BYU 49, TULSA 39 After scoring just 51 points in its last three games, the offense rose from the dead, scoring 49 point in Saturday's win over Tulsa. BYU finished the game with 543 yards and converted on 7 of 15 third-down opportunities. Saturday's win over Tulsa saw the return of injured starter Kevin Feterik to the field after suffering a hairline fracture in his left ankle. Feterik was able to return after only missing three games, though doctors and the coaching staff were not expecting a full recovery for another full week. While his ankle healed he was able to watch the Cougar offense sputter from the birds-eye view of the press box, and when he returned he was ready. One of his primary targets has definitely seen a difference in his play since he came back this past Tuesday in practice. "When he came back, he was a different quarterback than before," senior wideout Ben Cahoon said. "He took command of the offense, and that's what we have needed." Against Tulsa, Feterik was 15-of-28 for 246 yards and had four touchdowns. Last week vs. UTEP the Cougar ground game came to a grinding halt, netting zero yards. What a difference a week makes, as BYU rushed 46 times for 296 yards and three touchdowns vs. Tulsa. Brian McKenzie led the Cougars once again, carrying the ball 23 times for 187 yards and two touchdowns (31 yards, 44 yards). "After that game at UTEP," McKenzie said, "we wanted to come out and prove what we could do." In the victory over Tulsa, true freshman Jaron Dabney saw the most action he has all season, playing both on special teams and on the offense. Dabney carried the ball seven times for 58 yards, caught one pass for 18 yards and a touchdown and returned three kicks for 44 yards. It was the kind of game he has been expecting to have all season. "Coach (Norm) Chow (offensive coordinator) has been telling me all season that I would get in, but last week in practice he told me, 'I'm being serious, you are going to get some reps this week.' " The McKenzie/Dabney one-two punch was reminiscent of last season's backfield tandem of McKenzie and Ronney Jenkins (out this season for breaking school honor code violations). With the straight-ahead power and speed of McKenzie, and the quick feet and slippery running style of Dabney, the Cougars were able to keep the defense off balance, much like McKenzie and Jenkins were able to do last season when they rushed for a combined 1,745 yards on 295 carries (5.9 yards per carry). "I was thinking about that midway through the third quarter," Dabney said. "I was thinking, 'Hey, this is pretty exciting,' and I was talking to Ronney on the sideline, and he was like, 'You're doing it man.' I don't see any difference between last year and the performance today." With the prodigious amount of offense that was seen in the BYU vs. Tulsa game, and the apparent lack of defense, it was like all in attendance had gone to see a football game and a wacky WAC game broke out. Coach LaVell Edwards was thinking the same thing as he opened up his postgame remarks. "I told Norm (Chow) that this was the first WAC game I had seen all year," Edwards said. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th f tulsa 0 19 14 6 39 byu 21 7 14 7 49 hurricane 39 cougars 49 final 1st quarter byu - Brian McKenzie 31-yard run(Pochman kick) byu - Jaron Dabney 18-yard run(Pochman kick) byu - Aaron Cupp 20-yard catch from Feterik(Pochman kick) 2nd quarter tulsa - defense blocks punt in end zone, 2-pt safety tulsa - Mark Lippe 3-yard catch from Fitzgerald(Anderson kick) tulsa - Anderson 45-yard field goal byu - Ben Cahoon 27-yard catch from Feterik(Pochman kick) tulsa - Jeremiah Brister 59-yard catch from Fitzgerald(Anderson kick) 3rd quarter byu - Cahoon 19-yard catch from Feterik(Pochman kick) tulsa - Charlie Higgins 2-yard run(Anderson kick) byu - Eric Snowden 18-yard catch from Feterik(Pochman kick) tulsa - Higgins 2-yard run(Anderson kick) 4th quarter byu - McKenzie 44-yard run(Pochman kick) tulsa - Damon Savage 65-yard catch from Fitzgerald(two point conversion fails) BYU - TULSA Game Recap Source: Blue & White Sports Network 1st Quarter With Kevin Feterik back from injury the Cougars wasted no time in getting the offense back on track. BYU mounted a three play, 83-yard touchdown scoring drive following a Tulsa punt. Brian McKenzie scored from 31-yards out to give BYU the early lead. KEY PLAYS: Feterik to Margin Hooks for 41-yards. BYU plan to get Jaron Dabney more involved in the offense paid big dividends in the 1st Quarter as the speedster found the endzone from 18-yards out to extend the Cougars lead. KEY PLAYS: Poor Tulsa punt, 15-yard pass from Feterik to Dustin Johnson. The offensive fireworks continue for the Cougars as Feterik finds Aaron Cupp for the 21-yard score to put BYU up 21-0. KEY PLAYS: Feterik to Hooks for 17-yards. 2nd Quarter Early in the second period, Tulsa finally gets a break. The Golden Hurricane stop the Cougars on offense and force BYU punt J.D. Hartsfield to kick out of his own endzone. He never gets a chance, however, as Tulsa blocks the punt out of the endzone for the safety. The Golden Hurricane get the ball back following the safety and cut into the lead some more with a touchdown. New quarterback John Fitzgerald leads Tulsa into the endzone, finding Mark Lippe for the 2-yard score. KEY PLAYS: Fitzgerald to Charlie Higgins for 17-yards. After forcing BYU into another punt, Tulsa gets a 45-yard field goal from Jason Anderson to again trim the lead. KEY PLAYS: 4th down conversion by Higgins to preserve the drive. With under two minutes remaining, BYU mounts an impressive touchdown drive. Feterik finds Ben Cahoon, who makes another circus catch in the endzone for the score. KEY PLAYS: Feterik to Cupp for 18-yards. Tulsa answers right back, however, with only 19 seconds on the clock. A short kickoff sets the Golden Hurricane up with good field position, and it takes only one play for the touchdown. Fitzgerald connects with Jeremiah Brister for the 59-yard TD. 3rd Quarter Ben Cook's second interception of the game puts BYU in great position at the Tulsa 36. Four plays later, Feterik finds Cahoon in the back of the endzone for six points. KEY PLAYS: Dabney on the reverse for 14-yards. The Golden Hurricane answer once again, this time its' Charlie Higgins from 2-yards out to bring the Cougar lead back to nine. KEY PLAYS: Kevin Isham 26-yard run, Fitzgerald to Lippe for 16-yards. Feterik continues to look good following a month-off with an injury, this time hitting Will Snowden for the 18-yard touchdown. KEY PLAYS: McKenzie runs of 17 and 9-yards. Dabney 11-yard pass catch. Both defenses appear to be on vacation, as Tulsa drives right down for the score. Higgins scores again, this time from 1-yard out. KEY PLAYS: Big kick return, 20-yard pass to Damon Savage, Isham 18-yard run. 4th Quarter After both teams are actually forced to punt, BYU puts up some more points thanks to Brian McKenzie. McKenzie takes the ball from 44-yards out for the score. KEY PLAYS: McKenzie 18-yard run, Snowden 10-yard run, Dabney 9-yard run. The Golden Hurricane come back again. Damon Savage catches a Fitzgerald pass and breaks into the opening field for a 65-yard touchdown. KEY PLAYS: Savage 17-yard pass from Fitzgerald. Statistics Tulsa BYU First Downs 18 29 Rushes-Yards 32-144 46-296 Passing Yards 314 247 Sacks-yards lost 1-6 1-7 Passing (Att-Comp-Int) 18-38-1 16-30-0 Punts-Average 7-33.3 7-33.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 5-0 Penalties-Yards 9-63 8-87 Time of Possession 26:10 33:50 Individual Statistics Rushing Tulsa- Higgins 20-67, Isham 4-57, Mosley 5-21, Fitzgerald 2-5, M. Wall 1-minus 6. BYU- McKenzie 23-187, Dabney 7-58, Cupp 5-22, Snowden 4-19, Cahoon 1-18, Atuaia 1-8, Miller 1-minus 2, Feterik 4-minus 14. Passing Tulsa- M. Wall 3-10-0-23, Fitzgerald 15-28-1-291. BYU- Feterik 15-28-0-246, Miller 1-2-0-1. Receiving Tulsa- Savage 6-151, Lippe 4-59, Brister 3-77, Higgins 3-10, B. Smith 2-17. BYU- Hooks 4-80, Cupp 4-44, Cahoon 3-58, D. Johnson 2-28, Snowden 1-18, Dabney 1-11, McKenzie 1-8. Att: 64,200