Tulane Green Wave vs UTSA Roadrunners Match Player Stats On Nov 09, 2013

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 9, 2013

Texas-San Antonio 10, Tulane 7: Sean Ianno booted a 34-yard field goal with 14 seconds remaining as the Roadrunners edged the visiting Green Wave in a Conference USA contest.

Eric Soza connected with Seth Grubb for 62 yards on third down to set up the winning kick as Texas-San Antonio (5-5, 4-2 C-USA) won its third straight. Soza completed 10-of-25 passes for 183 yards while Brandon Armstrong rushed for 77 yards – 68 coming on a touchdown run in the third quarter.

Orleans Darkwa rushed for 103 yards on 20 carries and scored the only touchdown for the Green Wave (6-4, 4-2), who lost their second in a row after winning four straight. Tulane’s Nick Montana completed 18-of-33 passes for 199 yards, but was intercepted twice.

The Roadrunners fumbled inside the Tulane 2-yard line on their first drive and the Green Wave coughed it up inside the UTSA 5 early in the second quarter. The Roadrunners fumbled again before Tulane capitalized with a seven-play drive, capped by Darkwa’s 9-yard run on a draw with one minute left in the first half for a 7-0 lead.

On the first play after a missed field goal by Tulane in the third quarter, Armstrong ran over left tackle and busted loose for his long touchdown run with 5:13 left in the quarter to tie the game at 7-7. The Green Wave moved the ball to the UTSA 32 with under four minutes left in the game, but two straight false start penalties stalled the drive.