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2015 week 1 · postseason · Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 4:45 PM CT · Independence Stadium · 📺 ESPN · 31,289 att · 80.1°F, wind 16.1

Drive chart

Tulsa Virginia Tech bar spans the drive · tick marks the start
OWN G255025END ZONE
Q1
TD
4 pl · 75 yd · 0:46
7–0
TD
3 pl · 63 yd · 1:21
7–7
TD
5 pl · 75 yd · 0:59
14–7
TD
1 pl · 75 yd · 0:12
14–14
PUNT
3 pl · -1 yd · 0:53
14–14
FG
4 pl · 4 yd · 0:56
14–17
PUNT
3 pl · 6 yd · 1:37
14–17
TD
8 pl · 76 yd · 2:48
14–24
TD
9 pl · 75 yd · 3:09
21–24
TD
10 pl · 75 yd · 4:10
21–31
Q2
PUNT
4 pl · 19 yd · 0:55
21–31
TD
7 pl · 80 yd · 3:05
21–38
PUNT RETURN TD
3 pl · 0 yd · 1:58
21–45
FG
12 pl · 65 yd · 4:45
24–45
PUNT
5 pl · 12 yd · 1:21
24–45
TD
6 pl · 64 yd · 0:45
31–45
END OF HALF
1 pl · 0 yd · 0:20
31–45
Q3
TD
15 pl · 81 yd · 7:22
31–52
PUNT
6 pl · 26 yd · 2:01
31–52
INT
4 pl · 21 yd · 1:22
31–52
TD
1 pl · 9 yd · 0:04
37–52
PUNT
5 pl · 17 yd · 2:53
37–52
PUNT
3 pl · -9 yd · 0:55
37–52
FUMBLE
3 pl · 47 yd · 0:34
37–52
Q4
PUNT
3 pl · 7 yd · 1:08
37–52
FG
6 pl · 38 yd · 2:32
37–55
TD
9 pl · 75 yd · 3:34
45–55
PUNT
3 pl · 7 yd · 1:40
45–55
TD
7 pl · 76 yd · 2:08
52–55
PUNT
6 pl · 21 yd · 1:47
52–55
ON DOWNS
6 pl · 12 yd · 0:43
52–55
END OF GAME
2 pl · 0 yd · 1:17
52–55
32 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

2takeaways0
1three-and-outs forced4
8 of 16scoring drives allowed8 of 16
No individual defensive box score for this game — CollegeFootballData carries tackles from 2016 on, and nothing but interceptions before that. The team numbers above come from the play and drive rows, which reach back to 2016 and 2015 respectively.

Special teams

1 of 1field goals2 of 2
7punts4
45.3punt average40.3
0punts inside the 200
23return yards263
own 24average drive startown 33
Tulsa
K Redford Jones 1/1 FG · long 29 · 5/6 XP
P Dalton Parks 6 punts · 44.7 avg
P Dane Evans 1 punt · 49.0 avg
KR Bishop Louie 1 ret · 20 yds · long 20
PR Conner Floyd 1 ret · 3 yds · long 3
Virginia Tech
K Joey Slye 2/2 FG · long 41 · 7/7 XP
P A.J. Hughes 4 punts · 40.3 avg
KR Der'Woun Greene 2 ret · 75 yds · long 39
KR J.C. Coleman 3 ret · 56 yds · long 20
PR Greg Stroman 4 ret · 132 yds · long 67 · 1 TD
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Series recent meetings

1978 Tulsa 35 – 33 Virginia Tech
1976 Tulsa 35 – 31 Virginia Tech
1971 Virginia Tech 39 – 46 Tulsa
1970 Tulsa 14 – 17 Virginia Tech
Last 4 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
No play-by-play for this game — league-wide plays start in 2016.
Data: CollegeFootballData · terminal