Tulsa, Okla. — Tulsa Oilers Football, a proud member of the IFL and powered by Community Care, finished off the Iowa Barnstormers with a 39-31 victory at the BOK Center. 

The Barnstormers opened the game's scoring on the first drive with a 26-yard field goal by Gabriel Rui at the 9:43 mark of the first quarter to make it 3-0 Iowa, the only points of the opening frame. 

Tulsa responded with their first touchdown of the game at the 11:45 marker of the second via a 1-yard rush by QB Daniel Smith into the end zone, giving the Oilers a 7-3 lead. Tulsa would repeat the same scoring play on a 1-yard rush by Smith again for a score making it 13-3 Oilers with 3:25 left in the half. Tre Harvey would follow that up by returning a short field goal attempt by Iowa that was returnable in the end zone all the way back for a score to make it 19-3 Tulsa with 0:48 remaining in the second quarter. The first half was finished off with a last second 24-yard field goal made by Austin Neufeld to send Tulsa to the locker room with a 22-3 edge over Iowa. 

The second half saw Iowa's first touchdown at the 7:12 remaining mark of the third thanks to Quian Williams on a 19-yard catch and score to make it 22-10 Tulsa. Joshua Crockett would respond immediately with a 49-yard return off the kickoff for a touchdown to put the Oilers up 28-10 with 6:02 left in the third. Williams for Iowa recorded his second touchdown of the game right after on a 8-yard catch to bring the game to a 28-16 scoreline in favor of Tulsa. 

The fourth quarter opened with Tulsa scoring via a 1-yard rush by Smith for the third time of the game with 11:10 remaining in regulation and Alexis Rosario added a two-point conversion to give the Oilers a 36-16 lead. Neufeld added a 31-yard field goal and Iowa made a late push with two more touchdowns but came up short, falling 39-31 to Tulsa. The Oilers secured their first home win of the season in their home opener. 

Tulsa will hit the road to face the Sioux Falls Storm on April 14 at 3:05 pm. CT at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. 

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