T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f T u l s a Golden Hurricane Football Tulsa vs. Oklahoma • Saturday • September 19, 2009 2:30 pm (CT) • Memorial Stadium (82,112) • Norman, Okla. Don Tomkalski, Athletic Communications PHONE: 918-631-3200 • FAX: 918-631-3913 E-MAIL: [email protected] THE GAME . GAME #3 √ The TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (1-0, 1-0 C-USA) is on the road GAME CAPSULE for the third straight week, but this time stays in the state of Oklahoma as • The Game: Tulsa vs. Oklahoma, the Hurricane plays the OKLAHOMA SOONERS (1-1, 0-0 Big 12) in a non- Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, 2:30 pm (CT) conference match-up on Saturday, September 19, 2009 . the game will • The Site: Oklahoma Memorial Sta- kickoff at 2:30 pm (CT) at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (82,112) in Norman, dium (82,112), Norman, Okla. Oklahoma . FOX SportsNet will televise the contest. • The Series: OU leads 15-7-1 • Tulsa Radio: KRMG 740 AM/FM THE SERIES . 102.3 (Bruce Howard, Rick Couri and √ This is the 24th meeting between Tulsa and Oklahoma . the Soon- Chris Kaiser) • Television: FOX Sports Net (Joel ers lead the series 15-7-1 . Oklahoma has won the last four games . Meyers, Dave Lapham, Jim Knox) the last time the two teams played in Norman, OU came away with a 31-15 • The Coaches: Tulsa's Todd Gra- victory . OU has won nine of the last 10 meetings . Tulsa's last win in ham (23-7, 3rd year); Oklahoma's Bob the series came in the 1996 campaign when Tulsa stunned the Sooners 31- Stoops (110-25, 11th year) 24 in Norman . the first meeting in the series came in 1914 . there was a large gap between 1944 and 1978 that the two teams did not play each other, before the series was renewed in 1979 . including that game, this TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (2-0, 1-0 C-USA) is the 11th meeting between Tulsa and Oklahoma since 1979. Sept. 4 @ Tulane* (ESPN) W 37-13 Sept. 12 @ New Mexico (Mtn.) W 44-10 TULSA RANKS 19th FOR WINS OVER PAST SEVEN YEARS . Sept. 19 @ Oklahoma (FSW) 2:30 pm Sept. 26 SAM HOUSTON ST. 6 pm √ Tulsa Golden Hurricane football teams have posted a 52-29 record Oct. 3 @ Rice* (CBS C) 6:30 pm in the last seven seasons (since 2003) . the 52 wins is good for a 19th Oct. 14 BOISE STATE (ESPN) 7 pm place tie in the NCAA for Most Wins Over the Last Seven-Year Period . it Oct. 21 @ UTEP* (ESPN) 7 pm is also the most wins for any Conference USA school over the past seven Oct. 31 SMU* (Homecoming) 1 pm Nov. 7 HOUSTON* (CBS C) 6:30 pm seasons . Tulsa is tied with Hawaii, Navy and Missouri with 52 wins since Nov. 15 EAST CAROLINA* (ESPN) 7:15 pm 2003 . USC leads the country with 73 wins, followed by Boise State (70), Nov. 21 @ Southern Miss* 6 pm Oklahoma (67), Texas (66) and LSU (65) rounding out the top five. Nov. 27 MEMPHIS* (CBS C) 2:30 pm DAMARIS JOHNSON TOPS C-USA, NCAA IN ALL-PURPOSE * Conference USA Games YARDAGE . √ Last year, Damaris Johnson led the Hurricane and Conference USA OKLAHOMA SOONERS in all-purpose yardage with 2,475 yards and a 176.8 average as a true (1-1, 0-0 BIG 12) freshman . after two games, he not only leads C-USA but also the nation Sept. 5 BYU (@ Dallas) L 13-14 Sept. 12 Idaho State W 64-0 with an average of 240 yards per game. Sept. 19 TULSA In Tulsa's season opener, he picked up where he left off a year ago Oct. 3 @ Miami (Fla.) when he totaled 252 all-purpose yards, tallying 31 rush yards, 60 receiving Oct. 10 BAYLOR* yards, 76 kick-off return yards and 85 punt return yards . Johnson had his Oct. 17 Texas* (@ Dallas) first punt return for a TD when he returned a 66-yarder to give Tulsa a 30-10 Oct. 24 @ Kansas* Oct. 31 KANSAS STATE* victory. Nov. 7 @ Nebraska* Last week, Johnson totaled 228 all-purpose yards with 101 receiving, Nov. 14 TEXAS A&M* 64 on kick-off returns and 35 punt return yards. Nov. 21 @ Texas Tech* Nov. 28 OKLAHOMA STATE* TULSA COMING OFF MOST WINS EVER . * Big 12 Games √ Last year, Tulsa finished the season with an 11-3 record, setting a school record with 11 wins . Tulsa has had six seasons with at least 10 wins, but last year’s 11 victories was a first in school history . the 2008 campaign was also the second straight year that Tulsa won at least 10 games, making it the first back-to-back 10 win seasons in school history . Tulsa’s 10-win seasons have come in 1916, 1920, 1942, 1982, 1991 and www.tulsahurricane.com 2007. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football • page 2 THE LAST TULSA-OKLAHOMA MEETING . 2009 C-USA Standings √ Oklahoma came away with a 62-21 victory as the Sooners visited H.A. Chapman Stadium on Sept. 21, 2007. Team C-USA ALL Tulsa cut into Oklahoma's lead when Paul Smith conected with Bren- EAST DIVISION nan Marion on a 48-yard touchdown pass, making it 21-14 with 9:57 left in Southern Miss 1-0 2-0 the first half . OU put up two scores before intermission to take a 35-14 UAB 1-1 1-1 halftime lead . the Hurricane took the second half possession 81 yards in East Carolina 0-0 1-1 11 plays cutting into the lead at 35-21. Marshall 0-0 1-1 OU's DeMarco Murray responded on the ensuing kickoff with an 81- Memphis 0-0 0-2 yard TD return . the Sooners added three more scores in the second half. UCF 0-1 1-1 OU's Sam Bradford completed 16-of-22 passes for 244 yards and three touchdowns, while Tulsa's Smith threw for 350 yards and two TDs, WEST DIVISION completing 22-of-32 passes . OU's Allen Patrick rushed for 145 yards and Tulsa 1-0 2-0 two TDs. SMU 1-0 2-0 Houston 0-0 2-0 THE HEAD COACHES . UTEP 0-0 0-2 √ Tulsa’s TODD GRAHAM (East Central ’87) is his third season as Tulane 0-1 0-2 head coach of the Golden Hurricane . Graham has a 23-7 record with the Rice 0-1 0-2 Hurricane . his 21-7 mark in his first two seasons is the best record for any Tulsa coach in their first two seasons . Graham has an overall coaching LAST WEEK (SEpT. 12) mark of 30-13 in three seasons as a college head coach. West Virginia 35, East Carolina 20 He has led Tulsa to two straight C-USA West Division titles, appear- Houston 45, #5 Oklahoma State 35 ances in the C-USA Championship Game and two GMAC Bowl Champion- Virginia Tech 52, Marshall 10 ships. Middle Tennessee 31, Marshall 14 Never before has a Tulsa head coach led a team to back-to-back 10+ Texas Tech 55, Rice 10 win seasons . Graham led the Hurricane to a 10-4 record in 2007 and an *SMU 35, UAB 33 11-3 mark in the 2008 campaign. In each of the last two years, Tulsa has led *Southern Miss 26, UCF 19 #9 BYU 54, Tulane 3 the nation in total offense by gaining 543.9 yards in 2007 and 569.9 in the Tulsa 44, New Mexico 10 2008 season. #24 Kansas 34, UTEP 7 The Hurricane defeated No. 22-ranked Ball State in the GMAC Bowl last year by a score of 45-13 . In 2007, Tulsa posted a 63-7 win over THIS WEEK (Sept. 19) Bowling Green in the GMAC Bowl, the largest margin of victory in NCAA East Carolina @ North Carolina Bowl history. Tulsa set 29 school records, 15 C-USA marks and four NCAA Bowling Green @ Marshall records that season. Tennessee-Martin @ Memphis Graham was the head coach at Rice in 2006, where he led the Owls to Rice @ Oklahoma State SMU @ Washington State a 7-6 record, second-place in the C-USA West Division and the school’s first Virginia @ Southern Miss bowl berth in 45 years. Tulsa @ Oklahoma Before his stint at Rice, Graham spent three years as the assistant UAB @ Troy head coach and defensive coordinator at Tulsa . he helped Tulsa post a Buffalo @ UCF 21-17 record and win the 2005 C-USA Championship and 2005 Liberty Bowl UTEP @ New Mexico State titles. Prior to coming to Tulsa as defensive coordinator, he spent two years NEXT WEEK (Sept. 26) *UCF @ East Carolina at West Virginia . Graham coached in the prep ranks in Texas and Okla- *Marshall @ Memphis homa before moving to the college level. Texas Tech @Houston Vanderbilt @ Rice √ Oklahoma's BOB STOOPS (Iowa '83) is in his 11th year at the helm Southern Miss @ Kansas of the Oklahoma football program . he has compiled a 110-25 record with McNeese State @ Tulane the Sooners . Oklahoma won the 2000 national championship and played Sam Houston State @ Tulsa for three more, won six Big 12 South crowns and six Big 12 titles . Okla- UAB @ Texas A&M UTEP @ Texas homa has spent 24 weeks at No. 1 under Stoops . he has led the Sooners to 10 bowl games and has coached two Heisman Trophy winners along with 29 All-Americans. Before coming to Oklahoma, Stoops was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Florida for three years (1996-98) .