2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
The 2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and competed in the American Athletic Conference. They were led by sixth-year head coach Philip Montgomery.
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Armed Forces Bowl, L 26–28 vs. Mississippi State | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
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CFP | No. 24 |
2020 record | 6–3 (6–0 American) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Joseph Gillespie (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) |
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No. 8 Cincinnati y$ | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa y | 6 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Golden Hurricane finished the 2019 season 4–8, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.
Schedule
The Golden Hurricane had games scheduled against Toledo, Northwestern State, Arkansas State, and Houston, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] The game between Tulsa and Cincinnati was originally scheduled to take place on October 17, however, due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Cincinnati program, the game was rescheduled for December 5.[3] On December 8, 2020 – The American Athletic Conference has announced that the regular-season football game between Cincinnati and Tulsa, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12, will not be played due to positive COVID-19 cases at Cincinnati. The regular-season game will not be rescheduled. Cincinnati and Tulsa are scheduled to meet Saturday, Dec. 19, in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game. In the absence of a regular-season head-to-head result to break the tie, the site of the championship game will be the home stadium of the team that is ranked higher in the Dec. 8 College Football Playoff rankings[4]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 11 Oklahoma State* | ESPN | L 7–16 | 14,668 | ||
October 3 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 11 UCF | ESPN2 | W 34–26 | 8,874 | ||
October 23 | 6:30 p.m. | at South Florida | ESPN | W 42–13 | 5,142 | ||
October 30 | 8:00 p.m. | East Carolina | ESPN2 | W 34–30 | 0 | ||
November 14 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 19 SMU |
| ESPN2 | W 28–24 | 3,900 | |
November 19 | 6:30 p.m. | Tulane | No. 25 |
| ESPN | W 30–24 2OT | 0 |
December 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at Navy | No. 24 | ESPN2 | W 19–6 | 0 | |
December 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Cincinnati | No. 23 | ABC | L 24–27 | 5,831 | |
December 31 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Mississippi State* | No. 24 | ESPN | L 26–28 | 9,000 | |
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Media
99.5 Big Country is the Official Flagship Station of the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.[6][7]
Radio affiliates
- KXBL – 99.5 FM | Tulsa
- KRIG – 104.9 FM | Bartlesville
- KWON – 1400 AM | Bartlesville!
- KCRC – 1390 AM | Enid
- KTMC – 1400 AM/96.7 FM | McAlester
- KOKL – 1240 AM | Okmulgee
! Coaches show
Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
at Oklahoma State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tulsa | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 11 Oklahoma State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
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Statistics | TU | OSU |
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First downs | 15 | 19 |
Total yards | 278 | 279 |
Rushing yards | 112 | 141 |
Passing yards | 166 | 138 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 29:27 | 30:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tulsa | Passing | Zach Smith | 18/28, 166 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Deneric Prince | 14 carries, 82 yards | |
Receiving | Josh Johnson | 5 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD | |
Oklahoma State | Passing | Shane Illingworth | 4/5, 74 yards |
Rushing | Chuba Hubbard | 27 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Tylan Wallace | 4 receptions, 94 yards |
at UCF
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Tulsa | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 34 |
No. 11 UCF | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
at Bounce House • Orlando, FL
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Statistics | TU | UCF |
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First downs | 21 | 23 |
Total yards | 438 | 455 |
Rushing yards | 165 | 125 |
Passing yards | 273 | 330 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Time of possession | 30:34 | 29:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tulsa | Passing | Zach Smith | 17/29, 273 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | T.K. Wilkerson | 22 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Keylon Stokes | 6 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD | |
UCF | Passing | Dillon Gabriel | 28/51, 330 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Otis Anderson | 17 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jaylon Robinson | 3 receptions, 111 yards |
at South Florida
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tulsa | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
South Florida | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
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Statistics | TU | USF |
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First downs | 21 | 17 |
Total yards | 462 | 305 |
Rushing yards | 227 | 122 |
Passing yards | 235 | 183 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 28:33 | 31:27 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tulsa | Passing | Zach Smith | 16/24, 233 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Deneric Prince | 15 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Sam Crawford Jr. | 4 receptions, 82 yards | |
South Florida | Passing | Noah Johnson | 18/27, 150 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Cade Fortin | 4 carries, 39 yards | |
Receiving | Omarion Dollison | 6 receptions, 54 yards |
East Carolina
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East Carolina | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
Tulsa | 3 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 34 |
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Statistics | TU | ECU |
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First downs | 25 | 27 |
Total yards | 428 | 456 |
Rushing yards | 175 | 126 |
Passing yards | 253 | 330 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Time of possession | 24:51 | 35:09 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tulsa | Passing | Zach Smith | 19/37, 253 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | T.K. Wilkerson | 18 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Keylon Stokes | 6 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD | |
East Carolina | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 38/50, 330 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rahjai Harris | 21 carries, 118 yards | |
Receiving | Tyler Snead | 16 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD |
SMU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 19 SMU | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Tulsa | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
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Statistics | TU | SMU |
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First downs | 27 | 25 |
Total yards | 455 | 351 |
Rushing yards | 130 | 151 |
Passing yards | 325 | 200 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 29:18 | 30:42 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tulsa | Passing | Zach Smith | 26/38, 325 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | T.K. Wilkerson | 21 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Keylon Stokes | 8 receptions, 122 yards | |
SMU | Passing | Shane Buechele | 18/36, 200 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Ulysses Bentley IV | 26 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Danny Gray | 8 receptions, 93 yards |
Tulane
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Tulane | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
No. 25 Tulsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
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Statistics | TULSA | TULANE |
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First downs | 18 | 26 |
Total yards | 302 | 522 |
Rushing yards | 226 | 179 |
Passing yards | 76 | 343 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 29:20 | 30:40 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tulsa | Passing | Davis Brin | 18/28, 266 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Corey Taylor II | 19 carries, 132 yards | |
Receiving | JuanCarlos Santana | 8 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD | |
Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 8/17, 76 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Stephon Huderson | 24 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Will Wallace | 2 receptions, 34 yards, 1 TD |
at Navy
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No. 24 Tulsa | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
Navy | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
- Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
- Game time: 2:30 pm CST
- TV: ESPN2
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Statistics | TU | Navy |
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First downs | 15 | 13 |
Total yards | 296 | 153 |
Rushing yards | 128 | 126 |
Passing yards | 168 | 27 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 27:40 | 32:20 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tulsa | Passing | Zach Smith | 10/25, 168 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Corey Taylor II | 19 carries, 69 yards | |
Receiving | Josh Johnson | 3 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD | |
Navy | Passing | Xavier Arline | 4/8, 27 yards |
Rushing | Xavier Arline | 27 carries, 60 yards | |
Receiving | Mark Walker | 3 receptions, 29 yards |
at Cincinnati (AAC Championship Game)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#23 Tulsa | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
#9 Cincinnati | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at Nippert Stadium
Cincinnati, OH
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Statistics | TU | UC |
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First downs | 22 | 17 |
Total yards | 365 | 420 |
Rushing yards | 199 | 151 |
Passing yards | 166 | 269 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 26:03 | 33:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tulsa | Passing | Zach Smith | 13/30, 166 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Corey Taylor II | 22 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Sam Crawford Jr. | 3 receptions, 79 yards | |
Cincinnati | Passing | Desmond Ridder | 19/29, 269 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Desmond Ridder | 16 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Alex Pierce | 5 receptions, 146 yards, 1 TD |
References
- "MAC is first FBS to nix fall football, eyes spring". ESPN.com. August 8, 2020.
- "Fall sports postponed until Spring 2021". Northwestern State University Athletics.
- "Cincinnati's positive COVID tests postpone Tulsa game". ESPN.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "Cincinnati-Tulsa Regular-Season Football Game Will Not Be Played". TheAmerican.org. Sidearm Sports. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- "2020 Tulsa Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
- https://tulsahurricane.com/documents/2020/9/13//Tulsa_FB_Release_Game1vsOSU2_2020.pdf?id=28155
- World, Kelly Hines Tulsa. "College football 2020: Everything you need to know about TU". Tulsa World.