The Official Tulsa Golden Hurricane RECORD ANDFACT BOOK 2010
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The Official Tulsa Golden Hurricane RECORD ANDFACT BOOK 2010 Damaris Johnson 2009 NCAA All-Purpose Yardage Leader www.tulsahurricane.com 2010 TULSA FOOTBALL Fact & Record Book tablE of CONTENts Introduction 1 C-USA 73 Table of Contents .................................................1 Conference USA Profile .....................................74 2010 Football Schedule .......................................1 2009 C-USA Standings ......................................75 Tulsa Quick Facts .................................................1 2009 C-USA Team Stats .............................. 75-76 Media Information ...............................................2 2009 C-USA Individual Stats ....................... 76-77 C-USA Teleconference Schedule .........................2 2010 C-USA Composite Schedule .....................78 2010 Tulsa Football Schedule Numbers to Know ................................................3 2010 C-USA Football Television Schedule ........79 “The Rock” ...........................................................3 2010-11 College Football Bowl Schedule .........80 Sept. 5 at East Carolina* (ESPN 2) 1 pm Athletic Media Relations Staff ............................3 Sept. 11 BOWLING GREEN 6 pm Directions to H.A. Chapman Stadium ..................3 Opponents 81 Sept. 18 at Oklahoma State TBA The University of Tulsa ........................................4 Sept. 25 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 6 pm The City of Tulsa ..................................................5 2010 Opponents .......................................... 82-84 H.A. Chapman Stadium .................................... 6-7 Series History Against 2010 Oct. 2 at Memphis* 6 pm Case Athletic Complex .........................................7 Opponents .................................................. 85-86 Oct. 9 at SMU* 7 pm Oct. 16 TULANE* (Homecoming) 6 pm History 87 Players 9 Oct. 30 at Notre Dame (NBC) 1:30 pm Nov. 6 RICE* TBA 2010 Tulsa Football Notes ........................... 10-11 Tulsa Football Historical Review ................. 88-92 Nov. 13 at Houston* (CBS C) 7 pm 2010 Depth Chart ...............................................12 A Hurricane in Tulsa-Nickname 2010 Returning Letterwinners ...........................12 Origination .......................................................92 Nov. 20 UTEP* TBA Pronounciation Guide .........................................13 Hurricane Bowl History ................................ 93-98 Nov. 26 SOUTHERN MISS*(CBS C) 5:30 pm 2010 Team Analysis ...........................................13 Retired Jerseys ..................................................98 Tulsa’s Pro Football Hall of Famers ...................99 *Conference USA Games • BOLD indicates home games 2010 Season Preview .................................. 14-17 All Game Times are Central Time Zone 2009 Numerical Roster ................................ 18-19 Tulsa Athletic Hall of Fame ....................... 99-100 2009 Alphabetical Roster ............................ 20-21 National Awards ..............................................100 Player Profiles .............................................. 22-42 All-Americans...................................................101 2010 Red-Shirt Walk-ons ...................................43 Tulsa’s Pro Draftees ................................. 102-103 Tulsa Quick Facts 2010 Tulsa Newcomers Profiles .................. 43-45 Hurricane in All-Star Games ............................104 2010 Newcomers Roster ...................................45 Current NFL Players .........................................104 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa’s Conference History ..............................105 Enrollment: 4,187 (3,084 undergraduates) Staff 47 All-Conference Selections ....................... 106-108 Founded: 1894 Conference Honors ..........................................108 Nickname: Golden Hurricane Head Football Coach .................................... 48-49 Colors: Old Gold, Royal Blue, Crimson Coaching Staff ............................................. 50-55 Records 109 Affiliation: NCAA Division I-A Football Support Staff ........................................55 Conference: Conference USA President ...........................................................56 Tulsa’s NCAA Records/Annual President: Dr. Steadman Upham Director of Athletics ...........................................56 Champions ............................................. 110-111 Faculty Representative: Chris Anderson Individual Season Leaders ....................... 112-116 Director of Athletics: Lawrence Cunningham Review 57 Tulsa Team Records ................................. 117-118 Head Football Coach: Todd Graham (4th year) Tulsa Individual Records .......................... 119-120 2009 Record: Won 5, Lost 7 2009 Game-by-Game Review ...................... 58-63 Opponent Team Records .......................... 121-122 2009 C-USA Record: Won 3, Lost 5 2009 Season Results .........................................64 Game Streaks ...................................................122 (T-3rd place/West) 2009 Team and Individual Statistics ............ 64-67 Longest Plays ...................................................123 Offense: Spread No-Huddle 2009 Tulsa Individual Superlatives ...................68 Hurricane 100-Yard Receivers ................. 124-125 Defense: 3-3-5 2009 Tulsa and Opponent Season Hurricane 300-Yard Passers ............................125 Stadium: Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Highs and Lows ...............................................68 Hurricane 100-Yard Rushers .................... 126-127 Stadium (30,000) 2009 Opponent Individual Superlatives ............69 Top-10 Single Game Performances .................128 Surface: FieldTurf 2009 Starting Lineups ........................................69 Top-10 Single Season Performances ..............129 2009 Team Game-by-Game Summaries ............70 Tulsa’s Record by Decades ..............................129 2009 Individual Game-by-Game Top-10 Career Performances ...........................130 Offensive Stats ................................................71 Top Crowds to See Tulsa Play .........................131 2009 Individual Game-by-Game Series Records vs. All Opponents ........... 132-133 Tackle Chart .....................................................72 All-Time Head Coaching Records ....................133 Top 10 Winningest Coaches ............................133 Season-by-Season Review ...................... 134-136 Tulsa Won-Lost Records ..................................136 Homecoming Game Results .............................137 Tulsa in the National Polls ..............................137 All-Time Results ....................................... 138-152 www.tulsahurricane.com 11 2010 TULSA FOOTBALL Fact & Record Book Media Information Credentials Player Interviews A schedule of weekly press conferences will be sent All requests for interviews with Tulsa players should to the media. All other requests for interviews with Requests for working press credentials for Tulsa’s home TRO be made through the Athletic Media Relations Office. Coach Graham should be directed to the Athletic Media football games must be sent to the Athletic Media N Relations Office. I Please make your request a day in advance to allow Relations Office by mail or emailed on company let- enough time to arrange the interview. The best time for terhead to [email protected]. extended interviews is normally between 10:00 a.m. and Internet, Telephones 1:00 p.m., depending on the players’ class schedules Wireless and hardwire internet connections are avail- Members of the electronic media and those daily and and team obligations. Tele vi sion stations usually will be able in the H.A. Chapman Stadium Press Box. Phones, Sunday papers covering Tulsa and its opponents on a able to do interviews of a shorter duration after prac- stat monitors and TV monitors are available to the media regular basis will receive first priority for credentials. tice, but make arrangements with the athletic media in the press box as well. If space permits, every attempt will be made to honor relations office. The last time for player interviews other requests. is Thursday following practice, except on non- Post-Game Interview Policy Credentials will not be mailed. Credentials can be Saturday game weeks. Contact the athletic media The Tulsa locker room is closed. Head Coach Todd picked up at the TU Athletic Media Relations Office relations office for exact days and times of media Graham will be available to the media in the Lettermen’s during the week of the game or on gameday three hours availability for non-Saturday game weeks. Lounge in the Case Athletic Complex for approximately prior to kickoff at the press will call window at the 10 minutes prior to his radio show. Requested Tulsa corner of Gary and Florence Avenues. Covering Practice players will be available to the media following Coach Tulsa’s practices are closed. Television video and pho- Graham. For home games, the visiting team has access tography of practice is allowed between Monday- to a post-game interview room at the back entrance to All credentials are non-transferable and are Wednesday for a brief time period. Practices will be the team locker room. limited to members of the working media held at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Coach Graham and play- only. Your cooperation in this matter will help ers (depending on class schedules) are usually available Photographers ensure the best possible working conditions for