leading Tulsa to another score without throwing a pass. The key play was a 16-yard run by kicker Kevin Fitzpatrick on a fake field goal. Wide receiver A.J. Whitmore scored on a 5-yard run, culminated by a leap over the left pylon.

Reserve quarterback Jacob Bower rumbled 15 yards for a score, freshman tailback Willie Carter ran 39 yards for another and Charles Opeseyitan scored from 2 yards out.

Tulsa scored on five of its first six possessions in building a 35-3 halftime lead and led 56-3 with 2:57 to go in the third quarter.

Damaris Johnson led Tulsa's receivers with three catches for 103 yards. The sophomore went over the 1,000-yard mark for his career and surpassed 100 yards for the fourth time.

Tulsa, which led the nation in total offense the previous two years, surpassed 50 points and 500 yards for the first time in 2009.

It was the third impressive defensive outing in four games for Tulsa. The Hurricane has allowed 13 or fewer points to every opponent except Oklahoma. The Bearkats had averaged 38 points and 497 yards per game.

Sam Houston State moved the ball effectively early but managed just a field goal by Miguel Antonio. Quarterback Blake Joseph completed 7 of 18 passes for 87 yards. Sam Houston State managed just 241 yards of total offense and lost two fumbles.