2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bill Blankenship and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-US). They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 C-USA to be West Division champions. They defeated UCF in the C-USA Championship Game to become C-USA champions. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Iowa State to avenge a season-opening loss.

2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
C-USA champion
C-USA West Division champion
Liberty Bowl champion
C-USA Championship Game, W 33–27 OT vs. UCF
Liberty Bowl, W 31–17 vs. Iowa State
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record11–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Peterson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrent Guy (2nd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
UCF xy   7 1     10 4  
East Carolina x   7 1     8 5  
Marshall   4 4     5 7  
Memphis   4 4     4 8  
UAB   2 6     3 9  
Southern Miss   0 8     0 12  
West Division
Tulsa xy$   7 1     11 3  
SMU   5 3     7 6  
Rice   4 4     7 6  
Houston   4 4     5 7  
UTEP   2 6     3 9  
Tulane   2 6     2 10  
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:30 p.m.at Iowa State*FSNL 23–3854,931
September 811:00 a.m.TulaneFSNW 45–1017,880
September 156:00 p.m.Nicholls State*
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 66–1619,139
September 227:00 p.m.Fresno State*
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
CBSSNW 27–2624,236
September 292:00 p.m.at UABW 49–4213,196
October 62:30 p.m.at MarshallCBSSNW 45–3827,189
October 117:00 p.m.UTEP
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
FSNW 33–1118,961
October 202:30 p.m.Rice
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
FSNW 28–2422,567
November 311:21 a.m.at Arkansas*SECNL 15–1964,451
November 104:00 p.m.at HoustonCBSSNW 41–725,827
November 1711:00 a.m.UCF
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
FSNW 23–2119,725
November 2411:00 a.m.at SMUFSNL 27–3515,336
December 111:00 a.m.UCF
ESPN2W 33–27 OT17,635
December 312:30 p.m.vs. Iowa State*ESPNW 31–1753,687

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Game summaries

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At Iowa State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 16 0 0 7 23
Cyclones 7 17 7 7 38

Tulane

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1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 3 0 0 7 10
Golden Hurricane 14 21 0 10 45

Nicholls State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 6 3 0 7 16
Golden Hurricane 28 14 10 14 66

Fresno State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 20 0 6 0 26
Golden Hurricane 7 10 10 0 27

Last meeting was in the 2005 Liberty Bowl. This will be the first regular season meeting not as conference members as their meetings between 1999 and 2002 were as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

At UAB

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 21 14 7 7 49
Blazers 14 7 7 14 42

At Marshall

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 10 7 20 8 45
Thundering Herd 3 14 15 6 38

UTEP

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1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 0 0 8 11
Golden Hurricane 3 3 20 7 33

Rice

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 14 0 3 24
Golden Hurricane 7 7 7 7 28

At Arkansas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 0 3 12 0 15
Razorbacks 10 3 0 6 19

Tulsa has lost the previous 17 meetings dating back to 1977.

At Houston

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 3 14 7 17 41
Cougars 0 0 0 7 7
1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 0 14 0 7 21
Golden Hurricane 10 0 13 0 23

At SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 0 6 6 15 27
Mustangs 7 21 7 0 35

UCF–C-USA Championship Game

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Knights 0 14 13 00 27
Golden Hurricane 7 14 0 66 33

Vs. Iowa State–Liberty Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cyclones 17 0 0 0 17
Golden Hurricane 7 14 7 3 31

This is the second time this season the Golden Hurricane and Cyclones will meet. The Cyclones won the season opener 38–23.

References

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  1. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2012". ESPN. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 190. Retrieved January 23, 2023.