Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

5-7 (3-5), 3rd Conference USA - West

 Last Game
Nov 27, 2009 Memphis, W 33-30 
 
 Next Game
No game scheduled
 Team News  

West leaves Tulsa for Illini

West leaves Tulsa for Illini
AP, Feb 8, 2010
Co-defensive coordinator Ron West has left Tulsa's football staff to become an assistant coach for Illinois. Tulsa announced West's departure Monday, saying he would coach inside linebackers for the Illini. West had spent only one season at Tulsa after previously serving as defensive coordinator at Clemson. ...More
 •  Ex-Union All-Stater dismissed from TU football team Feb 9 (Tulsa World)*
 •  Turnover continues for Tulsa Feb 9 (Tulsa World)*
 •  Super Bowl sets mark Feb 9 (Tulsa World)*
 •  Super Bowl the most-viewed TV show in U.S. history Feb 8 (Tulsa World)*
 • Morris accepts job at Tulsa - Jan 17 (Rivals.com)
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  • Rivals tabs Blankenship a top recruiter - Feb 8
  • More coaching staff shifts - Feb 8
  • Spring Football Primer: Conference USA - Feb 5
  • Tulsa officially introduces Morris - Jan 19
  • Staff moves begin at Tulsa - Jan 15
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 Team Report

Tulsa Team Report

Tulsa Team Report Feb 5, 2010

Tulsa ranked No. 84 in the nation after the 2009 season in total defense, allowing 397.2 yards per game.

That won't win any championships, and the Golden Hurricane think they should be competing for Conference USA titles, even if it wasn't even a bowl-eligible team a season ago.

So there was little surprise then that signing day had a focus on defense, but even the most defensive-minded Tulsa fan had to be taken back a little by just how committed the team was to shoring up that side of the ball.

Tulsa head coach Todd Graham landed 18 defensive recruits in a class of 22 signees. That doesn't even include four players who were already enrolled in December, three of which play defense.

"We had seven key players graduate from our defense, so our big focus of ...More

 
 Recruiting News From Rivals.com
  • Diamonds in the rough - Feb 9
  • George has bright future at Tulsa - Feb 8
  • TU recruiting class has defensive focus - Feb 4
  • Tulsa adds Asiegbu - Feb 3
  • Roberson signs with TU - Feb 3
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 Scores & Schedule - All postseason broadcasts are subject to availability
 Date Opponent Time/Result Audio/Video
 Fri, Sep 4 at Tulane W 37-13 --
 Sat, Sep 12 at New Mexico W 44-10 --
 Sat, Sep 19 at (12) Oklahoma L 0-45 --
 Sat, Sep 26 Sam Houston State W 56-3 --
 Sat, Oct 3 at Rice W 27-10 --
 Wed, Oct 14 (5) Boise State L 21-28 --
 Wed, Oct 21 at UTEP L 24-28 --
 Sat, Oct 31 Southern Methodist L 13-27 --
 Sat, Nov 7 (13) Houston L 45-46 --
 Sun, Nov 15 East Carolina L 17-44 --
 Sat, Nov 21 at Southern Miss L 34-44 --
 Fri, Nov 27 Memphis W 33-30 --
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 Conference USA Standings
 East Conf  All 
 East Carolina 7-1  9-5 
 UCF 6-2  8-5 
 Southern Miss 5-3  7-6 
 Marshall 4-4  7-6 
 UAB 4-4  5-7 
 Memphis 1-7  2-10 
 West Conf  All 
 Houston 6-2  10-4 
 Southern Methodist 6-2  8-5 
 UTEP 3-5  4-8 
 Tulsa 3-5  5-7 
 Rice 2-6  2-10 
 Tulane 1-7  3-9 
 Other Conferences
 Team Stats
  TDs Yds PassYds RushYds
 Offense44 410.1 259.3 150.8
 Defense32 397.2 250.2 147.0