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November 27, 2021: Tulsa vs SMU at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Photo by Vladimir Cherry
34
Winner Tulsa TLS 6-6 , 5-3
31
SMU SMU 8-4 , 4-4
Winner
Tulsa TLS
6-6 , 5-3
34
Final
31
SMU SMU
8-4 , 4-4
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
TLS Tulsa 0 14 14 6 34
SMU SMU 10 7 0 14 31

Game Recap: Football |

Mustangs Fall To Tulsa, 34-31

Mordecai Sets Conference Single-Season Record For Touchdown Passes In Loss

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DALLAS (AP) -- Davis Brin passed for 244 yards and a touchdown, three different ball carriers also scored and Tulsa fended off SMU 34-31 in a see-saw game to end the regular season on Saturday.

Zack Long kicked field goals of 36 and 27 yards with the latter, coming with 4:06 left in the game, providing just enough to preserve the win.

Tulsa (6-6, 5-3 American Athletic Conference) was in a 17-0 hole barely more than a quarter into the contest. The Golden Hurricane rallied with 31 unanswered points into a seemingly comfortable 31-17 lead with 13:30 to go.

But SMU (8-4, 4-4) rallied with two fourth-quarter touchdowns, pulling within 34-31 when Tyler Lavine crashed into the end zone from the 2 to cap a 69-yard drive with 2:50 left.

Tulsa's LJ Wallace recovered the ensuing onside kick and the Golden Hurricane ran the clock.

The loss was SMU's first at home this season. Tanner Mordecai, who threw for 298 yards and a touchdown for the Mustangs, set the conference single-season record with 39 TDs.

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