Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, September 24
Fresno, Calif.
1:30 p.m. PT
Fresno State
1-3
41
vs
48
Tulsa
3-1
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
OT
F
Tulsa
0
21
7
13
0
7
48
Fresno State
21
10
3
7
0
0
41
‘Dogs drop gut-wrenching double overtime affair to Tulsa, 48-41
9/24/2016 9:08:00 PM | Football
Box ScoreHead Coach Tim DeRuyter Postgame InterviewQB Chason Virgil Postgame InterviewLB Jeff Camilli Postgame InterviewKeith Kountz Photo GalleryKiel Maddox Photo GalleryUSATSI Photo Gallery
The Bulldogs open Mountain West play with back-to-back road games, starting with UNLV; next home game is homecoming vs. San Diego State on Oct. 14
FRESNO, Calif. – On a sunny Saturday afternoon at Bulldog Stadium, the Fresno State football team raced out to a 31-0 lead over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the first half, only to see it evaporate in a 48-41 defeat in double overtime.
In the second period of extra time after neither team scored in the first, Tulsa's Dane Evans scored from 18 yards out, but the Bulldogs had their chance to push it to a third. An incomplete pass on first down was followed with a sack that dropped the 'Dogs to a third-and-17, which was followed by a failed fourth-and-17 that capped the Golden Hurricane comeback.
The game saw 1,070 total yards on 189 total plays, but like the score, Tulsa topped Fresno State with 617 yards offense on 100 plays.
Not to be lost, the Bulldogs flourished offensively, particularly in the first half as they took a 31-21 lead into halftime. It was the most points scored in an opening half by a Bulldog team since the 2013 team scored 42 at San Jose State on Nov. 29.
Fresno State took a 21-0 lead to the second quarter after three rushing scores by three different Bulldogs – Jordan (44 yards), Chason Virgil (14 yards) and Dontel James (2 yards). Kody Kroening then capped a nine-play, 62-yard drive with a 25-yard field goal 3:29 into the second quarter, before Jordan caught a 65-yard pass from Virgil to put the 'Dogs up 31-0.
From that point forward, Tulsa began seizing momentum with three-straight touchdown drives (Evans' passes of 23, 40 and 40 yards) while the Bulldogs went three-and-out on their next three drives – putting Tulsa behind 31-21 going into the second half.
Fresno State responded with its first possession in the second half by eating up 6 minutes, 48 seconds of clock on a 15-play, 67-yard drive that results in a 25-yard Kroening field goal to open third quarter.
Tulsa countered by outscoring Fresno State 27-7 the rest of the way. The three scores in regulation were drives of nine, 11, 11 and 16.
Despite the Golden Hurricane success, the Bulldogs were not going down without a fight. The final seven points the Bulldogs would score was a fourth quarter TD that put the 'Dogs up 41-38 with 5:02 remaining in the game.
Tulsa's 16-play drive that sent the game to overtime, ended with a 28-yard field goal on a drive that the Golden Hurricane went 3-of-4 on third downs.
Quotable
Head Coach Tim DeRuyter on losing the 31-0 lead…
"We did not have any anticipation that we were going to shut Tulsa out. We kept telling our guys on the sideline, 'Hey, this team is going to fight back, they are going to counter-punch.' They were able to run the ball while running the same plays that we practiced this week, the same plays that they ran the first four series. They executed better than we did. We didn't tackle very well. We tried to switch the coverage and we had a guy not see it on a fourth down. Again, you make a stop there and they don't score. There are a half dozen plays that were critical in that ball game that put us into overtime. I don't want it to sound bad, but we caused a lot of them and there are things in our control that we need to fix."
Head Coach Tim DeRuyter on the emotions from today's game…
"It is college football nowadays, it is a wide open game. You play a very explosive team like [Tulsa] and you have to stay even as much as you can. I was extremely proud of the way that our guys started this football game. We prepared as well as we had all year, and our guys executed really well in all three phases. I thought special teams did a tremendous job. Defensively, we started out really well with some three-and-outs. Our offense took advantage of it; we had a big ball on offense. We had that lead, and we knew there was still a lot of ball game left to play. It is difficult. I do know this, our guys have a lot of grit and our guys are ready to go 1-0 next week when we go on the road to start conference play. Our goals are still ahead of us and our guys know that. I love these guys, and they are going to fight next week."
Chason Virgil on the team after following the loss of the 31-point lead…
"I wouldn't say necessarily that we let off the gas, but our energy just kind of died down for whatever reason. We just have to stay focused a little bit. But we were still calling plays to go out there and try to execute and put points on the board. It's not like we were just trying to be conservative or anything. We were still being aggressive, we just have to execute."
Jeff Camilli on postgame feelings…
"That was a frustrating game. I'm frustrated with the way I played, but then again, there are negatives and positives. We fought so hard out there and I hope everyone saw that. Everyone put their bodies on the line for everybody out there and that was crazy to see. I've never seen or been with a team that fought that hard before. I love all those guys. I think tonight was a huge step for us and now we know we can beat a good team like that."
Notables
• Jeff Camilli deflected a pass and made a sack to force a 3-and-out on Tulsa's opening possession – in all four games this season the 'Dogs have held their opponent scoreless on their opening drive and allowed one first down in those games.
• The Bulldogs scored on their first offensive possession, the first time since Oct. 16, 2015 vs. UNLV, with a 44-yard rush by Jamire Jordan.
• On a 4th-and-1, Chason Virgil upped the 'Dogs lead to 14-0 with a 14-yard rush with 9:47 left in the first quarter. It was the first of two rushing scores on the day for Virgil – his first career scores on the ground.
• The last game the 'Dogs scored 14 in the first quarter was at Air Force on Oct. 24, 2015.
• The last time the 'Dogs led a game 21-0 in the first quarter was on Nov. 29, 2014 vs. Hawai'i.
• Entering the game, Jeff Camilli had one career sack, he had two in the first quarter vs. Tulsa.
• Jamire Jordan's 65-yard TD marked the seventh TD out of eight career touchdowns to go for more than 20 yards.
• Jeff Camilli had eight first half tackles and two sacks en route to his career-high 14.5 tackles. His single game career-high was 14.0.
• Fresno State registered a second half opening drive that sustained six minutes, 48 seconds on a 15-play, 67-yard drive that results in a 25-yard Kroening field goal to the quarter. The last time the 'Dogs scored points to open the second half was on Sept. 26, 2015 vs. San Jose State.
• Dejonte O'Neal recorded a 59-yard kickoff return in the third quarter. The longest kick return since Da'mari Scott returned a kick 66 yards vs. San Jose State on Sept. 26, 2015.
• Jamal Ellis entered the season with 1 career INT, he's got two in four games in 2016.
• The Bulldogs' four sacks are the most since recording six vs. UNLV in Oct. 16, 2015.
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In the second period of extra time after neither team scored in the first, Tulsa's Dane Evans scored from 18 yards out, but the Bulldogs had their chance to push it to a third. An incomplete pass on first down was followed with a sack that dropped the 'Dogs to a third-and-17, which was followed by a failed fourth-and-17 that capped the Golden Hurricane comeback.
The game saw 1,070 total yards on 189 total plays, but like the score, Tulsa topped Fresno State with 617 yards offense on 100 plays.
Not to be lost, the Bulldogs flourished offensively, particularly in the first half as they took a 31-21 lead into halftime. It was the most points scored in an opening half by a Bulldog team since the 2013 team scored 42 at San Jose State on Nov. 29.
Fresno State took a 21-0 lead to the second quarter after three rushing scores by three different Bulldogs – Jordan (44 yards), Chason Virgil (14 yards) and Dontel James (2 yards). Kody Kroening then capped a nine-play, 62-yard drive with a 25-yard field goal 3:29 into the second quarter, before Jordan caught a 65-yard pass from Virgil to put the 'Dogs up 31-0.
From that point forward, Tulsa began seizing momentum with three-straight touchdown drives (Evans' passes of 23, 40 and 40 yards) while the Bulldogs went three-and-out on their next three drives – putting Tulsa behind 31-21 going into the second half.
Fresno State responded with its first possession in the second half by eating up 6 minutes, 48 seconds of clock on a 15-play, 67-yard drive that results in a 25-yard Kroening field goal to open third quarter.
Tulsa countered by outscoring Fresno State 27-7 the rest of the way. The three scores in regulation were drives of nine, 11, 11 and 16.
Despite the Golden Hurricane success, the Bulldogs were not going down without a fight. The final seven points the Bulldogs would score was a fourth quarter TD that put the 'Dogs up 41-38 with 5:02 remaining in the game.
Tulsa's 16-play drive that sent the game to overtime, ended with a 28-yard field goal on a drive that the Golden Hurricane went 3-of-4 on third downs.
Quotable
Head Coach Tim DeRuyter on losing the 31-0 lead…
"We did not have any anticipation that we were going to shut Tulsa out. We kept telling our guys on the sideline, 'Hey, this team is going to fight back, they are going to counter-punch.' They were able to run the ball while running the same plays that we practiced this week, the same plays that they ran the first four series. They executed better than we did. We didn't tackle very well. We tried to switch the coverage and we had a guy not see it on a fourth down. Again, you make a stop there and they don't score. There are a half dozen plays that were critical in that ball game that put us into overtime. I don't want it to sound bad, but we caused a lot of them and there are things in our control that we need to fix."
Head Coach Tim DeRuyter on the emotions from today's game…
"It is college football nowadays, it is a wide open game. You play a very explosive team like [Tulsa] and you have to stay even as much as you can. I was extremely proud of the way that our guys started this football game. We prepared as well as we had all year, and our guys executed really well in all three phases. I thought special teams did a tremendous job. Defensively, we started out really well with some three-and-outs. Our offense took advantage of it; we had a big ball on offense. We had that lead, and we knew there was still a lot of ball game left to play. It is difficult. I do know this, our guys have a lot of grit and our guys are ready to go 1-0 next week when we go on the road to start conference play. Our goals are still ahead of us and our guys know that. I love these guys, and they are going to fight next week."
Chason Virgil on the team after following the loss of the 31-point lead…
"I wouldn't say necessarily that we let off the gas, but our energy just kind of died down for whatever reason. We just have to stay focused a little bit. But we were still calling plays to go out there and try to execute and put points on the board. It's not like we were just trying to be conservative or anything. We were still being aggressive, we just have to execute."
Jeff Camilli on postgame feelings…
"That was a frustrating game. I'm frustrated with the way I played, but then again, there are negatives and positives. We fought so hard out there and I hope everyone saw that. Everyone put their bodies on the line for everybody out there and that was crazy to see. I've never seen or been with a team that fought that hard before. I love all those guys. I think tonight was a huge step for us and now we know we can beat a good team like that."
Notables
• Jeff Camilli deflected a pass and made a sack to force a 3-and-out on Tulsa's opening possession – in all four games this season the 'Dogs have held their opponent scoreless on their opening drive and allowed one first down in those games.
• The Bulldogs scored on their first offensive possession, the first time since Oct. 16, 2015 vs. UNLV, with a 44-yard rush by Jamire Jordan.
• On a 4th-and-1, Chason Virgil upped the 'Dogs lead to 14-0 with a 14-yard rush with 9:47 left in the first quarter. It was the first of two rushing scores on the day for Virgil – his first career scores on the ground.
• The last game the 'Dogs scored 14 in the first quarter was at Air Force on Oct. 24, 2015.
• The last time the 'Dogs led a game 21-0 in the first quarter was on Nov. 29, 2014 vs. Hawai'i.
• Entering the game, Jeff Camilli had one career sack, he had two in the first quarter vs. Tulsa.
• Jamire Jordan's 65-yard TD marked the seventh TD out of eight career touchdowns to go for more than 20 yards.
• Jeff Camilli had eight first half tackles and two sacks en route to his career-high 14.5 tackles. His single game career-high was 14.0.
• Fresno State registered a second half opening drive that sustained six minutes, 48 seconds on a 15-play, 67-yard drive that results in a 25-yard Kroening field goal to the quarter. The last time the 'Dogs scored points to open the second half was on Sept. 26, 2015 vs. San Jose State.
• Dejonte O'Neal recorded a 59-yard kickoff return in the third quarter. The longest kick return since Da'mari Scott returned a kick 66 yards vs. San Jose State on Sept. 26, 2015.
• Jamal Ellis entered the season with 1 career INT, he's got two in four games in 2016.
• The Bulldogs' four sacks are the most since recording six vs. UNLV in Oct. 16, 2015.
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Team Stats
TLS
FS
Total Yards
617
453
Pass Yards
281
276
Rushing Yards
336
177
Penalty Yards
71
40
1st Downs
34
20
3rd Downs
7
8
4th Downs
2
2
TOP
27:07
32:53
1st Quarter
TLS 0, FS 7
FS - JORDAN, Jamire 44 yd run (KROENING, Kody kick), 1 plays, 44 yards, TOP 0:10
TLS 0, FS 14
FS - VIRGIL, Chason 14 yd run (KROENING, Kody kick), 4 plays, 23 yards, TOP 0:52
TLS 0, FS 21
FS - JAMES, Dontel 2 yd run (KROENING, Kody kick), 11 plays, 69 yards, TOP 4:48
2nd Quarter
TLS 0, FS 24
FS - KROENING, Kody 25 yd field goal 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 2:41
TLS 0, FS 31
FS - JORDAN, Jamire 65 yd pass from VIRGIL, Chason (KROENING, Kody kick) 1 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:19
TLS 7, FS 31
TLS - HOBBS, J. 23 yd pass from EVANS, D. (JONES, R. kick) 6 plays, 68 yards, TOP 1:14
TLS 14, FS 31
TLS - LUCAS, K. 40 yd pass from EVANS, D. (JONES, R. kick) 6 plays, 71 yards, TOP 1:07
TLS 21, FS 31
TLS - LUCAS, K. 40 yd pass from EVANS, D. (JONES, R. kick) 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 1:35
3rd Quarter
TLS 21, FS 34
FS - KROENING, Kody 25 yd field goal 15 plays, 67 yards, TOP 6:48
TLS 28, FS 34
TLS - ATKINSON, J. 24 yd pass from EVANS, D. (JONES, R. kick) 9 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:13
4th Quarter
TLS 35, FS 34
TLS - FLANDERS, J. 2 yd run (JONES, R. kick), 11 plays, 88 yards, TOP 2:14
TLS 38, FS 34
TLS - JONES, R. 37 yd field goal 11 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:23
TLS 38, FS 41
FS - VIRGIL, Chason 1 yd run (KROENING, Kody kick), 8 plays, 59 yards, TOP 3:11
TLS 41, FS 41
TLS - JONES, R. 28 yd field goal 16 plays, 64 yards, TOP 3:53
OT Quarter
TLS 48, FS 41
TLS - EVANS, D. 18 yd run (JONES, R. kick), 3 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:00
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
21
TD
1
YDS
276
INT
1
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