2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football Hawaiʻi Bowl Champions C-USA West Division Co-Champions Hawaiʻi Bowl vs. Hawaiʻi, W 62–35 Conference Conference USA West Ranking AP #24 2010 record 10–3 (6–2 C-USA) Head coach Todd Graham Offensive coordinator Herb Hand/Chad Morris Defensive coordinator Keith Patterson/Paul Randolph Home stadium Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) 2010 Conference USA football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Division #21 UCF x$   7 – 1         11 – 3   East Carolina   5 – 3         6 – 7   Southern Miss   5 – 3         8 – 5   Marshall   4 – 4         5 – 7   UAB   3 – 5         4 – 8   Memphis   0 – 8         1 – 11   West Division SMU xy   6 – 2         7 – 7   #24 Tulsa x   6 – 2         10 – 3   Houston   4 – 4         5 – 7   UTEP   3 – 5         6 – 7   Rice   3 – 5         4 – 8   Tulane   2 – 6         4 – 8   Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represents the University of Tulsa in the 2010 college football season. The Golden Hurricane, led by fourth-year head coach Todd Graham, were members of Conference USA in the West Division and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, also known simply as Chapman Stadium. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in C-USA to claim a share of the west division title, however due to their loss to SMU they did not represent the division in the 2010 Conference USA Championship Game. They were invited to the Hawaiʻi Bowl where they defeated Hawaiʻi 62–35. On Sunday January 9, 2011, Chad Morris left to fill the offensive coordinator job at Clemson University. On Monday January 10, 2011, Todd Graham announced he was leaving Tulsa to take the head coaching job at Pittsburgh.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:00 PM	at East Carolina		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPN2	L 49–51	50,010[2]
September 11	6:00 PM	Bowling Green*		Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK		W 33–20	19,565[3]
September 18	6:00 PM	at Oklahoma State*		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK		L 28–65	51,778[4]
September 25	6:00 PM	Central Arkansas*		Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK		W 41–14	21,928[5]
October 2	6:00 PM	at Memphis		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 48–7	22,231[6]
October 9	7:00 PM	at SMU		Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		L 18–21	19,329[7]
October 16	6:00 PM	Tulane		Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK		W 52–24	23,295[8]
October 30	1:30 PM	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 28–27	80,795[9]
November 6	1:00 PM	Rice		Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK		W 64–27	19,036[10]
November 13	7:00 PM	at Houston		Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX	CBSCS	W 28–25	30,046[11]
November 20	1:00 PM	UTEP		Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK		W 31–28	16,547[12]
November 26	5:30 PM	Southern Miss		Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	CBSCS	W 56–50	21,901[13]
December 24	7:00 PM	at #25 Hawaiʻi*		Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Hawai'i Bowl)	ESPN	W 62–35	43,673[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time Zone.

NFL Draft

6th Round, 174th Overall Pick by the Miami Dolphins—Sr. FB/TE Charles Clay

References

1. "Graham leaves TU: Golden Hurricane coach accepts job at Pitt". Tulsa World. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
2. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. East Carolina Pirates Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
3. "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Tulda Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
4. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
5. "Central Arkansas Bears vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
6. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Memphis Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
7. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Southern Methodist Mustangs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
8. "Tulane Green Wave vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
9. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
10. "Rice Owls vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
11. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Houston Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
12. "UTEP Miners vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
13. "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
14. "Hawaii Warriors vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2010.