TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Alex Singleton ran for 106 yards and three touchdowns to lead Tulsa to a 45-10 victory over Tulane on Saturday in a game marred by a serious injury to Tulane safety Devon Walker.
Walker, a senior, suffered a fractured spine when he collided with teammate Julius Warmsley, a defensive lineman, helmet-to-helmet while attempting to make a tackle. Walker was unable to move and was taken off the field in an ambulance and transported to a Tulsa hospital.
Walker was in stable condition and will need spinal surgery in the "the next day or two," said Tulane's team doctor, Buddy Savoie.
"He was stable when we transported him," Savoie said. "I do not think, based on the information we have, his life was ever in danger."
The injury happened on the final play of the first half.
Cody Green threw for 274 yards and two scores, including a 74-yarder to Thomas Roberson, as the Golden Hurricane (1-1) raced to a 35-3 halftime lead. Tulsa outgained Tulane (0-2) in rushing yards, 364-7.
Devin Powell threw a 66-yard pass to Ryan Grant for the Green Wave's only TD.
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| Scoring Summary |
| TULANE | Cairo Santos 49 yd FG |
| TULSA | Alex Singleton 2 yd run (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| TULSA | Alex Singleton 1 yd run (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| TULSA | Thomas Roberson 74 yd pass from Cody Green (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| TULSA | Jordan James 16 yd pass from Cody Green (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| TULSA | Alex Singleton 2 yd run (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| TULSA | Kalen Henderson 5 yd run (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| TULSA | Daniel Schwarz 45 yd FG |
| TULANE | Ryan Grant 66 yd pass from Devin Powell (Cairo Santos kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| TULANE | TULSA | |
| First Downs | 11 | 31 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-16 | 7-14 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 58-177 | 87-651 |
| Rushes-Yds | 29-7 | 55-364 |
| Passing Yds | 170 | 287 |
| Kick Return Yds | 50 | 44 |
| Punt Return Yds | 6 | 24 |
| Passes | 15-29-0 | 17-32-0 |
| Punts | 10-403 | 3-106 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 3-20 | 4-26 |
| Time of Poss. | 30:39 | 29:21 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| TULANE: Rob Kelley 9-38, Josh Rounds 3-7, Dante Butler 6-4, Derrick Strozier 1-3, Ryan Griffin 2--13, Devin Powell 8--32 |
| TULSA: Alex Singleton 14-102, Trey Watts 12-92, Ja'Terian Douglas 13-85, Kalen Henderson 7-39, Zack Langer 4-16, Willie Carter 3-11, Joseph Calcagni 1-10, Cody Green 1-9 |
| PASSING |
| TULANE: Devin Powell 8-16-110-0, Ryan Griffin 7-13-60-0 |
| TULSA: Cody Green 16-26-274-0, Kalen Henderson 1-6-13-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| TULANE: Ryan Grant 5-109, Justyn Shackelford 2-23, Derrick Strozier 2-12, Sydie London 2-9, Rob Kelley 1-11, Marc Edwards 1-8, Evan Tatford 1-3, Stephen Barnett 1--5 |
| TULSA: Keyarris Garrett 4-73, Trey Watts 4-53, Jordan James 2-33, Willie Carter 2-20, Thomas Roberson 1-74, Khiry Cooper 1-17, Zack Langer 1-13, Derek Patterson 1-6, Alex Singleton 1--2 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Tulane | 5th Conference USA West | 2-6 | 2-10 |
| Tulsa | 1st Conference USA West | 8-1 | 11-3 |
