Week 1, 2024

played in El Paso, TX

58 degrees, fair, calm

Tulsa Talons	3	3	0	0	-	6
El Paso Rockets	0	17	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:25 TUL - Hugh Holliday 33 field goal
2Q: 13:50 TUL - Hugh Holliday 39 field goal
2Q: 09:37 ELP - Todd Howard 5 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
2Q: 07:45 ELP - Moe Lageman 46 field goal
2Q: 03:41 ELP - Bernie Heath 9 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
3Q: 09:44 ELP - Moe Lageman 36 field goal
4Q: 04:51 ELP - Levon Stinemetz 6 run (Moe Lageman extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:25 TUL - Hugh Holliday 33 field goal
2Q: 13:50 TUL - Hugh Holliday 39 field goal
2Q: 09:37 ELP - Todd Howard 5 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
2Q: 07:45 ELP - Moe Lageman 46 field goal
2Q: 03:41 ELP - Bernie Heath 9 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
3Q: 09:44 ELP - Moe Lageman 36 field goal
4Q: 04:51 ELP - Levon Stinemetz 6 run (Moe Lageman extra point)

Team Statistics TUL ELP
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 22
- by Rushing 4 12
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 221 397
- Offensive Plays 59 68
- Yards per Play 3.75 5.84
Net Rushing Yards 125 242
- Rushing Attempts 19 39
- Yards per Rush 6.58 6.21
Net Passing Yards 96 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 17 - 2 28 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 101 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 2.40 5.34
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/31 4/32
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 5/88 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 2/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:12 34:48

Team Statistics	TUL	ELP
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	22
- by Rushing	4	12
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	221	397
- Offensive Plays	59	68
- Yards per Play	3.75	5.84
Net Rushing Yards	125	242
- Rushing Attempts	19	39
- Yards per Rush	6.58	6.21
Net Passing Yards	96	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 17 - 2	28 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	101	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	2.40	5.34
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/31	4/32
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	5/88	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	2/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:12	34:48

Drive Charts

Tulsa Talons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	6:55	OWN 29	11	55	Field Goal
1	2:57	4:13	OWN 24	10	54	Field Goal
2	9:31	0:36	OWN 28	1	12	Fumble
2	7:39	1:45	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
2	3:32	2:05	OWN 9	6	36	Punt
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
3	9:38	1:51	OWN 26	3	-6	Punt
3	5:08	0:52	OWN 41	3	3	Punt
3	2:32	0:29	50	3	0	Punt
4	15:00	1:48	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
4	8:19	1:57	OWN 1	5	24	Interception
4	4:44	0:23	OWN 19	2	0	Interception
4	0:55	0:55	OWN 32	4	23	Game

El Paso Rockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 23	5	52	Interception
1	5:20	2:23	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
2	13:44	4:13	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
2	8:55	1:16	OPP 21	3	-8	Field Goal
2	5:54	2:22	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
2	1:27	1:27	OWN 6	4	20	Half
3	12:53	3:15	OWN 5	6	76	Field Goal
3	7:47	2:39	OWN 38	6	28	Missed FG
3	4:16	1:44	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
3	2:03	2:03	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
4	13:12	4:53	OWN 20	9	29	Punt
4	6:22	1:38	OPP 18	3	18	Touchdown
4	4:21	3:26	OWN 42	9	33	Missed FG

Game MVP: Levon Stinemetz, El Paso Rockets

Rushing Statistics

Tulsa	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gene Woodson	14	105	7.50	25	4
Drew Schottenheimer	3	14	4.67	8	0
Eric Corsarie	1	1	1.00	1	0
Rico Fitzpatrick	1	5	5.00	5	0

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levon Stinemetz	27	170	6.30	34	6	1
Kendrick Whitson	7	45	6.43	21	2	0
Wendell Mathews	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
Eric Swope	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Todd Howard	1	13	13.00	13	1	0
Terry Hennek	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Fitzpatrick	37	16	98	1/5	0	26	2	28.1
David Provance	2	1	3	0/0	0	3	0	56.3

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wendell Mathews	28	18	162	1/7	2	26	1	88.7

Receiving Statistics

Tulsa	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Victor Wheaton	6	10	38	6.33	2	14
WR Ethan Corwin	5	10	38	7.60	18	26
RB Gene Woodson	3	5	14	4.67	11	10
TE Lester Tuck	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR Marvin Starks	1	4	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Lee Forbes	1	5	1	1.00	0	1
WR Tony Crenshaw	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Eric Corsarie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Drew Schottenheimer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

El Paso	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Heath	5	8	60	12.00	5	24	1
WR Todd Howard	4	7	45	11.25	6	26	1
RB Kendrick Whitson	3	3	9	3.00	9	6	0
FB Eric Swope	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Levon Stinemetz	1	1	11	11.00	9	11	0
WR Alex Jennings	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Ian Henson	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
RB Terry Hennek	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Kent Walters	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Marco Heath	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Percy Moreno	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tulsa	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Louis LaGrange	1	13	13.00	0

El Paso	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Maurice Fore	2	12	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tulsa	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rico Fitzpatrick	2	0	0
Gene Woodson	1	0	0
Tony Crenshaw	0	1	0
Eddie Cooley	0	1	0
Reggie Hinds	0	0	1

El Paso	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wendell Mathews	1	0	0
Todd Lehmann	0	1	0
Marco Enriquez	0	1	0
Jimmie Perkins	0	0	1
Maurice Fore	0	0	1
Matthew Grant	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tulsa	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Spires	7	352	50.3	43.7	60	3

El Paso	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Henry Magro	4	196	49.0	44.5	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Tulsa	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hugh Holliday	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

El Paso	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Moe Lageman	2/4	1/3	0/1	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tulsa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marvin Starks	3	18	6.0	0

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ian Henson	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tulsa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Crenshaw	4	70	17.5	0
Hugh James	1	18	18.0	0

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Heath	3	65	21.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Tulsa	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Claude Gonsalves	11	1	0.0	38	27
S Craig McQuitty	7	2	0.0	39	26
S Reggie Hinds	5	1	1.0	30	18
CB Jim Matheson	4	2	0.0	17	12
ILB Dan Fisher	4	0	0.0	14	8
S Louis LaGrange	4	0	0.0	36	25
DT Gilbert Wadley	3	3	0.0	23	14
OLB Casey Heap	3	1	0.0	26	23
DT Sean Kesi	3	0	0.0	16	13
OLB Kenyon McGregor	3	0	0.0	16	11
DT Bart Madore	2	1	0.0	17	12
CB Hugh James	2	0	0.0	11	14
WR Lee Forbes	2	0	---	---	---
DE Tim Hartman	1	1	0.0	28	20
OLB Vernon Griffin	1	0	0.0	6	8
G Anthony King	1	0	---	---	---
S Kerry Emerson	1	0	0.0	5	5
S Kurt Derby	1	0	0.0	12	14
DT Joe West	0	1	0.0	16	15
DE Vernon Mercer	0	1	0.0	24	18

El Paso	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Wesley Dotson	6	3	0.0	18	38
ILB Tyrell Holloway	6	1	0.0	16	32
S Lee Welborn	5	1	0.0	15	28
CB Todd Lehmann	4	0	0.0	11	30
S Bert Bridges	3	0	0.0	6	18
CB Maurice Fore	2	3	0.0	16	38
DE Vince Bernard	2	0	0.0	6	17
DT Matthew Grant	1	0	1.0	15	32
S Trent Lyon	1	3	0.0	6	17
S Jimmie Perkins	1	1	0.0	14	28
CB Shawn Curtis	1	1	0.0	13	28
DE Edwin Osborne	1	0	0.0	17	28
ILB Wayne Danko	1	0	0.0	8	12
FB Eric Swope	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Trent Pirrup	1	0	0.0	6	6
OLB Clay Ogunleye	1	0	0.0	4	6
OLB Lee Flowers	1	0	0.0	9	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Tulsa	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Reggie Hinds	1.0	0	0	18
DE Lee Billups	0.0	1	0	11
DT Bart Madore	0.0	0	3	12
DE Tim Hartman	0.0	0	1	20
DE Geoff Everett	0.0	0	1	9

El Paso	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Matthew Grant	1.0	0	0	1	32
DE Edwin Osborne	0.0	1	3	1	28
OLB Wesley Dotson	0.0	1	0	0	38
OLB Lee Flowers	0.0	0	1	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Tulsa	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Reggie Hinds	4	0	0	18
ILB Claude Gonsalves	3	0	0	27
S Craig McQuitty	3	0	0	26
S Louis LaGrange	2	1	1	25
CB Hugh James	2	1	0	14
OLB Vernon Griffin	1	0	0	8
ILB Dan Fisher	1	0	0	8
S Kurt Derby	1	0	0	14
CB Jim Matheson	1	0	0	12

El Paso	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tyrell Holloway	3	2	0	32
S Lee Welborn	3	0	0	28
CB Todd Lehmann	2	1	0	30
S Bert Bridges	2	0	0	18
CB Maurice Fore	1	3	2	38
CB Shawn Curtis	1	1	0	28
OLB Wesley Dotson	1	0	0	38
S Trent Lyon	1	0	0	17
DE Vince Bernard	1	0	0	17
ILB Trent Pirrup	1	0	0	6
OLB Lee Flowers	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Tulsa	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mickey Middleton	1	3	16	1	35
Eddie Cooley	1	2	16	0	33
Anthony King	1	2	18	0	40
Derek Campbell	1	2	14	0	27
Ken Randle	1	1	6	0	8
Jonathan Schmac	1	1	2	0	10
Howard Wooden	0	3	10	0	19
Lester Tuck	0	3	14	0	16
Lawrence Fredrickson	0	1	12	0	26

El Paso	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ernie Hayes	6	12	3	39	0	29
Donald Barrett	3	3	0	30	0	24
Marco Enriquez	2	8	0	30	0	25
Blaine Neujahr	2	3	0	10	0	5
B.J. Shepherd	1	5	0	29	0	24
Marco Heath	1	1	0	24	0	15
Eric Swope	1	1	0	22	0	17
Lenny Irwin	0	4	0	34	0	28
Karl Jimenez	0	1	0	18	1	9

Special Teams Tackles

Tulsa	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Crenshaw	2	18
Lee Forbes	1	19
Vernon Griffin	1	10
Tommie Palermo	1	2

El Paso	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Linquist	3	27
Kendrick Whitson	3	24
Percy Moreno	2	17

Participation

Tulsa	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Claude Gonsalves	---	---	38	27	10	75
Craig McQuitty	---	---	39	26	4	69
Louis LaGrange	---	---	36	25	3	64
Eddie Cooley	16	33	---	---	9	58
Anthony King	18	40	---	---	---	58
Rico Fitzpatrick	19	38	---	---	---	57
Ethan Corwin	18	37	---	---	1	56
Lee Forbes	10	27	---	---	19	56
Casey Heap	---	---	26	23	4	53
Mickey Middleton	16	35	---	---	1	52
Tim Hartman	---	---	28	20	3	51
Reggie Hinds	---	---	30	18	3	51
Derek Campbell	14	27	---	---	9	50
Victor Wheaton	15	33	---	---	---	48
Ethan Solari	---	---	29	16	2	47
Hugh James	---	---	11	14	20	45
Vernon Mercer	---	---	24	18	3	45
Gene Woodson	16	24	---	---	---	40
Gilbert Wadley	---	---	23	14	2	39
Lawrence Fredrickson	12	26	---	---	---	38
Howard Wooden	10	19	---	---	8	37
Eric Corsarie	3	12	---	---	22	37
Lester Tuck	14	16	---	---	6	36
Marvin Starks	5	18	---	---	13	36
Joe West	---	---	16	15	4	35
Bart Madore	---	---	17	12	6	35
Kurt Derby	---	---	12	14	8	34
Lee Billups	---	---	19	11	3	33
Jim Matheson	---	---	17	12	2	31
Sean Kesi	---	---	16	13	1	30
Kenyon McGregor	---	---	16	11	3	30
Dan Fisher	---	---	14	8	7	29
Jonathan Schmac	2	10	---	---	15	27
Tony Crenshaw	0	7	---	---	18	25
Luther Duran	6	6	---	---	13	25
Vernon Griffin	---	---	6	8	10	24
Adrian Laventure	3	12	---	---	9	24
Ken Randle	6	8	---	---	9	23
Drew Schottenheimer	6	10	---	---	6	22
Geoff Everett	---	---	7	9	4	20
Kerry Emerson	---	---	5	5	10	20
Alonzo Spires	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hugh Holliday	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Provance	0	2	---	---	---	2
Norm Scott	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tommie Palermo	0	0	---	---	2	2

El Paso	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Heath	37	29	---	---	3	69
Wendell Mathews	39	29	---	---	---	68
Ernie Hayes	39	29	---	---	---	68
Lenny Irwin	34	28	---	---	5	67
Maurice Fore	---	---	16	38	9	63
Marco Enriquez	30	25	---	---	3	58
Wesley Dotson	---	---	18	38	1	57
Donald Barrett	30	24	---	---	---	54
B.J. Shepherd	29	24	---	---	---	53
Tim Linquist	---	---	9	16	27	52
Tyrell Holloway	---	---	16	32	2	50
Edwin Osborne	---	---	17	28	4	49
Levon Stinemetz	30	19	---	---	---	49
Matthew Grant	---	---	15	32	1	48
Jimmie Perkins	---	---	14	28	5	47
Eric Swope	22	17	---	---	7	46
Lee Welborn	---	---	15	28	2	45
Shawn Curtis	---	---	13	28	1	42
Marco Heath	24	15	---	---	3	42
Kendrick Whitson	8	10	---	---	24	42
Todd Lehmann	---	---	11	30	1	42
Brandon Anthony	---	---	13	23	3	39
Kent Walters	20	12	---	---	7	39
Alex Jennings	7	9	---	---	20	36
Karl Jimenez	18	9	---	---	8	35
Ian Henson	15	7	---	---	13	35
Todd Howard	17	17	---	---	---	34
Lee Flowers	---	---	9	22	2	33
Bert Bridges	---	---	6	18	9	33
Vince Bernard	---	---	6	17	8	31
Wayne Danko	---	---	8	12	9	29
Clay Ogunleye	---	---	4	6	18	28
Percy Moreno	5	3	---	---	17	25
Blaine Neujahr	10	5	---	---	8	23
Trent Lyon	---	---	6	17	---	23
Trent Pirrup	---	---	6	6	7	19
Terry Hennek	8	4	---	---	7	19
Alan Bucher	2	3	---	---	13	18
Erik Poston	---	---	2	12	3	17
Matthew Momberg	---	---	5	9	2	16
B.J. Howse	5	1	---	---	8	14
Moe Lageman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jonathan Bowbliss	0	0	---	---	8	8
Henry Magro	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ryan Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kendall Lofton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	23	7.7
Middle	10	58	5.8
Right	6	44	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	55	9.2
Middle	25	155	6.2
Right	8	32	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tulsa	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Fitzpatrick	37	16	1	4	2	7	4	2	2
David Provance	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0

El Paso	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wendell Mathews	28	18	2	0	1	2	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	12	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	22	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	67	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	48	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	38	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	50	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tulsa	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ethan Corwin	10	5	0	38	1	37
WR Victor Wheaton	10	6	2	38	0	33
RB Gene Woodson	5	3	0	14	0	24
WR Lee Forbes	5	1	0	1	0	27
WR Marvin Starks	4	1	0	-1	0	18
TE Lester Tuck	2	1	0	11	0	16
WR Tony Crenshaw	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Eric Corsarie	1	0	0	0	0	12
FB Drew Schottenheimer	1	0	1	0	0	10

El Paso	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Heath	8	5	0	60	1	29
WR Todd Howard	7	4	0	45	1	17
RB Kendrick Whitson	3	3	0	9	0	10
TE Marco Heath	2	0	0	0	0	15
WR Alex Jennings	2	1	0	9	0	9
FB Eric Swope	1	1	0	-1	0	17
RB Levon Stinemetz	1	1	0	11	0	19
WR Ian Henson	1	1	0	9	0	7
TE Percy Moreno	1	0	1	0	0	3
RB Terry Hennek	1	1	0	5	0	4
TE Kent Walters	1	1	0	15	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tulsa	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gene Woodson	1	0	0.00	7.50

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levon Stinemetz	3	5	1.67	6.30
Kendrick Whitson	1	12	12.00	6.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wendell Mathews	4	3	20	5.00	5.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tulsa	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

El Paso	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Heath	2	2	15	7.50	7.50
WR Alex Jennings	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Todd Howard	1	1	5	5.00	6.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tulsa	Rushes	Conversions
Gene Woodson	2	1
Rico Fitzpatrick	1	0

El Paso	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Stinemetz	4	2
Kendrick Whitson	2	1
Wendell Mathews	1	0
Todd Howard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Fitzpatrick	10	7	1

El Paso	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	5	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tulsa	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Victor Wheaton	6	4	1
WR Lee Forbes	2	1	0
WR Ethan Corwin	1	1	0
WR Marvin Starks	1	1	0

El Paso	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Todd Howard	2	0	0
RB Kendrick Whitson	1	1	1
RB Levon Stinemetz	1	1	1
WR Alex Jennings	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (19,300)
End Zone 11,200 (14,000)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (12,400)
Club Seats 12,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (19,300)
End Zone	11,200 (14,000)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (12,400)
Club Seats	12,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,200 (6,200)