2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the 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 third-year head coach Philip Montgomery. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in AAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	West Division
2017 record	2–10 (1–7 American)
Head coach	Philip Montgomery (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brian Norwood (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bill Young (5th season)
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 6 UCF xy$		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 21 South Florida		6	–	2					10	–	2
Temple		4	–	4					7	–	6
Cincinnati		2	–	6					4	–	8
UConn		2	–	6					3	–	9
East Carolina		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 Memphis xy		7	–	1					10	–	3
Houston		5	–	3					7	–	5
Navy		4	–	4					7	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					7	–	6
Tulane		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulsa		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll.

Schedule

Tulsa announced its 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Golden Hurricane will host AAC foes Houston, Memphis, Navy, and Temple, and will travel to UConn, SMU, South Florida, and Tulane.[1]

The Golden Hurricane will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Louisiana from the Sun Belt Conference and New Mexico from the Mountain West Conference, and will travel to Oklahoma State from the Big 12 Conference and Toledo from the Mid-American Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	FS1	L 24–59	56,790
September 9	3:00 p.m.	Louisiana*	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN3	W 66–42	17,758
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 51–54	24,239
September 23	12:30 p.m.	New Mexico*	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN3	L 13–16	18,026
September 30	2:30 p.m.	Navy	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	L 21–31	21,354
October 7	10:00 a.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	L 28–62	11,971
October 14	2:45 p.m.	Houston	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	ESPNews	W 45–17	19,198
October 21	11:00 a.m.	at UConn	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	L 14–20	24,814
October 27	8:00 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN2	L 34–38	14,930
November 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 22 Memphis	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	L 14–41	17,383
November 16	7:00 p.m.	at No. 23 South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN	L 20–27	26,195
November 25	4:00 p.m.	Temple	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNews	L 22–43	17,032
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

at Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Hurricane 0 17 0 7 24 • No. 10 Cowboys 21 17 14 7 59

Scoring summary 1 12:59 OSU Tyron Johnson 44-yard pass from Mason Rudolph (Matt Ammendola kick) OSU 7–0 1 6:35 OSU James Washington 40-yard pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) OSU 14–0 1 4:08 OSU Justice Hill 3-yard run (Ammendola kick) OSU 21–0 2 10:38 TU Adam Higuera 0-yard fumble return (Redford Jones kick) OSU 21–7 2 10:06 OSU J.D. King 71-yard run (Ammendola kick) OSU 28–7 2 6:18 TU Corey Taylor II 3-yard run (Jones kick) OSU 28–14 2 3:29 OSU Ammendola 24-yard field goal OSU 31–14 2 2:04 OSU Washington 77-yard pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) OSU 38–14 2 0:00 TU Jones 23-yard field goal OSU 38–17 3 6:37 OSU Rudolph 1-yard run (Ammendola kick) OSU 45–17 3 2:14 OSU Kenneth Edison-McGruder 82-yard fumble return (Ammendola kick) OSU 52–17 4 7:55 OSU LD Brown 15-yard run (Ammendola kick) OSU 59–17 4 5:35 TU Taylor 55-yard run (Jones kick) OSU 59–24

Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	10	13	12	7	42
Golden Hurricane	10	28	7	21	66

at Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	21	7	9	14	51
Rockets	7	7	22	18	54

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	7	6	0	3	16
Golden Hurricane	3	7	0	3	13

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	14	3	14	31
Golden Hurricane	14	0	0	7	21

at Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	7	0	14	7	28
Green Wave	21	27	7	7	62

Houston

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

at UConn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	0	0	14	14
Huskies	3	0	14	3	20

at SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	14	14	6	0	34
Mustangs	7	14	7	10	38

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Tigers	14	7	10	10	41
Golden Hurricane	7	7	0	0	14

at South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	7	10	0	3	20
No. 23 Bulls	21	3	3	0	27

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	10	21	6	6	43
Golden Hurricane	7	6	7	2	22

Roster

2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Josh Stewart RFr WR 2 Keylon Stokes Fr RB 3 Shamari Brooks Fr RB 4 D'Angelo Brewer Sr WR 5 Brodrick Umblance Sr TE 6 Chris Minter Jr WR 7 Bishop Louie Sr WR 8 Keenen Johnson So WR 9 Sam Crawford Jr. Fr QB 10 Chad President RSo WR 11 Nigel Carter Sr QB 12 Seth Boomer Fr QB 13 Luke Skipper RFr WR 16 Jarion Anderson RSo QB 19 Will Hefley III RSo WR 20 Cannon Montgomery Fr RB 21 Rowdy Simon RSr RB 22 Javon Thomas RSo WR 23 Jordan Brown RFr RB 24 Corey Taylor II So RB 25 Ramadi Warren RJr RB 26 Matthew Harvey RFr WR 29 Justin Hobbs RJr TE 33 Rob Riederer RSr RB 34 Reed Martin Fr TE 38 Cole Neph RJr WR 41 Andrew McKinnis RFr TE 42 David Fitzwater RFr G 53 Zac Uhles RSr OL 55 Gerard Wheeler Fr OT 58 Willie Wright RJr G 63 Trip Newfield RFr OT 65 Chris Ivy Jr. RSo OT 66 Evan Plagg RSr G 67 Tristan Wyatt RSo G 68 Tiller Bucktrot RFr C 70 Clay Greathouse RFr OL 71 Chris Paul Fr G 72 Tyler Bowling RJr C 74 Chandler Miller RJr OL 75 Dante Bivens Fr OT 76 Waahid Muhammad RFr OT 77 Isaac Johnson RJr G 79 Rowdy Frederick RFr WR 80 J.C. Santana Fr WR 84 Avery Gragg RSo WR 86 David Snelling RSo WR 88 Malik Jackson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Keanu Hill RSr CB 2 Kerwin Thomas RSr S 3 Cristian Williams RSo LB 4 Robert Revels III So S 5 McKinley Whitfield Jr LB 6 Diamon Cannon RSo DE 8 Jesse Brubaker RSr CB 9 Reggie Robinson RSo S 10 Manny Bunch So CB 11 Keidrien Wadley RSo S 12 Allie Green IV Fr S 13 Jordan Mitchell Sr DE 15 Trevis Gipson RSo CB 16 Montray Norris RFr S 18 Samuel Gottsch RJr S 21 Bryson Powers Fr S 22 Marcus Mays Fr LB 23 Zaven Collins Fr LB 24 Treyvon Reeves RFr CB 26 Akayleb Evans Fr S 27 Daiquain Jackson Fr LB 28 Craig Suits RSr S 30 Ryan McDaniel Fr LB 32 DJ Allen RFr LB 42 Cooper Edmiston So LB 44 Petera Wilson Jr. Sr LB 46 Forrest Harrell III RSo LB 47 Blake Landon RFr DE 50 Branden Ferguson RFr LB 52 Thomas von Borstel RSo DT 54 Shemarr Robinson So DT 55 Garrett Flanary Fr DE 57 Beau Wooden RFr DE 58 Deven Lamp Fr LB 59 C.J. Gooden RSr DT 71 Jacob Pugh RFr DE 85 Kolton Shindelar RSr DT 88 Jimmy Nelson RFr DT 89 Payton Prince RJr DE 90 Frankie Davis RSr DE 91 Jake Hanks RSr DE 92 Christian Bricker Fr DE 95 Ryan Patrick Fr DE 96 Myles Mouton RJr DT 97 Tyarise Stevenson RFr DE 98 Jeremy Smith Sr DT 99 Johnnie Williams RFr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 19 Redford Jones RSr P 23 Thomas Bennett RSo LS 42 Adam Higuera Fr K 49 Tristan Lacey RJr K 90 Nathan Walker RJr	Head coach Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Brian Norwood (Hawaiʻi) Associate Head Coach, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Safeties Bill Young (Oklahoma State) Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line Jermial Ashley (Kansas) Defensive Line Coach Mike Bloesch (Houston) Offensive Line Coach Aaron Fletcher (Texas A&M–Commerce) Cornerbacks Coach Joseph Gillespie (Angelo State) Linebackers Coach Justin Hill (Rice) Running Backs Coach Calvin Lowry (Penn State) Receivers Coach Beau Trahan (Texas) Quarterbacks Coach Jordan Najvar (Baylor) Offensive Quality Control Luke Olson (Southern Nazarene) Defensive Quality Control Clint Rountree (Tulsa) Director of High School Relations Kyle Grooms (Tulsa) Director of Football Operations Ravi Savitala (UC Santa Cruz) Assistant Director of Football Operations & Recruiting Dan Bitson (Tulsa) Director of Player Personnel & Development D.J. Welte (Arkansas State) Director of Football Video Operations Mike Hicks Defensive Analyst Steven Haunga (Arkansas State) Offensive Graduate Assistant Paul Cherry Defensive Graduate Assistant Tom Ososkie Director of Scouting Grant Lester Offensive Analyst Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 2016

References

1. "Tulsa Football Team to Face Nine Bowl Teams in 2017" (Press release). University of Tulsa Department of Athletics. February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
2. "2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 12, 2017.