Sunday, 10/21/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| UTEP | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 23,234 |
Scoring Summary
| Tulane - UTEP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 11:11 | UTEP | TD | Josh Bell 14 yd run (Steven Valadez kick) | 0 - 7 |
| 2:29 | Tulane | TD | Justyn Shackelford 31 yd pass from Ryan Griffin (Cairo Santos kick) | 7 - 7 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 12:58 | UTEP | TD | Michael Edwards 28 yd pass from Nick Lamaison (Steven Valadez kick) | 7 - 14 |
| 10:36 | Tulane | FG | Cairo Santos 46 yd FG | 10 - 14 | |
| 6:59 | UTEP | TD | Michael Edwards 9 yd pass from Nick Lamaison (Steven Valadez kick) | 10 - 21 | |
| 4:56 | Tulane | TD | Ryan Grant 15 yd pass from Ryan Griffin (Cairo Santos kick) | 17 - 21 | |
| 0:29 | UTEP | FG | Steven Valadez 22 yd FG | 17 - 24 | |
| 3rd Quarter | NONE | ||||
| 4th Quarter | 8:35 | Tulane | FG | Cairo Santos 37 yd FG | 20 - 24 |
Team Statistics
| Tulane | UTEP | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 24 | 25 |
| Passing | 16 | 13 |
| Rushing | 7 | 11 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-11 | 8-13 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Net Yards | 440 | 445 |
| Total Plays | 68 | 70 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 77 | 217 |
| Rushes | 24 | 40 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.2 | 5.4 |
| Net Yards Passing | 363 | 228 |
| Completions - Attempts | 28-44 | 20-30 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 8.3 | 7.6 |
| Times Sacked | 2 | 0 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | -21 | 0 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Punts | 2 | 4 |
| Average Punt | 44.0 | 39.3 |
| Penalties | 4 | 2 |
| Penalty Yards | 25 | 25 |
| Fumbles | 4 | 1 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 1 |
Passing
| Tulane | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Griffin | 28 | 44 | 363 | 63.6 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| UTEP | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| N. Lamaison | 11 | 16 | 157 | 68.8 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C. Meger | 9 | 14 | 71 | 64.3 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Tulane | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Darkwa | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| R. Kelley | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 11 | 0 |
| R. Griffin | 4 | -18 | -4.5 | 4 | 0 |
| J. Rounds | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Butler | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| UTEP | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| L. Dowell | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 |
| J. Bell | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 14 | 1 |
| N. Jeffery | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| N. Lamaison | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| C. Meger | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| A. Golden | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Tulane | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Shackelford | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 45 | 1 |
| R. Grant | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 33 | 1 |
| X. Rush | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| R. Kelley | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 |
| B. Comardelle | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| W. Van Hooser | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| S. London | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| M. Edwards | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| O. Darkwa | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| UTEP | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| M. Edwards | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 28 | 2 |
| C. Wenrick | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 21 | 0 |
| J. Jones | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 |
| J. Leslie | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 |
| A. Golden | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 |
| X. Williams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Kicking
| Tulane | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Santos | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 46 | 8 |
| UTEP | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| S. Valadez | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 22 | 6 |
Punting
| Tulane | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Picerelli | 2 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UTEP | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| I. Campbell | 4 | 39.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Tulane | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Butler | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Strozier | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 |
| UTEP | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| L. Dowell | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| J. Jones | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |










