Monroe, LA (Sports Network) - Paul Smith was sensational this evening, as the quarterback threw for 307 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to a 35-17 victory over the UL-Monroe Warhawks in a non-conference showdown from Malone Stadium.

Tarrion Adams led the ground attack for Tulsa (1-0), rushing for 129 yards and one touchdown. Adams also grabbed two passes for 27 yards and another score.

Calvin Dawson was by far the best player for UL-Monroe (0-1) as the tailback rushed for 150 yards on 24 carries. Quarterback Kinsmon Lancaster did throw a touchdown in the contest, but finished the game with only 66 yards on 7-of-21 passing.

The Golden Hurricane wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, as Smith hit Adams with a 24-yard scoring strike, giving Tulsa an early 7-0 lead.

ULM answered right back with a 36-yard field goal by Cole Wilson with 11 minutes remaining in the opening frame.

A 46-yard fumble return by Matt Freeman late in the first quarter gave the Warhawks a 10-7 edge.

Tulsa quickly regained the lead when Adams rumbled into the end zone on a five-yard run with just second left in the opening stanza.

Things slowed down a bit in the second quarter, until Lancaster hit LaGregory Sapp with a 10-yard scoring strike, putting the Warhawks on top, 17-14. Those were the only points put on the scoreboard in the quarter, as ULM took the slim lead into the break.

The second half belong to Tulsa, as the team regained the lead early in the third quarter when Smith found A. J. Whitmore for a 15-yard touchdown pass.

Minutes later Smith struck again, this time he hit Trae Johnson with a 41-yard scoring strike, which extended Tulsa lead to 28-17.

The icing on the cake was a four-yard touchdown run by Chris Chamberlain midway through the final stanza. The score put the Golden Hurricane ahead by 18 points and the team never looked back.

Tulsa opened the season red-hot offensively, recording 28 first downs, while collecting a whopping 523 total yards.