Paul Smith enjoyed a US college football-record 14th consecutive 300-yard passing game and Tulsa routed Bowling Green 63-7 in the GMAC Bowl on Sunday.
Tulsa converted four fumble recoveries into first-half touchdowns, running up a 35-0 halftime lead and capping coach Todd Graham's first season by reaching 10 wins for the first time since 1991. Tulsa had never managed more than 31 points in 14 previous bowl games.
Smith passed for 312 yards and five touchdowns, the last with 3:22 left in the blowout. He broke the record of 13 300-yard efforts in a row he shared with BYU's Ty Detmer, whose streak stretched over the 1989 and 1990 seasons.
He and Tarrion Adams joined Houston's David Klingler and Chuck Weatherspoon as college football's only 5,000-yard passing and 1,000-yard rushing tandem.
Tulsa outgained Bowling Green 562-229 in total yards.
Adams scored touchdowns running, passing and receiving before halftime and ran for 112 yards. Trae Johnson caught two scoring passes in the most lopsided bowl game this season, with only the national championship game remaining yesterday.
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