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Tulsa Golden Hurricane Clashes with Navy Midshipmen at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Football Showdown

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane, with a record of 5-7, faced off against the Navy Midshipmen, standing at 4-8, in a game that ended with a score of 21-53. The home team secured a decisive victory over the visitors.


Sep 18, 2021; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Tulsa Golden Hurricane cornerback Travon Fuller (2) celebrates his interception with linebacker Jordan Ford (6) and safety Jaise Oliver (25) during the second quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports

At the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane's offense managed to accumulate a total of 309 yards. The passing game was responsible for most of these yards, contributing 284 through the air. Despite three interceptions thrown by Tulsa's quarterback, two touchdown passes were completed including one impressive long pass that resulted in a 76-yard touchdown. This was also recorded as their longest pass and longest touchdown during the game.


On the ground, however, it was tough going for Tulsa as they only mustered up 25 rushing yards from their attempts. They did manage to find paydirt once on the ground but struggled overall with an average of just under one and half yards per carry.


Special teams had mixed results; while kickoffs totaled an impressive distance of 254 yards and included two touchbacks out of five attempts, punt returns were limited to just five yards from one return attempt.


Penalties seemed to be kept relatively under control by both teams; however, Tulsa did incur six penalties amounting to fifty penalty yards throughout the contest.


Defensively speaking for Tulsa Golden Hurricane there wasn't much to write home about – no sacks or interceptions were recorded during this outing. However they did force one fumble which they recovered themselves adding slightly positive note on defense side despite heavy points allowed.


As fans look ahead after this tough loss on road against Navy Midshipmen who scored more than double points compared to them – attention turns towards next scheduled game for Tulsa Golden Hurricane which will be away again facing Temple Owls at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. This upcoming event is set for October 21st at 6:30 PM local time and will be broadcasted on ESPN2 where fans can tune in hoping for better performance from their team.

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