2013 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2013 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bill Blankenship and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium. This was Tulsa's final season as a member of Conference USA (C-USA). Tulsa moved to the American Athletic Conference the following year. Tulsa had an overall record of 3–9 on the season with a 2–6 mark in conference to finish in sixth place in the C-USA West Division.

2013 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
2013 record	3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Bill Blankenship (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Peterson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brent Guy (3rd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2013 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall x		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					10	–	3
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					8	–	5
Florida Atlantic		4	–	4					6	–	6
UAB		1	–	7					2	–	10
Southern Miss		1	–	7					1	–	11
FIU		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
Rice x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
UTSA		6	–	2					7	–	5
North Texas		6	–	2					9	–	4
Tulane		5	–	3					7	–	6
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulsa		2	–	6					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPNU	L 7–34	18,142
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Colorado State*	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	W 30–27	22,875
September 14	11:00 a.m.	at No. 14 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ESPN2	L 20–51	84,229
September 26	6:30 p.m.	Iowa State*	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	FS1	L 21–38	20,137
October 5	2:30 p.m.	Rice	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	L 27–30 ^OT	20,014
October 12	7:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	FS1	W 34–20	22,158
October 26	2:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA	CST	L 7–14	22,414
November 2	2:30 p.m.	UTSA	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CSS	L 15–34	21,815
November 9	2:45 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FSN	L 24–58	44,076
November 14	6:30 p.m.	Marshall	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	FS1	L 34–45	16,723
November 23	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	CBSSN	W 24–14	16,037
November 30	1:30 p.m.	North Texas	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	FSN	L 10–42	17,792
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

at Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	0	0	7	7
Falcons	3	3	7	21	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2010	TLSA, 33–20

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	13	7	0	27
Golden Hurricane	14	0	3	13	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	1998	CSU, 34–7

at Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	7	0	6	7	20
No. 14 Sooners	10	17	7	17	51

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–17–1	2011	OU, 47–14

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	7	7	14	10	38
Golden Hurricane	0	14	0	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2012	TLSA, 31–17

Rice

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Owls	14	10	0	0	6	30
Golden Hurricane	10	0	3	11	3	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–7–1	2012	TLSA, 28–24

at UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	14	7	6	7	34
Miners	3	3	14	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–8	2012	TLSA, 33–11

at Tulane

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–1	2012	TLSA, 45–10

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	14	10	0	10	34
Golden Hurricane	0	0	8	7	15

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

at East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	7	3	7	7	24
Pirates	7	14	14	23	58

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–5	2010	ECU, 51–49

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	21	10	0	14	45
Golden Hurricane	0	14	17	3	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2012	TLSA, 45–38

at Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	7	3	7	7	24
Bulldogs	0	7	7	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–7	2004	LT, 38–24

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	14	14	7	42
Golden Hurricane	10	0	0	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–6	2011	TLSA, 41–24

References

1. "2013 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved February 2, 2013.