Arkansas QB D’Eriq Robinette threw for 264 yards and a pair of scores and added 123 yards rushing and the Arkansas defense held Tulsa to 187 total yards and seven points as the Razorbacks improved to 3-0 under the lights in Fayetteville last night.
Robinette did more with his arm than he had so far this season and if not for a pair of pics would have had a great game.
Marques Long picked up 79 yards on the ground and the Razorbacks ran for 265 total on 49 runs. They outgained Tulsa 529-187 in the win.
Joey Christodoulou kicked a 35 yard field goal to put Arkansas up 3-0 on their first possession. Tulsa went three and out thanks to a third down sack by Cornelius Davies.
Arkansas extended their lead with a nine play drive that ended with Kelvin Williams Jr fighting his way into the endzone from a yard out, making the score 10-0 Hogs.
After a muff on the kick return pinned Tulsa at their own five yard line the Arkansas defensive line pinned their ears back resulting in a safety when Bart Wilson took down Fred Green in the endzone.
Eight plays later Robinette connected with Bryan Brant for a six yard score. Robinette’s pass attempt on the two point conversion was broken up and Arkansas took an 18-0 lead into halftime.
After a Tulsa punt the Razorbacks put together an 11 pay drive and capped it with James Anderson Jr fighting off a defender to get into the endzone on a screen pass from five yards out.
Tulsa put together their first good drive of the game, getting deep into Arkansas territory before Green missed badly on a fourth down pass attempt inside the Razorbacks five yard line.
Robinette got caught trying to force a pass to Brant and was picked off a few minutes later. Tulsa punted. Arkansas ran out the clock, content with a 25-0 lead at the break.
Tulsa got on the board on their first possession of the second half with Green connecting with junior receiver Joseph Jackson for a 24 yard score.
Robinette was picked off a second time to end the next Arkansas possession. Tulsa punted. Christodoulou hit a 19 yard field goal. Tulsa went four and out. Christodoulou hit an 18 yard field goal. The end.
“Obviously the turnovers are not what we want. We’ll work on those. It’s a good win for us, a good start to the season and we’re happy with it. That being said we’re about to get into the meat of the season here so we’re not going to dwell on these games for long.” Arkansas’ Porter Davis said after the win. Arkansas starts their SEC schedule next week with a road game at Vanderbilt.
QB D’Eriq Robinette was shaken up in the fourth quarter and was replaced by Corn Rivas III, Robinette’s injury was not disclosed and Davis said only that he would be evaluated and that they expected he would be available for the Vandy game.
Game Media
DAVIES SACKS GREEN IN THE FIRST QUARTER
WILSON TAKES DOWN GREEN IN THE ENDZONE FOR A SAFETY
BRANT SECURES A TOUCHDOWN PASS FROM ROBINETTE
ROBINETTE AND ARKANSAS’ FIRST TURNOVER OF THE SEASON
JACKSON PUTS TULSA ON THE BOARD EARLY IN THE SECOND HALF
BOLDEN PICKS OFF ROBINETTE
Scoring
TUL|00|00|07|00|
07
ARK|18|07|00|06|
31
1Q ARK Christodoulou 35 Yd FG
1Q ARK Williams Jr 1 Yd run (Christodoulou kick)
1Q ARK Safety
1Q ARK Brant 6 Yd pass from Robinette (Christodoulou kick)
2Q ARK Anderson 5 Yd pass from Robinette (Christodoulou kick)
3Q TUL Jackson 24 Yd pass from Green (Richardson kick)
4Q ARK Christodoulou 18 Yd FG
4Q ARK Christodoulou 19 Yd FG
Key Player Stats
Passing: Robinette 20/28 264 2TD 2Int, Rivas III 0/2
Rushing: Robinette 17/123, Long 15/79, Powell 10/28, Rivas III 3/24, Garcia 2/5, Ryan 1/5, Williams Jr 1/1 1TD
Receiving: Browne 7/86, Harris 5/64, Anderson Jr 2/54 1TD, Garcia 3/38, Long 1/13, Brant 1/6, Ryan 1/3
Tackles: Wilson 5, Cabral 4, Davis 4
Sacks: Wilson 2, Davies 1
Takeaways: N/A
Special Teams: Christodoulou 3/3FG 2/2XP, Browne 52 Ret Yds
Passing: Green 14/20 164 1TD
Rushing: Lawson 8/27
Receiving: Murphy 7/100, Watson 1/25, Jackson 1/24 1TD, Lawson 2/8, Foster 2/6
Tackles: Bolden 13, Wood 11
Sacks: N/A
Takeaways: Bolden 1, Scott 1
Special Teams: Richardson 1/1XP, Ryan 4Pt 128Yds, Foster 87 Ret Yds, Collier 18 Ret Yds
Coach Davis' Players of the Game
QB D. Robinette | DE B. Wilson
Next Game
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3-0 | 1-2
September 15th, 2018 6:00PM
Vanderbilt Stadium - Nashville, Tennessee 
