2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Philip Montgomery. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth-place in the West Division.

2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
2019 record	4–8 (2–6 American)
Head coach	Philip Montgomery (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joseph Gillespie (1st season)
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 24 UCF		6	–	2					10	–	3
Temple		5	–	3					8	–	5
South Florida		2	–	6					4	–	8
East Carolina		1	–	7					4	–	8
UConn		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 20 Navy x		7	–	1					11	–	2
SMU		6	–	2					10	–	3
Tulane		3	–	5					7	–	6
Houston		2	–	6					4	–	8
Tulsa		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2018 season 3–9, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.

Preseason

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Golden Hurricane predicted to finish sixth in the AAC West Division.[1]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Memphis	165 (15)
2	Houston	162 (14)
3	Tulane	108
4	SMU	87 (1)
5	Navy	70
6	Tulsa	38

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	FS1	L 7–28	72,005
September 7	8:00 p.m.	at San Jose State*	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPN3	W 34–16	12,471
September 14	2:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State*	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 21–40	28,612
September 21	2:30 p.m.	Wyoming*	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	W 24–21	16,246
October 5	6:30 p.m.	at No. 24 SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPNU	L 37–43 ^3OT	28,142
October 12	6:30 p.m.	Navy	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	L 17–45	17,951
October 19	2:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	L 13–24	33,209
October 26	6:00 p.m.	Memphis	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	L 41–42	17,183
November 2	2:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	L 26–38	27,417
November 8	6:00 p.m.	UCF	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	W 34–31	16,331
November 23	6:30 p.m.	Houston	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 14–24	16,120
November 30	11:00 a.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	W 49–24	27,978
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

at Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Hurricane 0 7 0 0 7 • No. 18 Spartans 7 18 3 0 28

Scoring summary 1 11:41 MSU Connor Heyward 15-yard pass from Brian Lewerke (Matt Coghlin kick) MSU 7–0 2 14:03 MSU Coghlin 38-yard field goal MSU 10–0 2 9:59 MSU Coghlin 47-yard field goal MSU 13–0 2 9:09 MSU Team Safety MSU 15–0 2 4:49 MSU Kenny Willekes 0-yard fumble return (Coghlin kick) MSU 22–0 2 2:32 MSU Coghlin 44-yard field goal MSU 25–0 2 0:36 TU Sam Crawford Jr. 28-yard pass from Zach Smith (Jacob Rainey kick) MSU 25–7 3 2:20 MSU Coghlin 40-yard field goal MSU 28–7

See also: 2019 Michigan State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total • Golden Hurricane 7 10 3 14 34 Spartans 3 7 0 6 16

Scoring summary 1 7:48 TU Shamari Brooks 9-yard run (Jacob Rainey kick) TU 7–0 1 3:59 SJSU Matt Mercurio 22-yard field goal TU 7–3 2 14:53 TU Denzel Carter 8-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick) TU 14–3 2 6:31 SJSU Jermaine Braddock 23-yard pass from Josh Love (Mercurio kick) TU 14–10 2 2:50 TU Rainey 27-yard field goal TU 17–10 3 3:03 TU Rainey 28-yard field goal TU 20–10 4 13:21 TU T.K. Wilkerson 3-yard run (Rainey kick) TU 27–10 4 10:12 TU Wilkerson 17-yard run (Rainey kick) TU 34–10 4 2:37 SJSU Nick Nash 20-yard run (pass failed) TU 34–16

See also: 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	Sept. 3, 2016	W, 45–10

Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total • Cowboys 17 3 13 7 40 Golden Hurricane 7 14 0 0 21

Scoring summary 1 14:50 OSU Chuba Hubbard 75-yard run (Matt Ammendola kick) OSU 7–0 1 11:23 OSU Hubbard 30-yard run (Ammendola kick) OSU 14–0 1 6:00 OSU Ammendola 37-yard field goal OSU 17–0 1 4:23 TU Keylon Stokes 39-yard pass from Zach Smith (Jacob Rainey kick) OSU 17–7 2 11:50 OSU Ammendola 36-yard field goal OSU 20–7 2 9:57 TU Shamari Brooks 3-yard run (Rainey kick) OSU 20–14 2 2:29 TU Brooks 1-yard run (Rainey kick) TU 21–20 3 4:35 OSU Spencer Sanders 27-yard run (Ammendola kick) OSU 27–21 3 1:29 OSU Tylan Wallace 90-yard pass from Sanders (run failed) OSU 33–21 4 2:34 OSU Hubbard 33-yard run (Ammendola kick) OSU 40–21

See also: 2019 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–41–5	Aug. 31, 2017	L, 24–59

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 7 0 0 14 21 • Golden Hurricane 0 14 3 7 24

Scoring summary 1 7:46 WYO Sean Chambers 33-yard run (Cooper Rothe kick) WYO 7–0 2 2:49 TU Keylon Stokes 56-yard pass from Zach Smith (Jacob Rainey kick) Tied 7–7 2 1:10 TU Sam Crawford Jr. 37-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick) TU 14–7 3 9:26 TU Rainey 29-yard field goal TU 17–7 4 11:03 WYO Ayden Eberhardt 53-yard pass from Chambers (Rothe kick) TU 17–14 4 5:25 WYO Chambers 15-yard run (Rothe kick) WYO 21–17 4 3:26 TU Shamari Brooks 19-yard run (Rainey kick) TU 24–21

See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	Nov. 21, 1998	W, 35–0

at SMU

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total Golden Hurricane 3 20 7 0 7 0 0 37 • No. 24 Mustangs 6 3 0 21 7 0 6 43

Scoring summary 1 8:13 SMU Ar’mani Johnson 64-yard Interception return (kick blocked) SMU 6–0 1 4:16 TU Jacob Rainey 32-yard field goal SMU 6–3 2 13:46 TU Keylon Stokes 58-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick) TU 10–6 2 13:45 TU Kendarin Ray 1-yard fumble return (kick blocked) TU 16–6 2 7:34 SMU Kevin Robledo 32-yard field goal TU 16–9 2 5:23 TU Stokes 5-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick) TU 23–9 3 11:47 TU Keenen Johnson 40-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick) TU 30–9 4 14:56 SMU Ke'Mon Freeman 1-yard run (Robledo kick) TU 30–16 4 8:24 SMU James Proche 30-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Robledo kick) TU 30–23 4 1:02 SMU Xavier Jones 4-yard run (Robledo kick) Tied 30–30 OT TU Josh Johnson 7-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick) TU 37–30 OT SMU Jones 3-yard run (Robledo kick) Tied 37–37 3OT SMU Proche 25-yard pass from Buechele SMU 43–37

See also: 2019 SMU Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–14	Nov. 24, 2018	W, 27–24

Navy

1 2 3 4 Total • Midshipmen 7 21 0 17 45 Golden Hurricane 3 0 7 7 17

Scoring summary 1 7:29 TU Jacob Rainey 41-yard field goal TU 3–0 1 0:09 NAVY Malcolm Perry 29-yard run (Bijan Nichols kick) NAVY 7–3 2 9:06 NAVY CJ Williams 6-yard run (Nichols kick) NAVY 14–3 2 6:02 NAVY Nelson Smith 6-yard run (Nichols kick) NAVY 21–3 2 2:11 NAVY Perry 35-yard run (Nichols kick) NAVY 28–3 3 12:18 TU Corey Taylor II 1-yard run (Rainey kick) NAVY 28–10 4 12:54 NAVY Perry 3-yard run (Nichols kick) NAVY 35–10 4 6:18 TU T.K. Wilkerson 12-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick) NAVY 35–17 4 3:47 NAVY Nichols 37-yard field goal NAVY 38–17 4 2:12 NAVY Jamale Carothers 19-yard run (Nichols kick) NAVY 45–17

See also: 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–5	Nov. 17, 2018	L, 29–37

at Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Hurricane 0 7 3 3 13 • No. 21 Bearcats 10 0 7 7 24

Scoring summary 1 11:50 CIN Cole Smith 50-yard field goal CIN 3–0 1 6:49 CIN Gerrid Doaks 4-yard run (Sam Crosa kick) CIN 10–0 2 0:17 TU T.K. Wilkerson 3-yard run (Jacob Rainey kick) CIN 10–7 3 8:33 CIN Doaks 28-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Crosa kick) CIN 17–7 3 3:29 TU Rainey 24-yard field goal CIN 17–10 4 12:12 TU Rainey 21-yard field goal CIN 17–13 4 3:37 CIN Doaks 27-yard run (Crosa kick) CIN 24–13

See also: 2019 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–14–2	Nov. 25, 2016	W, 40–37

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total • Tigers 14 14 7 7 42 Golden Hurricane 0 17 14 10 41

Scoring summary 1 11:40 MEM Kenneth Gainwell 20-yard run (Riley Patterson kick) MEM 7–0 1 8:03 MEM Antonio Gibson 40-yard pass from Brady White (Patterson kick) MEM 14–0 2 14:52 TU Shamari Brooks 40-yard run (Jacob Rainey kick) MEM 14–7 2 9:25 MEM Calvin Austin III 2-yard run (Patterson kick) MEM 21–7 2 4:40 TU Corey Taylor II 1-yard run (Rainey kick) MEM 21–14 2 2:22 MEM Joey Magnifico 5-yard pass from White (Patterson kick) MEM 28–14 2 0:53 TU Rainey 32-yard field goal MEM 28–17 3 8:15 TU Taylor 31-yard run (Rainey kick) MEM 28–24 3 7:33 MEM Gainwell 62-yard run (Patterson kick) MEM 35–24 3 2:27 TU Taylor 2-yard run (Rainey kick) MEM 35–31 4 9:33 TU JuanCarlos Santana 14-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick) TU 38–35 4 5:14 TU Rainey 26-yard field goal TU 41–35 4 4:26 MEM Gainwell 1-yard run (Patterson kick) MEM 42–41

See also: 2019 Memphis Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–18	Nov. 10, 2018	L, 21–47

at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Hurricane 0 16 0 10 26 • Green Wave 10 14 7 7 38

Scoring summary 1 9:05 TULANE Merek Glover 31-yard field goal TULANE 3–0 1 1:23 TULANE Justin McMillan 5-yard run (Glover kick) TULANE 10–0 2 13:11 TULSA Corey Taylor II 1-yard run (Jacob Rainey kick) TULANE 10–7 2 8:33 TULSA Rainey 40-yard field goal Tied 10–10 2 4:30 TULSA Rainey 32-yard field goal TULSA 13–10 2 2:05 TULANE McMillan 1-yard run (Glover kick) TULANE 17–13 2 1:52 TULANE Willie Langham 13-yard fumble return (Glover kick) TULANE 24–13 2 0:47 TULSA Rainey 37-yard field goal TULANE 24–16 3 10:40 TULANE Stephon Huderson 32-yard pass from McMillan (Glover kick) TULANE 31–16 4 14:54 TULSA Keylon Stokes 16-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick) TULANE 31–23 4 10:00 TULSA Rainey 38-yard field goal TULANE 31–26 4 4:53 TULANE McMillan 1-yard run (Glover kick) TULANE 38–26

See also: 2019 Tulane Green Wave football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–4	Oct. 27, 2018	L, 17–24

UCF

1 2 3 4 Total Knights 14 14 3 0 31 • Golden Hurricane 7 10 7 10 34

Scoring summary 1 6:30 TU Shamari Brooks 1-yard run (Jacob Rainey kick) TU 7–0 1 4:23 UCF Bentavious Thompson 1-yard run (Dylan Barnas kick) Tied 7–7 1 1:32 UCF Otis Anderson 2-yard run (Barnas kick) UCF 14–7 2 12:44 TU Rainey 31-yard field goal UCF 14–10 2 11:51 UCF Adrian Killins Jr. 57-yard run (Barnas kick) UCF 21–10 2 6:35 TU Keenen Johnson 35-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick) UCF 21–17 2 0:11 UCF Anderson 6-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Barnas kick) UCF 28–17 3 5:16 TU T.K. Wilkerson 2-yard run (Rainey kick) UCF 28–24 3 0:37 UCF Barnas 35-yard field goal UCF 31–24 4 9:14 TU Sam Crawford Jr. 17-yard pass from Seth Boomer (Rainey kick) Tied 31–31 4 5:09 TU Rainey 23-yard field goal TU 34–31

See also: 2019 UCF Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–3	Nov. 19, 2016	W, 35–20

Houston

1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 0 14 3 7 24 Golden Hurricane 7 0 0 7 14

Scoring summary 1 6:02 TU Sam Crawford Jr. 14-yard pass from Zach Smith (Jacob Rainey kick) TU 7–0 2 12:23 HOU Clayton Tune 15-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick) Tied 7–7 2 1:34 HOU Damarion Williams 25-yard Interception return (Witherspoon kick) HOU 14–7 3 9:39 HOU Witherspoon 23-yard field goal HOU 17–7 4 13:58 TU T.K. Wilkerson 1-yard run (Rainey kick) HOU 17–14 4 13:45 HOU Marquez Stevenson 94-yard kickoff return (Witherspoon kick) HOU 24–14

See also: 2019 Houston Cougars football team and Houston–Tulsa football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–24	Oct. 4, 2018	L, 26–41

at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • Golden Hurricane 7 14 14 14 49 Pirates 3 0 7 14 24

Scoring summary 1 1:42 ECU Jake Verity 51-yard field goal ECU 3–0 1 1:06 TU Sam Crawford Jr. 66-yard pass from Zach Smith (Jacob Rainey kick) TU 7–3 2 12:09 TU Keylon Stokes 29-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick) TU 14–3 2 4:45 TU Keenen Johnson 4-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick) TU 21–3 3 11:40 TU T.K. Wilkerson 10-yard run (Rainey kick) TU 28–3 3 6:55 ECU Blake Proehl 3-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Verity kick) TU 28–10 3 4:10 TU Shamari Brooks 2-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick) TU 35–10 4 14:31 TU Corey Taylor II 12-yard run (Rainey kick) TU 42–10 4 11:17 ECU C.J. Johnson 35-yard pass from Ahlers (Verity kick) TU 42–17 4 6:36 TU Ethan Hall 39-yard pass from Smith (Danny Donley kick) TU 49–17 4 2:36 ECU Proehl 34-yard pass from Ahlers (Verity kick) TU 49–24

See also: 2019 East Carolina Pirates football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–8	Nov. 5, 2016	W, 45–24

Roster

2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Josh Stewart RJr WR 2 Keylon Stokes Jr RB 3 Shamari Brooks Jr WR 4 Jarion Anderson RSr WR 5 JuanCarlos Santana RSo RB 6 Chris Lovick Fr QB 7 Davis Brin RFr WR 8 Keenen Johnson Sr WR 9 Sam Crawford Jr. RSo WR 10 Korey King Fr QB 11 Zach Smith RJr QB 12 Seth Boomer RSo WR 13 Josh Johnson RSo QB 15 Brandon Marquardt RSo WR 18 La'Darrion Florez Fr TE 19 Denzel Carter Jr WR 20 Cannon Montgomery RSo RB 21 T.K. Wilkerson RFr RB 24 Corey Taylor II RJr WR 25 Dhailon Phillips Jr RB 27 Elijah Lucas RFr TE 32 James Palmer RFr TE 38 Abe Anderson So WR 41 Andrew McKinnis RJr TE 44 Jordan Rodriguez RSo TE 47 Ethan Hall Fr OL 56 Tyler Smith Fr OL 62 Jake Coleman RFr OT 63 Judge Hartin Sr OT 65 Chris Ivy Jr. RSr C 66 Gerard Wheeler RSo G 68 Tiller Bucktrot RJr G 70 Clay Greathouse RJr OT 71 Chris Paul RSo C 73 Dylan Couch Jr OL 74 Jeremy Jones Fr G 75 Dante Bivens RSo OL 76 Chester Baah Fr C 77 Josh Owens RFr OT 78 X'Zauvea Gadlin RFr WR 80 Trey Collier Fr WR 82 Joseph Breedlove III RSo WR 84 Malik Rodgers So WR 85 Imiee Cooksey RFr WR 88 Malik Jackson RSo	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 3 Cristian Williams RSr LB 4 Robert Revels III RJr LB 6 Diamon Cannon RSr S 7 TieNeal Martin Sr S 8 Brandon Johnson Sr CB 9 Reggie Robinson RSr S 10 Manny Bunch Sr S 11 Keidrien Wadley RSr CB 12 Allie Green IV Jr S 13 Lamar Mullins Jr DE 15 Trevis Gipson RSr CB 16 Reggie Ellis Fr CB 18 Tyon Davis RSo LB 19 Grant Sawyer So S 20 Kendarin Ray RFr S 21 Bryson Powers RSo S 22 Marcus Mays RSo LB 23 Zaven Collins RSo LB 24 Treyvon Reeves RJr S 25 Jaise Oliver Fr CB 26 Akayleb Evans Jr S 27 Daiquain Jackson RSo S 28 Jett Hendrix RFr CB 29 Ryan Nixon So LB 30 Justin Wright RFr CB 33 Josiah Wilson RFr LB 35 Yohance Burnett RJr DB 39 Mike Garrett Jr. Jr LB 40 Mitchell Kulkin RFr LB 41 Dorian Hopkins Fr LB 42 Cooper Edmiston Sr DT 44 Cade Baumann RJr LB 46 Bershard Glaspie Fr LB 49 Joseph Anderson RFr DT 54 Shemarr Robinson Sr DE 58 Deven Lamp RSo DL 88 RaQuan Thompson Fr DT 90 Jaxon Player So DE 91 Cullen Wick Jr DL 92 Darrias Murdock Fr DT 93 JaJuan Blankenship RJr LB 94 Anthony Goodlow RFr DL 95 Cooper Laake Fr DT 97 Tyarise Stevenson RJr DE 98 Lazarus May Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 33 Thomas Bennett RSr LS 42 Adam Higuera Jr K 90 Zack Long Jr K 95 Jacob Rainey RFr K 98 Kevin Neitzke RJr K 99 Danny Donley RSr	Head coach Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Joseph Gillespie (Angelo State) Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Jermial Ashley (Kansas) Defensive Line Coach Mike Bloesch (Houston) Offensive Line Coach Carlton Buckels (LSU) Safeties Coach Aaron Fletcher (Texas A&M–Commerce) Cornerbacks Coach Justin Hill (Rice) Running Backs Coach Calvin Lowry (Penn State) Receivers Coach Luke Olson (Southern Nazarene) Nickel Safeties Control Jordan Najvar (Baylor) Tight Ends Coach Beau Trahan (Texas) Quarterbacks Coach Grant Lester (Oklahoma) Offensive Quality Control Craig Suits (Tulsa) Defensive Quality Control Paul Cherry (Kansas) Quality Control Josh Atkinson (Tulsa) Offensive Graduate Assistant Mookie Carlile Defensive Graduate Assistant Nick Franey Offensive Graduate Assistant Hunter Ramsey Defensive Graduate Assistant Ravi Savitala (UC Santa Cruz) Co-Director of Football Operations/External Diane McPheeters (Baylor) Co-Director of Football Operations/Internal Dan Bitson (Tulsa) Director of Player Personnel & Development Keith Smith (Shepherd University) Director of Football Video Operations Tom Ososkie Director of Scouting Sam Lazarus (Tulsa) Director of Creative Media Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	123	Reggie Robinson	CB	Dallas Cowboys
5	155	Trevis Gipson	DE	Chicago Bears

References

1. "UCF chosen as Favorite in 2019 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
2. "Tulsa Football Opens 2019 Season at Michigan State and the Six-Game Home Schedule Against Oklahoma State". University of Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2019.