2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Hurricane, led by fourth-year head coach Todd Graham, were members of Conference USA (C-USA) in the West Division and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, also known simply as Chapman Stadium. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in C-USA to claim a share of the west division title. However, due to their loss to SMU, they did not represent the division in the 2010 Conference USA Championship Game. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl, where they defeated Hawaii, 62–35. On January 9, 2011, Chad Morris left to fill the offensive coordinator job at Clemson University. On January 10, Todd Graham announced he was leaving Tulsa to take the head coaching job at the University of Pittsburgh.[1]

2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
C-USA West Division co-champion Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 62–35 vs. Hawaii
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West
Ranking
AP	No. 24
2010 record	10–3 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Todd Graham (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Herb Hand (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chad Morris (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Keith Patterson (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Paul Randolph (1st season)
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2010 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
East Carolina		5	–	3					6	–	7
Southern Miss		5	–	3					8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					4	–	8
Memphis		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
SMU xy		6	–	2					7	–	7
No. 24 Tulsa x		6	–	2					10	–	3
Houston		4	–	4					5	–	7
UTEP		3	–	5					6	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulane		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN2	L 49–51	50,010[2]
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 33–20	19,565[3]
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (rivalry)		L 28–65	51,778[4]
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Central Arkansas*	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 41–14	21,928[5]
October 2	6:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 48–7	22,231[6]
October 9	7:00 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 18–21	19,329[7]
October 16	6:00 p.m.	Tulane	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 52–24	23,295[8]
October 30	1:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 28–27	80,795[9]
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Rice	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 64–27	19,036[10]
November 13	7:00 p.m.	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	CBSCS	W 28–25	30,046[11]
November 20	1:00 p.m.	UTEP	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 31–28	16,547[12]
November 26	5:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSCS	W 56–50	21,901[13]
December 24	7:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	W 62–35	43,673[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

NFL Draft

6th Round, 174th Overall Pick by the Miami Dolphins—Sr. FB/TE Charles Clay

References

1. "Graham leaves TU: Golden Hurricane coach accepts job at Pitt". Tulsa World. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
2. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. East Carolina Pirates Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
3. "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Tulda Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
4. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
5. "Central Arkansas Bears vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
6. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Memphis Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
7. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Southern Methodist Mustangs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
8. "Tulane Green Wave vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
9. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
10. "Rice Owls vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
11. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Houston Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
12. "UTEP Miners vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
13. "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
14. "Hawaii Warriors vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2010.