2011 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2011 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football Tulsa Golden Hurricane logo.svg Conference USA West Division C-USA 8–5 7–1 Bill Blankenship 1st Greg Peterson 1st Brent Guy 1st Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Armed Forces Bowl L 21–24 vs. BYU The 2011 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Wave football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Hurricane were led by first-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-USA). They finished the season 8–5, 7–1 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl, where they were defeated by BYU, 21–24. Schedule 2011 AP Central September 3 7:00 p.m. l y y Oklahoma 1 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK FX 14–47 85,260 September 10 2:30 p.m. w y Tulane Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA CST 31–3 19,752 September 18A A 12:15 a.m.A A l y Oklahoma State 8 Tulsa, OK Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium rivalry FSN 33–59 24,563 September 24 7:00 p.m. l y y Boise State 4 Bronco Stadium Boise, ID CBSSN 21–41 34,019 October 1 6:00 p.m. w y North Texas Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK 41–24 21,240 October 15 7:00 p.m. w UAB Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK CBSSN 37–20 21,494 October 22 6:00 p.m. w y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, Texas FSN 38–20 17,314 October 29 2:30 p.m. w y SMU Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK FSN 38–7 21,261 November 3 7:00 p.m. w y UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL CBSSN 24–17 36,712 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313072116 Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. UCF Knights Box Score ESPN.com November 3, 2011 November 12 11:00 a.m. w Marshall Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK FSN 59–17 17,672 November 19 2:00 p.m. w y UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, TX TWCEP 57–28 26,494 November 25 11:00 a.m. l Houston 8 Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK FSN 16–48 29,015 December 30 11:00 a.m. l y BYU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Armed Forces Bowl ESPN 21–24 30,258 A AOriginally scheduled to kick off at 9:00 p.m. on September 17 but was delayed past midnight due to lightning. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2011 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/202/season/2011 ESPN January 23, 2023 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022 https://tulsahurricane.com/documents/2022/8/19/TU_FB22_MediaGuide_Web_220819.pdf University of Tulsa 190 January 23, 2023 Game summaries Oklahoma Golden Hurricane 0 7 0 7 No. 1 Sooners 10 20 14 3 2011 Oklahoma Sooners football team In Bill Blankenship's first game as head coach, the Golden Hurricane traveled to Norman to take on the preseason No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners. Tulsa managed to accumulate 400 yards of offense but were held to only two touchdowns, ensuring another easy win for Oklahoma. Tulsa's only score of the first half came on a 56-yard pass from G. J. Kinne to Bryan Burnham near the end of the second quarter against a coverage breakdown by the Sooners. Kinne also completed a 24-yard TD pass to Trey Watts in the fourth quarter and finished with 271 passing yards, going 18-of-33 with one interception. Willie Carter was the Golden Hurricane's leading receiver with 5 catches for 135 yards, including catches of 69 and 44 yards.Oklahoma drubs Tulsa behind Landry Jones, Ryan Broyles http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312460201 https://web.archive.org/web/20110929124804/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312460201 dead September 29, 2011 Associated Press 11 September 2011 September 3, 2011 With the loss, Tulsa's all-time record against the Sooners fell to 7–17–1."Tulsa Golden Hurricane Records." Document. https://web.archive.org/web/20121112085649/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tuls/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-footbl-mg-records.pdf 2012-11-12 Retrieved 2009-11-03. Tulane Golden Hurricane 3 7 7 14 Green Wave 3 0 0 0 2011 Tulane Green Wave football team Tulsa's first conference match-up of the season was against Tulane in the Superdome. The Green Wave got on the board first after Shakiel Smith intercepted a deep pass from G. J. Kinne and returned it for 36 yards, setting up a successful field goal attempt. Tulsa responded with a field goal of its own near the end of the first quarter to tie the game at 3–3. The Golden Hurricane went ahead on a 5-yard touchdown reception by Bryan Burnham in the second quarter and continued to build its lead after halftime, aided by a strong defensive performance. Kinne completed 21 of 29 for 271 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Alex Singleton was the team's leading rusher with 9 carries for 61 yards and a score, and Burnham caught 7 passes for 94 yards, with two touchdowns.Tulsa 31, Tulane 3 http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312532655 https://web.archive.org/web/20111002194018/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312532655 dead October 2, 2011 Associated Press 11 September 2011 September 10, 2011 Tulsa improved its record against Tulane to 7–1 overall, with the only loss occurring in 1968. Oklahoma State No. 7 Cowboys 14 17 21 7 Golden Hurricane 3 3 20 7 2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team In week 3, Tulsa took on Oklahoma State in a home game that memorably lasted until 3:35 a.m. after inclement weather delayed the kickoff past midnight. The Golden Hurricane scored a field goal on their first drive to take an early lead, but were unable to contain the Cowboys' potent offense and quickly fell behind for good. The team was further hindered by the loss of G. J. Kinne near the end of the first quarter, forcing them to rely heavily on the run for the remainder of the game. Backup QB Kalen Henderson completed 6 of 20 for 104 yards in his second appearance for the Golden Hurricane, with two touchdown passes (both to Bryan Burnham) and three interceptions. Ja'Terian Douglas had 173 yards rushing on 12 carries, with two long touchdown runs. Trey Watts added 159 rushing yards from 25 attempts.Brandon Weeden, No. 8 Oklahoma State finish off Tulsa – at 3:35 a.m. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312600202 https://web.archive.org/web/20110924021036/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312600202 dead September 24, 2011 Associated Press 18 September 2011 September 18, 2011 Tulsa's record against the Cowboys fell to 28–39–5 with the loss. Boise State Golden Hurricane 0 0 7 14 No. 4 Broncos 13 14 7 7 2011 Boise State Broncos football team 200px|left|thumb|Tulsa on the blue turf. Tulsa went on the road in week 4 to take on its third top-10 opponent of the season, Boise State. The Broncos continued their dominance in the series, improving their all-time record against the Golden Hurricane to 6–0. G. J. Kinne was intercepted four times and Tulsa did not manage to score until the third quarter, by which time the game was already out of reach. Overall, Kinne completed 14-of-24 for 123 yards and one touchdown. Trey Watts ran 15 times for 60 yards and a touchdown, and Willie Carter was the team's leading receiver with 5 catches for 54 yards and a touchdown.Kellen Moore tosses 4 TD passes as Boise St. rolls past Tulsa http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312670068 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927200434/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312670068 dead September 27, 2011 25 September 2011 September 24, 2011 Associated Press North Texas Golden Hurricane 14 14 13 0 Mean Green 0 3 0 21 2011 North Texas Mean Green football team UAB Blazers 7 13 0 0 Golden Hurricane 10 14 6 7 2011 UAB Blazers football team October:October was a new month for Tulsa. TU began a winning streak which would extend through October to late in the season. TU began with North Texas on October 1, the final out-of-conference game of 2011. TU led 41–3 in the 3rd quarter before pulling the starters. Against Tulsa's, UNT scored 21 late points.https://tulsahurricane.com:80/news/2011/10/1/Hurricane_Blows_Past_Mean_Green_41_24.aspx Hurricane Blows Past Mean Green, 41-24 University of Tulsa Athletics On October 15, TU hosted UAB. TU's defense was shaky and allowed 20 first half points and led 24–20 at the half. TU pulled away, holding UAB scoreless in the second half and winning 37–20. Rice Golden Hurricane 17 7 0 14 Owls 0 10 3 7 2011 Rice Owls football team On October 22, TU traveled to Houston to play Rice. TU's offense got off to a quick start, scoring 17 1st quarter points due to 3 turnovers forced by Tulsa's opportunistic defense and winning 38–20.https://tulsahurricane.com:80/news/2011/10/22/Tulsa_Steams_Rice_38_20.aspx Tulsa Steams Rice 38-20 University of Tulsa Athletics SMU Mustangs 0 0 7 0 Golden Hurricane 10 14 14 0 2011 SMU Mustangs football team On October 29, 2011, Tulsa's first year head coach Bill Blankenship faced the toughest C-USA opponent to date and the team picked to finish 3rd in C-USA West (behind Houston and Tulsa) in the pre-season media poll.https://tulsahurricane.com:80/news/2011/7/29/Tulsa_Football_Picked_Second_in_C_USA_Preseason_Media_Poll.aspx Tulsa Football Picked Second in C-USA Preseason Media Poll University of Tulsa Athletics However, SMU had exceeded preseason expectations at 5–2 after upsetting rival No. 19 TCU and falling only to Texas A&M and Southern Miss (who was 6–1 at the time).http://www.cfbstats.com/2011/team/663/index.html cfbstats.com - 2011 SMU Mustangs www.cfbstats.com Furthermore, Tulsa had struggled against SMU under previous head coach Todd Graham, losing 2 straight and barely winning by an average of 6 points against two 1–11 teams in 2007 and 2008.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/conferenceusa/southern_methodist/yearly_results.php?year=2005 Southern Methodist Game by Game Results 2011-11-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20111130061324/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/conferenceusa/southern_methodist/yearly_results.php?year=2005 2011-11-30 dead Nevertheless, Tulsa prevailed with a dominant performance. TU scored quickly and got out to a 24–0 lead at half time thanks to 3 interceptions by CB Milton Howell and two rushing touchdowns by short-yardage specialist HB Alex Singleton.https://tulsahurricane.com:80/news/2011/10/29/Tulsa_Corrals_Mustangs_38_7.aspx Tulsa Corrals Mustangs, 38-7 University of Tulsa Athletics TU won 38–7, allowing only 1 score to one of the top offenses in the country and scoring 38 points against one of the top defenses in the country. UCF Golden Hurricane 7 6 3 8 Knights 7 7 0 3 2011 UCF Knights football team In November Head Coach Bill Blankenship was entering his second toughest month of the year (after September) with a tough road game at Central Florida where Tulsa had struggled under previous head coach Todd Graham, losing two straight. As reported by tulsahurricane.com "UCF defense ranks in the top-six in the FBS for rushing, passing, passing efficiency, scoring and total defense".https://tulsahurricane.com:80/news/2011/11/3/TULSA_UCF_BATTLE_IN_C_USA_MIDWEEK_WEST_Vs_EAST_CLASH.aspx TULSA-UCF BATTLE IN C-USA MIDWEEK WEST Vs. EAST CLASH University of Tulsa Athletics After trailing 14–13 at the half, TU prevailed 24–17, running out over 5 minutes of clock at the end of the game, denying UCF the opportunity to score. Tulsa gained 251 yards rushing, more than UCF had allowed all season at home (4 games). TU's 24 points also exceeded the total points UCF allowed at home all season https://tulsahurricane.com:80/news/2011/11/3/Tulsa_Postgame_Notes_vs_UCF.aspx Tulsa Postgame Notes vs. UCF University of Tulsa Athletics Marshall Thundering Herd 3 0 14 0 Golden Hurricane 14 28 7 10 2011 Marshall Thundering Herd football team Tulsa headed home to host Marshall, one of the better teams in C-USA East division (eventually finished near top of East).https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/standings NCAA College Football Standings www.foxsports.com Tulsa had struggled against Marshall under previous head coach Todd Graham, barely winning 38–31 against 3–9 UM in 2007 and 38–35 against 4–8 UM in 2008.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/conferenceusa/marshall/yearly_results.php?year=2005 Marshall Game by Game Results 2011-11-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120926141045/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/conferenceusa/marshall/yearly_results.php?year=2005 2012-09-26 dead This game had no such drama as Tulsa led 42–3 at the half and won its 11th straight C-USA game with a 59–17 win over Marshall.https://tulsahurricane.com:80/news/2011/11/12/Tulsa_Romps_Past_Marshall_59_17.aspx Tulsa Romps Past Marshall, 59-17 University of Tulsa Athletics UTEP Miners 6 9 0 13 Golden Hurricane 14 15 21 7 2011 UTEP Miners football team Next, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane traveled to El Paso to match up with the UTEP Miners in the Sun Bowl. Tulsa had struggled against UTEP under previous head coach Todd Graham, and had not won in El Paso since 2003. Under Graham, Tulsa had lost its previous two games in El Paso by 5 points total against two UTEP teams which finished 4–8.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/conferenceusa/texas_el_paso/yearly_results.php?year=2005 Texas-El Paso Game by Game Results 2011-11-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20121106033606/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/conferenceusa/texas_el_paso/yearly_results.php?year=2005 2012-11-06 dead This time, there was no doubt after Tulsa led 50–15 in the 3rd quarter as TU won 57–28. TU's defense struggled early, giving up 15 points in the first half, but shut down UTEP for the pivotal 3rd quarter in which Tulsa seized control.https://tulsahurricane.com:80/news/2011/11/19/Tulsa_Takes_Out_Miners_57_28.aspx Tulsa Takes Out Miners 57-28 University of Tulsa Athletics Two scores by UTEP late in the 4th quarter allowed UTEP to be the first C-USA team to score more than 20 points against TU.https://tulsahurricane.com:80/news/2011/11/19/Tulsa_Postgame_Notes_vs_UTEP.aspx Tulsa Postgame Notes vs. UTEP University of Tulsa Athletics Houston No. 7 Cougars 6 7 14 21 Golden Hurricane 10 0 6 0 2011 Houston Cougars football team Finally, the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane had an opportunity to accomplish one of the goals set long before the season started: Win the C-USA Western Division Title and play the C-USA Championship game. The task was not easy. Undefeated No. 8 Houston Cougars (11–0, 7–0 in C-USA) were coming to Tulsa to face off against Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8–3, 7–0 in C-USA). The winner was guaranteed to host the C-USA Championship game against the C-USA Eastern Division Title https://tulsahurricane.com:80/news/2011/11/20/FOOTBALL_SHOWDOWN_IN_T_TOWN_FRIDAY.aspx FOOTBALL SHOWDOWN IN T-TOWN FRIDAY University of Tulsa Athletics BYU–Armed Forces Bowl Cougars 3 7 7 7 Golden Hurricane 7 7 0 7 2011 BYU Cougars football team 2011 Armed Forces Bowl References Tulsa Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane football seasons Tulsa Golden Hurricane football