2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
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 a season-opening loss.
| 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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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 |
| West Division | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 25 |
| 2012 record | 11–3 (7–1 C-USA) |
| Head coach | Bill Blankenship (2nd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Greg Peterson (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Brent Guy (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) |
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| 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 | 11 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at Iowa State* | FSN | L 23–38 | 54,931 | |
| September 8 | 11:00 a.m. | Tulane | FSN | W 45–10 | 17,880 | |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Nicholls State* |
| W 66–16 | 19,139 | |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Fresno State* |
| CBSSN | W 27–26 | 24,236 |
| September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at UAB | W 49–42 | 13,196 | ||
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Marshall | CBSSN | W 45–38 | 27,189 | |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | UTEP |
| FSN | W 33–11 | 18,961 |
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Rice |
| FSN | W 28–24 | 22,567 |
| November 3 | 11:21 a.m. | at Arkansas* | SECN | L 15–19 | 64,451 | |
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at Houston | CBSSN | W 41–7 | 25,827 | |
| November 17 | 11:00 a.m. | UCF |
| FSN | W 23–21 | 19,725 |
| November 24 | 11:00 a.m. | at SMU | FSN | L 27–35 | 15,336 | |
| December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | UCF |
| ESPN2 | W 33–27 OT | 17,635 |
| December 31 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Iowa State* | ESPN | W 31–17 | 53,687 | |
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Game summaries
at 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.
at 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 |
at Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
at 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.
at 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 |
at 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–Liberty Bowl
| 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
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