THE UNIVERSITY O JON HAMEISTER-RIES Senior • OG ROBERT LATU AARON DANENHAUER Senior • DE Senior • C F TULSA NICK GRAHAM BOBBY BLACKSHIRE Senior • DB Senior • DB 2005 C-USA Second Team 2005 C-USA First Team NICK BUNTING Senior • LB 2005 C-USA Third Team FOOTBALL 2006 MEDIA GUIDE MIKE MENGERS BRANDON DILES Senior • OT Senior • RB Aug. 31 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 6:00 pm Sept. 9 at Brigham Young 3:00 pm Sept. 16 NORTH TEXAS 6:00 pm Sept. 23 at Navy (CSTV) 12:30 pm Oct. 3 SOUTHERN MISS* (ESPN2) 6:30 pm Oct. 14 at East Carolina* 2:00 pm Oct. 21 at Memphis* (CSTV) 7:00 pm Oct. 27 UTEP* (ESPN2) 7:00 pm Nov. 4 at Houston* 4:00 pm Nov. 11 RICE* 2:00 pm Nov. 18 at SMU* 2:00 pm Nov. 24 TULANE* 2:00 pm *Indicates Conference USA Games IDRIS MOSS 2005 C-USA Champions BOLD CAPS indicates Home Games 2005 AutoZone JEFF PERRETT Senior •WR Times are Central Time Zone Liberty Bowl Champions Senior •OT 2005 C-USA Third Team • TU claimed the inaugural NELSON COLEMAN • Tulsa won the 2005 Conference USA Junior • LB AutoZone Liberty Bowl Championship in 2005 • TU defeated Fresno State in • Tulsa defeated UCF in the Liberty Bowl, 31-24 the 2005 C-USA title CHADD EVANS • Tulsa has participated in game, 44-27 Junior • DE 13 Bowl Games • Tulsa has won 34 TARRION ADAMS • TU became the first school conference titles Sophomore • RB to play in five straight New Years Day Bowl Games (1942-46) PAUL SMITH ANTHONY GERMANY Junior • QB Junior • DB STEVE KRAGTHORPE CHRIS CHAMBERLAIN Head Coach Junior • LB GOLDEN HURRICANE INTRO PLAYERS Introduction 1 2005 Tulsa Individual Superlatives ............................107 Hurricane in All-Star Games ........................................151 2005 Tulsa and Opponent Season Tulsa’s Conference History............................................152 STAFF Table of Contents ..................................................................1 Highs and Lows..............................................................107 All-Conference Selections....................................153-156 Tulsa Quick Facts....................................................................1 2005 Starting Lineups....................................................108 Conference Honors..........................................................156 REVIEW 2006 Football Schedule......................................................1 2005 Opponent Individual Superlatives..................108 The City of Tulsa ................................................................2-3 2005 Team Game-by-Game Summaries ..............109 Records 157 C-USA The University of Tulsa ....................................................4-9 2005 Individual Game-by-Game OPPONENTS Tulsa Athletics ................................................................10-11 Offensive Stats................................................................110 Tulsa’s NCAA Records/Annual Athletic Facilities ............................................................12-13 2005 Individual Game-by-Game Champions ............................................................158-160 HISTORY Skelly Stadium ..............................................................14-16 Tackle Chart......................................................................111 Individual Season Leaders ..................................161-165 Career Stats for 2005 Seniors ....................................112 Tulsa Team Records ..............................................166-167 Case Athletic Complex ......................................................17 RECORDS Strength and Conditioning/Sports Medicine ............18 Tulsa Individual Records ......................................168-169 C-USA 113 Opponent Team Records ....................................170-171 MEDIA Players 19 Game Streaks ....................................................................171 Conference USA Profile ........................................114-115 Hurricane 100-Yard Receivers ............................172-173 2005 C-USA Standings ..................................................116 Hurricane 300-Yard Passers..........................................173 2006 Season Preview................................................20-25 2006 C-USA Composite Schedule ..................116-117 Hurricane 100-Yard Rushers.............................. 174-175 2006 Depth Chart..............................................................26 2006 C-USA National TV Schedule ............................117 Longest Plays......................................................................176 2006 Returning Letterwinners ......................................26 2006 C-USA Bowl Affiliations ......................................118 Top-10 Single Game Performances ..........................177 2006 Team Analysis ..........................................................27 2006 Bowl Schedule ......................................................119 Top-10 Single Season Performances ........................178 2006 Alphabetical Roster..........................................28-29 2005 C-USA Team Stats ......................................120-121 Tulsa’s Record by Decades ..........................................178 2006 Numerical Roster ............................................30-31 2005 C-USA Individual Stats ..............................122-123 Top-10 Career Performances ......................................179 Pronunciation Guide ..........................................................31 2005 C-USA All-Conference/Honors ........................124 Series Records vs. All Opponents ....................180-181 Player Profiles ................................................................32-61 All-Time Head Coaching Records ..............................181 Newcomer Profiles ......................................................62-66 Opponents 125 Top 10 Winningest Coaches ........................................181 2006 Newcomer Roster ..................................................66 Top Crowds to See Tulsa Play......................................182 2006 Opponents ..................................................126-127 A Hurricane in Tulsa-Nickname Staff 67 Series History Against 2006 Origination........................................................................182 Opponents..............................................................128-129 Season-by-Season Review ..................................183-185 Head Football Coach ................................................ 68-71 A Historical Look Against 2006 Opponents ..........130 Homecoming Game Results........................................186 Coaching Staff................................................................72-81 All-Time Results........................................................187-200 President ..............................................................................82 History 131 University Administration..................................................83 Media 201 Director of Athletics............................................................84 Tulsa Football Historical Review ........................132-139 Athletics Administration..............................................85-86 Hurricane Bowl History ........................................140-144 Media Information............................................................202 Athletics Staff..................................................................87-88 Retired Jerseys ..................................................................144 Football Team Travel Plans............................................203 All-Americans......................................................................145 C-USA Teleconference Schedule................................203 Review 89 Tulsa Athletic Hall of Fame ..........................................146 Athletic Department Directory ....................................204 Tulsa in the National Polls ............................................146 Directions to Skelly Stadium ........................................204 2005 Game-by-Game Review ............................90-102 Tulsa’s Pro Football Hall of Famers............................147 Restaurants, Hotels, Car Rental, Taxi ........................205 2005 Season Results......................................................103 Tulsa’s Pro Draftees................................................148-150 Primary Media Outlets....................................................206 2005 Team and Individual Statistics ................103-106 Current NFL Players ........................................................150 TULSA QUICK FACTS 2006 TULSA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE In Memorium . Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma DATE OPPONENT TIME Enrollment: 4,084 (2,796 undergraduates) Aug. 31 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 6 pm Founded: 1894 Sept. 9 at Brigham Young 3 pm Nickname: Golden Hurricane Sept. 16 NORTH TEXAS 6 pm Colors: Old Gold, Royal Blue, Crimson Sept. 23 at Navy (CSTV) 12:30 pm Affiliation: NCAA Division I-A Oct. 3 SOUTHERN MISS* (ESPN2) 6:30 pm Conference: Conference USA Oct. 14 at East Carolina* 2 pm Dr. Steadman Upham Oct. 21 at Memphis* (CSTV) 7 pm DEVIN ADAIR President: Faculty Representative: Tom Holland Oct. 27 UTEP* (ESPN2) 7 pm July 24, 1984-April 28, 2006 Director of Athletics: Lawrence Cunningham Nov. 4 at Houston* 4 pm The TU community was saddened by the loss Head Football Coach: Steve Kragthorpe (4th year) Nov. 11 RICE* 2 pm of football student-athlete Devin Adair in April 2005 Record: Won 9, Lost 4 Nov. 18 at SMU* 2 pm 2006. A mid-semester transfer from El 2005 C-USA Record: Won 6,