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Tulsa Pulls Away From Rice in Second Half
10/5/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 5, 2008
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TULSA, Okla. - Jarett Dillard added another NCAA career record to his glittering resume and Chase Clement threw for a season-high 321 yards, but Tulsa exploded for 42 second-half points to take a 63-28 decision over the Owls in Tulsa.
Clement found Dillard in the right end zone on a 25-yard scoring pass to knot the game at 14-14 with 3:06 to go in the first half to break the NCAA career record for touchdown receptions, but the Golden Hurricane came right back to score just before the half, and then scored a pair of touchdowns in the first five minutes of the second half to take control of the game.
Dillard wound up with seven catches for 142 yards on the day, his fourth consecutive game with more than 100 yards receiving. His touchdown catch raised his season total to 11, tops the nation this year, and three touchdowns better than his pace in 2006 when he finished the season with 21. The touchdown connection between Clement and Dillard extended their NCAA record for most touchdown passed by a duo to 42, and it was Dillard's 32nd game with a TD pass, also an NCAA mark.
James Casey caught nine pass for 120 yards and had a hand in three of the Owls four touchdowns. He scored on a two-yard run for the Owls' first score of the day and he threw a two-yard TD pass to Taylor Wardlow in the third quarter for his first career TD pass. He then caught a six-yard pass from Clement to round out the scoring for Rice.
Clement completed 22 of 42 passes on the night. His 42 attempts gave him 1,124 in his career to break Randy Hertel's school mark and give Clement all of the Owls' career passing and total offense records.
Senior linebacker Brian Raines returned to action for the first time since the Memphis game and was credited with seven tackles. Redshirt freshman safety Travis Bradshaw, who was pressed into duty when Andrew Sendejo was injured at the start of the game, tied with linebacker Terrance Garmon for the team lead with a career-high nine tackles.
The Owls will return to action on October 18 when they host Southern Miss at 2:00 at Rice Stadium.
Rice countered with a 2-yard run by James Casey and a 25-yard strike from Clement to Jarett Dillard, his 51st career touchdown reception. That broke an NCAA record of 50 held by Troy Edwards of Louisiana Tech.
It was the 42nd time Dillard and Clements have hooked up for a touchdown reception, adding to their NCAA mark set the previous week.
Tulsa scored more than 50 points in its fourth consecutive game, something that hasn't happened since the 1919 season.
