2019 TULSA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Tulsa Athletic Media Relations • 800 S. Tucker Drive • Tulsa, OK 74104 Facebook: /TulsaHurricane and /TulsaFootball •Twitter:@TulsaHurricane and @TulsaFootball Instagram: TulsaHurricanePics • Website: www.TulsaHurricane.com Game Information TULSA (3-7, 1-5 AAC) vs. HOUSTON (3-7, 1-5 AAC) Date / Time: Saturday, Nov. 23, 6:32 pm (CT) Site: Tulsa, Okla. Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 • 6:32 pm (CT) Stadium: H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000) THE STORYLINES . GAME TV: ESPNU • Tulsa is in its 120th season of football this year, as college Talent: Kevin Brown (pxp), Andre Ware (analyst) football celebrates its 150th year. Radio: Big Country 99.5 FM #11 Talent: Bruce Howard (pxp), Rick Couri • Tulsa has the smallest FBS enrollment with 3,297 undergraduate students … Tulsa's overall enrollment is 4,412 … Houston's (analyst), Jeremie Poplin (sideline) Live Stats: TulsaHurricane.com enrollment is 43,770. Series: Houston leads 24-19 • A total of 16 Tulsa seniors will be playing in their final game at First Meeting: Dec. 2, 1950 (Tulsa 28, @UH 21) H.A. Chapman Stadium this Saturday. Last Meeting: Oct. 4, 2018 (@UH 41, Tulsa 26) • After 10 games, the combined record of Tulsa's opponents entering that particular game was 37-8 (MSU 0-0, SJS 1-0, TULSA 3-7, 1-5 The American OSU 2-0, WYO 3-0, SMU 5-0, Navy 3-1, CINCI 5-1, Memphis 6-1, Head Coach: Philip Montgomery Tulane 5-3 and UCF at 7-2) for an .822 win percentage. (Tarleton State '95) 5th year at Tulsa • The American Athletic Conference is the 3rd league that Tulsa and Houston have been members together – the others were Missouri Valley Career Record: 24-36 (5 years) TU Record: same Conference (1950s) and Conference USA (2005-12). • Tulsa and Houston have combined to face 9 top-25 opponents, including 5 for HOUSTON 3-7, 1-5 The American Houston and 4 for Tulsa. Head Coach: Dana Holgerson (Iowa Wesleyan '93) • Five of Tulsa's opponents already played were ranked in the 1st CFP Rankings 1st year at Houston when announced 3 weeks ago – #20 Cincinnati, #21 Memphis, #23 Oklahoma Career Record: 64-48 (8 years) State, #24 Navy and #25 SMU UH Record: 3-7 (1 year) • Four of Tulsa's first 8 opponents are currently ranked in the top-25 this week – #17 Cincinnati, #18 Memphis, #21 SMU and #22 Oklahoma State. TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE • Eight of the 10 opponents Tulsa has already faced are bowl eligible this year. August 30 (Fri) @ #18 Michigan State L 7-28 September THE SERIES . 7 @ San Jose State W 34-16 14 OKLAHOMA STATE L 21-40 • This is the 44th meeting between Tulsa and Houston. 21 WYOMING W 24-21 • Houston leads the series 24-19-0 and have won 4 of the last 5 meetings. October • Tulsa has a 10-9 series advantage in games played in Tulsa. 5 @ #24 SMU* L 37-43-3OT 12 NAVY* L 17-45 • The Cougars won last year's meeting at home by a score of 41-26 … with 19 @ #21 Cincinnati * L 13-24 first-time starting QB Seth Boomer leading the way, Tulsa led 26-17 early in the 26 #25 MEMPHIS* (Homecoming) L 41-42 November 4th quarter. 2 @ Tulane* L 26-38 • Tulsa won the last time the teams met in Tulsa, 45-17, in the 2017 season 8 (Fri) UCF* (ESPN2) W 34-31 23 HOUSTON* 6:32 pm … Tulsa trailed 10-7 at halftime, but scored 17 points in the 3rd quarter and 30 @ ECU* TBA outscored Houston 38-7 in the 2nd half. *American Athletic Conference Games HOUSTON COUGARS TULSA HAS NATION'S 6th TOUGHEST STRENGTH OF September SCHEDULE . 1 @ #4 Oklahoma L 31-49 7 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W 37-17 • Tulsa's strength of schedule according to Cody Kellner's Points Index Strength 13 vs. #20 Washington St. L 24-31 of Schedule Ratings this week is 6th nationally behind Michigan State, which 19 @ Tulane* L 31-38 was Tulsa's first opponent this year, Mississippi State, Auburn, Maryland and 28 @ North Texas W 46-25 October North Carolina. 12 #25 CINCINNATI* L 23-38 • The next closest American Athletic Conference member with the toughest 19 @ UConn* W 24-17 strength of schedule is 40th-ranked Houston and the next closest is #66 24 #16 SMU* L 31-34 November Cincinnati. 2 @ UCF* L 29-44 • The Hurricane's strength of schedule was as high as No. 3 in the country on 16 #18 MEMPHIS* L 27-45 Nov. 3 and Nov. 10. 23 @ Tulsa* 6:32 pm 30 NAVY* • The Cody Kellner Points Index gives each team a rating that is reflective of the *American Athletic Conference Games success they had within their strength of schedule. 2019 Tulsa Football Game Notes • page 2 PHILIP MONTGOMERY IN FIFTH YEAR LEADING TULSA FOOTBALL PROGRAM . 2019 American Final Standings • Philip Montgomery is in his 5th season with a 24-36 overall head coaching record. Team American ALL • Montgomery completed his second season in 2016 leading the Tulsa football EAST DIVISION Cincinnati 6-0 9-1 program to a 10-3 record. UCF 4-2 7-3 • He became the 29th head coach in school history on Dec. 11, 2014. Temple 4-2 7-3 • Montgomery claimed his first career head coaching victory in the 2015Tulsa USF 2-4 4-6 season opener with a 47-44 overtime win over FAU. ECU 0-6 3-7 • In his first year, Montgomery led Tulsa to six wins and to the 2015 Camping UConn 0-6 2-8 World Independence Bowl. WEST DIVISION • Before coming to Tulsa, he spent seven years at Baylor, where he spent the final Memphis 5-1 9-1 three seasons as the offensive coordinator/QB coach. SMU 5-1 9-1 Navy 5-1 7-2 FACING THE TOUGH AMERICAN . Tulane 3-3 6-4 • The 6 American Athletic Conference opponents that Tulsa has already faced – Tulsa 1-5 3-7 Houston 1-5 3-7 @ SMU (9-1), Navy (7-2), @ Cincinnati (9-1), Memphis (9-1), @ Tulane (6-4), UCF (7-3) – this season has a combined 47-12 record for a .796-win percentage. • Overall, Tulsa's 8 AAC opponents have combined for a .671-win percentage with The American Schedule an overall 53-26 record this season. THIS WEEK (Nov. 23) *SMU @ Navy FIRST & TEN . *UCF @ Tulane • Four of Tulsa's losses have been to top-25 teams – (AP) #18 Michigan State, *Temple @ Cincinnati (AP) #24 SMU, (AP) #21 Cincinnati and (Coaches) #25 Memphis. *ECU @ UConn • In the first 5 games of the season Tulsa faced an undefeated opponent each *Memphis @ USF week … Tulsa handed San Jose State and Wyoming their first losses. *Houston @ Tulsa • Tulsa has seven 2018 bowl participants on its 2019 schedule –– Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Cincinnati, Memphis, Tulane, UCF and Houston. NEXT WEEK (Nov. 30) • Tulsa’s win at San Jose State snapped a 13-game road losing streak … before *USF @ UCF (Nov. 29) *Cincinnati @ Memphis (Nov. 29) that, Tulsa’s last true road win was at UCF, 35-20, on Nov. 19, 2016. LAST WEEK (Nov. 16) TULSA TAKES THE AMERICAN'S THREE 9-1 TEAMS @ Notre Dame 52, Navy 20 DOWN TO THE WIRE. *Cincinnati 20, @ USF 17 • Tulsa has faced 3 conference opponents that were ranked among the nation's *Memphis 45, @ Houston 27 top-25 at the time of the meeting –– #24 (AP) SMU, #21 (AP) Cincinnati and *@ Temple 29, Tulane 21 #25 (Coaches) Memphis. • These three teams have each posted 9-1 records this season. * American Athletic Conference Games • All 3 games came down to the final minutes … Tulsa lost the 3 games by an average of 6 points. TICKETS & MORE . • This game is Senior Day. ON THE ROPES . • Game tickets are available for • Tulsa had the three American Athletic Conference teams that have the league's as low as $15 and can be purchased at TulsaHurricane.com or by calling best records (9-1) down to the final minutes, and down to what amounted to the 918.631.GoTU (4688). final play in 2 of those games – SMU in overtime and Memphis on a last second • The Team Walk down Glenn field goal attempt … Dobbs Drive (8th Street) begins at 4:15 • On Oct. 5, Tulsa lost in overtime by 6 points to #24 SMU in Tulsa's first league p.m. game in Dallas after leading 30-9 … Tulsa had a 43-yard FG attempt to win the game in the first OT period that missed left. • On Oct. 19, Tulsa trailed at #21 Cincinnati by 4 points in the final 4 minutes before Tulsa Media Relations falling by 11 points … Tulsa trailed 17-13 when a controversial pass interference Football Contacts call came on an interception by Reggie Robinson II that would have put Tulsa at DON TOMKALSKI their own 29-yard line … instead Tulsa held Cincinnati on 4th-and-3 from the 12 Sr. Associate AD/Communications …Tulsa took possession but was intercepted on the second play, and Cincinnati Football Contact scored on their first offensive play. o 918.631.3200 • c 918.640.0683 • On Oct. 26, Tulsa fell by one point, 42-41, to #25 Memphis on Oct. 26 … Tulsa [email protected]\ scored to take a 41-35 lead with 5:07 remaining … Memphis then scored in 0:41 to take a one-point lead … Tulsa moved to the Memphis 12-yard line before settling for STEPHANIE HALL Director of Media Relations a 29-yard field goal on 4th-and-3 that went wide left.