2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

C-USA champion C-USA West Division champion Liberty Bowl champion
C-USA Championship Game, W 33–27 ^OT vs. UCF
Liberty Bowl, W 31–17 vs. Iowa State
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
2012 record	11–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Bill Blankenship (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Peterson (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Brent Guy (2nd year)
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2012 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
UCF xy		7	–	1		10	–	4
East Carolina x		7	–	1		8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4		5	–	7
Memphis		4	–	4		4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6		3	–	9
Southern Miss		0	–	8		0	–	12
West Division
Tulsa xy$		7	–	1		10	–	3
SMU		5	–	3		7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4		7	–	6
Houston		4	–	4		5	–	7
UTEP		2	–	6		3	–	9
Tulane		2	–	6		2	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bill Blankenship and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-US). They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 C-USA to be West Division champions. They defeated UCF in the C-USA Championship Game to become C-USA champions. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Iowa State to avenge an season-opening loss.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:30 p.m.	at Iowa State*	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FSN	L 23–38	54,931
September 8	11:00 a.m.	Tulane	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	FSN	W 45–10	17,880
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Nicholls State*	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK		W 66–16	19,139
September 22	7:00 p.m.	Fresno State*	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	W 27–26	24,236
September 29	2:00 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 49–42	13,196
October 6	2:30 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	CBSSN	W 45–38	27,189
October 11	7:00 p.m.	UTEP	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	FSN	W 33–11	18,961
October 20	2:30 p.m.	Rice	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	FSN	W 28–24	22,567
November 3	11:21 a.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	SECN	L 15–19	64,451
November 10	4:00 p.m.	at Houston	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX	CBSSN	W 41–7	25,827
November 17	11:00 a.m.	UCF	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	FSN	W 23–21	19,725
November 24	11:00 a.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	FSN	L 27–35	15,336
December 1	11:00 a.m.	UCF	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK (C-USA Championship)	ESPN2	W 33–27 ^OT	17,635
December 31	2:30 p.m.	vs. Iowa State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–17	53,687
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

Game Notes

@ Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	16	0	0	7	23
Cyclones	7	17	7	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1961	ISU, 27–6

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	3	0	0	7	10
Golden Hurricane	14	21	0	10	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–1	2011	TULSA, 31–3

Nicholls State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	6	3	0	7	16
Golden Hurricane	28	14	10	14	66

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	20	0	6	0	26
Golden Hurricane	7	10	10	0	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	2005	TULSA, 31–24

Last meeting was in the 2005 Liberty Bowl. This will be the first regular season meeting not as conference members as their meetings between 1999 and 2002 were as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

@ UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	21	14	7	7	49
Blazers	14	7	7	14	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2011	TULSA, 37–20

@ Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	10	7	20	8	45
Thundering Herd	3	14	15	6	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2011	TULSA, 59–17

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	3	0	0	8	11
Golden Hurricane	3	3	20	7	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–8	2011	TULSA, 57–28

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	14	0	3	24
Golden Hurricane	7	7	7	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–7–1	2011	TULSA, 38–20

@ Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	3	12	0	15
Razorbacks	10	3	0	6	19

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–53–3	2008	ARK, 30–23

Tulsa has lost the previous 17 meetings dating back to 1977.

@ Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	3	14	7	17	41
Cougars	0	0	0	7	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–20	2011	HOU, 48–16

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	0	14	0	7	21
Golden Hurricane	10	0	13	0	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2011	TULSA, 24–17

@ SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	6	6	15	27
Mustangs	7	21	7	0	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–12	2011	TULSA, 38–7

UCF–C-USA Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Knights	0	14	13	0	0	27
Golden Hurricane	7	14	0	6	6	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	November 17, 2012	TULSA, 23–21

vs. Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	17	0	0	0	17
Golden Hurricane	7	14	7	3	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	September 1, 2012	ISU, 38–23

This is the second time this season the Golden Hurricane and Cyclones will meet. The Cyclones won the season opener 38–23.

References

Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

Venues	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Oklahoma State

Culture & lore	Captain Cane "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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