2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Blankenship and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium. They were first year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 2–10 overall and 2–6 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2014 record	2–10 (2–6 The American)
Head coach	Bill Blankenship (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Denver Johnson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brent Guy (4th season)
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Memphis +		7	–	1					10	–	3
Cincinnati +		7	–	1					9	–	4
UCF +		7	–	1					9	–	4
East Carolina		5	–	3					8	–	5
Houston		5	–	3					8	–	5
Temple		4	–	4					6	–	6
South Florida		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulane		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulsa		2	–	6					2	–	10
UConn		1	–	7					2	–	10
SMU		1	–	7					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Blankenship was fired at the end of the season.[1] He finished with a four-year record of 24–27.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 p.m.	Tulane	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	W 38–31 ^2OT	19,032
September 6	11:00 a.m.	No. 4 Oklahoma*	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ABC/ESPN2	L 7–52	29,357
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic*	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	FCS	L 21–50	14,112
September 27	7:00 p.m.	Texas State*	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNews	L 34–37 ^3OT	21,353
October 4	2:00 p.m.	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	MWN	L 17–42	25,806
October 11	11:00 a.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	L 24–35	25,340
October 18	11:00 a.m.	South Florida	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNews	L 30–38	18,744
October 31	7:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	L 20–40	26,846
November 8	11:00 a.m.	SMU	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	W 38–28	14,269
November 14	7:00 p.m.	at Central Florida	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN2	L 7–31	35,323
November 22	2:00 p.m.	at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 28–38	23,572
November 28	7:30 p.m.	East Carolina	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	L 32–49	15,126
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Green Wave	7	14	0	7	3	0	31
Golden Hurricane	0	14	3	11	3	7	38

See also: 2014 Tulane Green Wave football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–2	2013	Tulane, 14–7

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Sooners	21	10	14	7	52
Golden Hurricane	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2014 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–18–1	2013	Oklahoma, 51–20

at Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	7	7	7	21
Owls	17	16	10	7	50

See also: 2014 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Bobcats	0	7	10	0	7	7	6	37
Golden Hurricane	0	0	3	14	7	7	3	34

See also: 2014 Texas State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2003	Tulsa, 41–15

at Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	7	3	7	17
Rams	14	14	7	7	42

See also: 2014 Colorado State Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2013	Tulsa, 30–27

at Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	7	7	7	3	24
Owls	7	14	0	14	35

See also: 2014 Temple Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1988	TLSA, 15–10

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	0	14	17	38
Golden Hurricane	17	10	3	0	30

See also: 2014 South Florida Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

at Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	7	7	0	6	20
Tigers	0	20	6	14	40

See also: 2014 Memphis Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–14	2010	TLSA, 48-7

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	13	0	0	15	28
Golden Hurricane	14	14	7	3	38

See also: 2014 SMU Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–13	2012	SMU, 35-27

at Central Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	7	0	0	7
Knights	3	14	14	0	31

See also: 2014 UCF Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2012	TLSA, 33-27

at Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	7	14	7	28
Cougars	14	0	14	10	38

See also: 2014 Houston Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–20	2012	TLSA, 41-7

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	14	7	14	14	49
Golden Hurricane	14	0	11	7	32

See also: 2014 East Carolina Pirates football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–6	2013	ECU, 58-24

References

1. Hines, Kelly (December 2, 2014). "TU Fires Bill Blankenship: 'I don't leave here with anger or hurt feelings'". Tulsa World. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
2. "2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 17, 2014.