2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (2–6 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorJoe Gillespie (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
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

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.

Preseason

[edit]

AAC media poll

[edit]

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

[edit]
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.at No. 18 Michigan State*
FS1L 7–2872,005
September 78:00 p.m.at San Jose State*
ESPN3W 34–1612,471
September 142:30 p.m.Oklahoma State*
ESPN2L 21–4028,612
September 212:30 p.m.Wyoming*
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
CBSSNW 24–2116,246
October 56:30 p.m.at No. 24 SMU
ESPNUL 37–43 3OT28,142
October 126:30 p.m.Navy
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
ESPNUL 17–4517,951
October 192:30 p.m.at No. 21 Cincinnati
ESPNUL 13–2433,209
October 266:00 p.m.Memphisdagger
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
CBSSNL 41–4217,183
November 22:30 p.m.at Tulane
ESPN2L 26–3827,417
November 86:00 p.m.UCF
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
ESPN2W 34–3116,331
November 236:30 p.m.Houston
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK (rivalry)
ESPNUL 14–2416,120
November 3011:00 a.m.at East Carolina
ESPNUW 49–2427,978

[2][3]

Game summaries

[edit]

At Michigan State

[edit]
1 234Total
Golden Hurricane 0 700 7
• No. 18 Spartans 7 1830 28
Scoring summary
111:41MSUConnor Heyward 15-yard pass from Brian Lewerke (Matt Coghlin kick)MSU 7–0
214:03MSUCoghlin 38-yard field goalMSU 10–0
29:59MSUCoghlin 47-yard field goalMSU 13–0
29:09MSUTeam SafetyMSU 15–0
24:49MSUKenny Willekes 0-yard fumble return (Coghlin kick)MSU 22–0
22:32MSUCoghlin 44-yard field goalMSU 25–0
20:36TUSam Crawford Jr. 28-yard pass from Zach Smith (Jacob Rainey kick)MSU 25–7
32:20MSUCoghlin 40-yard field goalMSU 28–7
See also: 2019 Michigan State Spartans football team

At San Jose State

[edit]
1 234Total
• Golden Hurricane 7 10314 34
Spartans 3 706 16
Scoring summary
17:48TUShamari Brooks 9-yard run (Jacob Rainey kick)TU 7–0
13:59SJSUMatt Mercurio 22-yard field goalTU 7–3
214:53TUDenzel Carter 8-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick)TU 14–3
26:31SJSUJermaine Braddock 23-yard pass from Josh Love (Mercurio kick)TU 14–10
22:50TURainey 27-yard field goalTU 17–10
33:03TURainey 28-yard field goalTU 20–10
413:21TUT.K. Wilkerson 3-yard run (Rainey kick)TU 27–10
410:12TUWilkerson 17-yard run (Rainey kick)TU 34–10
42:37SJSUNick Nash 20-yard run (pass failed)TU 34–16
See also: 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team

Oklahoma State

[edit]
1 234Total
• Cowboys 17 3137 40
Golden Hurricane 7 1400 21
Scoring summary
114:50OSUChuba Hubbard 75-yard run (Matt Ammendola kick)OSU 7–0
111:23OSUHubbard 30-yard run (Ammendola kick)OSU 14–0
16:00OSUAmmendola 37-yard field goalOSU 17–0
14:23TUKeylon Stokes 39-yard pass from Zach Smith (Jacob Rainey kick)OSU 17–7
211:50OSUAmmendola 36-yard field goalOSU 20–7
29:57TUShamari Brooks 3-yard run (Rainey kick)OSU 20–14
22:29TUBrooks 1-yard run (Rainey kick)TU 21–20
34:35OSUSpencer Sanders 27-yard run (Ammendola kick)OSU 27–21
31:29OSUTylan Wallace 90-yard pass from Sanders (run failed)OSU 33–21
42:34OSUHubbard 33-yard run (Ammendola kick)OSU 40–21
See also: 2019 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Wyoming

[edit]
1 234Total
Cowboys 7 0014 21
• Golden Hurricane 0 1437 24
Scoring summary
17:46WYOSean Chambers 33-yard run (Cooper Rothe kick)WYO 7–0
22:49TUKeylon Stokes 56-yard pass from Zach Smith (Jacob Rainey kick)Tied 7–7
21:10TUSam Crawford Jr. 37-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick)TU 14–7
39:26TURainey 29-yard field goalTU 17–7
411:03WYOAyden Eberhardt 53-yard pass from Chambers (Rothe kick)TU 17–14
45:25WYOChambers 15-yard run (Rothe kick)WYO 21–17
43:26TUShamari Brooks 19-yard run (Rainey kick)TU 24–21
See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team

At SMU

[edit]
1 234OT2OT3OTTotal
Golden Hurricane 3 2070700 37
• No. 24 Mustangs 6 3021706 43
Scoring summary
18:13SMUAr’mani Johnson 64-yard Interception return (kick blocked)SMU 6–0
14:16TUJacob Rainey 32-yard field goalSMU 6–3
213:46TUKeylon Stokes 58-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick)TU 10–6
213:45TUKendarin Ray 1-yard fumble return (kick blocked)TU 16–6
27:34SMUKevin Robledo 32-yard field goalTU 16–9
25:23TUStokes 5-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick)TU 23–9
311:47TUKeenen Johnson 40-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick)TU 30–9
414:56SMUKe'Mon Freeman 1-yard run (Robledo kick)TU 30–16
48:24SMUJames Proche 30-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Robledo kick)TU 30–23
41:02SMUXavier Jones 4-yard run (Robledo kick)Tied 30–30
OTTUJosh Johnson 7-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick)TU 37–30
OTSMUJones 3-yard run (Robledo kick)Tied 37–37
3OTSMUProche 25-yard pass from BuecheleSMU 43–37
See also: 2019 SMU Mustangs football team
[edit]
1 234Total
• Midshipmen 7 21017 45
Golden Hurricane 3 077 17
Scoring summary
17:29TUJacob Rainey 41-yard field goalTU 3–0
10:09NAVYMalcolm Perry 29-yard run (Bijan Nichols kick)NAVY 7–3
29:06NAVYCJ Williams 6-yard run (Nichols kick)NAVY 14–3
26:02NAVYNelson Smith 6-yard run (Nichols kick)NAVY 21–3
22:11NAVYPerry 35-yard run (Nichols kick)NAVY 28–3
312:18TUCorey Taylor II 1-yard run (Rainey kick)NAVY 28–10
412:54NAVYPerry 3-yard run (Nichols kick)NAVY 35–10
46:18TUT.K. Wilkerson 12-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick)NAVY 35–17
43:47NAVYNichols 37-yard field goalNAVY 38–17
42:12NAVYJamale Carothers 19-yard run (Nichols kick)NAVY 45–17
See also: 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team

At Cincinnati

[edit]
1 234Total
Golden Hurricane 0 733 13
• No. 21 Bearcats 10 077 24
Scoring summary
111:50CINCole Smith 50-yard field goalCIN 3–0
16:49CINGerrid Doaks 4-yard run (Sam Crosa kick)CIN 10–0
20:17TUT.K. Wilkerson 3-yard run (Jacob Rainey kick)CIN 10–7
38:33CINDoaks 28-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Crosa kick)CIN 17–7
33:29TURainey 24-yard field goalCIN 17–10
412:12TURainey 21-yard field goalCIN 17–13
43:37CINDoaks 27-yard run (Crosa kick)CIN 24–13
See also: 2019 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Memphis

[edit]
1 234Total
• Tigers 14 1477 42
Golden Hurricane 0 171410 41
Scoring summary
111:40MEMKenneth Gainwell 20-yard run (Riley Patterson kick)MEM 7–0
18:03MEMAntonio Gibson 40-yard pass from Brady White (Patterson kick)MEM 14–0
214:52TUShamari Brooks 40-yard run (Jacob Rainey kick)MEM 14–7
29:25MEMCalvin Austin III 2-yard run (Patterson kick)MEM 21–7
24:40TUCorey Taylor II 1-yard run (Rainey kick)MEM 21–14
22:22MEMJoey Magnifico 5-yard pass from White (Patterson kick)MEM 28–14
20:53TURainey 32-yard field goalMEM 28–17
38:15TUTaylor 31-yard run (Rainey kick)MEM 28–24
37:33MEMGainwell 62-yard run (Patterson kick)MEM 35–24
32:27TUTaylor 2-yard run (Rainey kick)MEM 35–31
49:33TUJuanCarlos Santana 14-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick)TU 38–35
45:14TURainey 26-yard field goalTU 41–35
44:26MEMGainwell 1-yard run (Patterson kick)MEM 42–41
See also: 2019 Memphis Tigers football team

At Tulane

[edit]
1 234Total
Golden Hurricane 0 16010 26
• Green Wave 10 1477 38
Scoring summary
19:05TULANEMerek Glover 31-yard field goalTULANE 3–0
11:23TULANEJustin McMillan 5-yard run (Glover kick)TULANE 10–0
213:11TULSACorey Taylor II 1-yard run (Jacob Rainey kick)TULANE 10–7
28:33TULSARainey 40-yard field goalTied 10–10
24:30TULSARainey 32-yard field goalTULSA 13–10
22:05TULANEMcMillan 1-yard run (Glover kick)TULANE 17–13
21:52TULANEWillie Langham 13-yard fumble return (Glover kick)TULANE 24–13
20:47TULSARainey 37-yard field goalTULANE 24–16
310:40TULANEStephon Huderson 32-yard pass from McMillan (Glover kick)TULANE 31–16
414:54TULSAKeylon Stokes 16-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick)TULANE 31–23
410:00TULSARainey 38-yard field goalTULANE 31–26
44:53TULANEMcMillan 1-yard run (Glover kick)TULANE 38–26
See also: 2019 Tulane Green Wave football team

UCF

[edit]
1 234Total
Knights 14 1430 31
• Golden Hurricane 7 10710 34
Scoring summary
16:30TUShamari Brooks 1-yard run (Jacob Rainey kick)TU 7–0
14:23UCFBentavious Thompson 1-yard run (Dylan Barnas kick)Tied 7–7
11:32UCFOtis Anderson 2-yard run (Barnas kick)UCF 14–7
212:44TURainey 31-yard field goalUCF 14–10
211:51UCFAdrian Killins 57-yard run (Barnas kick)UCF 21–10
26:35TUKeenen Johnson 35-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick)UCF 21–17
20:11UCFAnderson 6-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Barnas kick)UCF 28–17
35:16TUT.K. Wilkerson 2-yard run (Rainey kick)UCF 28–24
30:37UCFBarnas 35-yard field goalUCF 31–24
49:14TUSam Crawford Jr. 17-yard pass from Seth Boomer (Rainey kick)Tied 31–31
45:09TURainey 23-yard field goalTU 34–31
See also: 2019 UCF Knights football team

Houston

[edit]
1 234Total
• Cougars 0 1437 24
Golden Hurricane 7 007 14
Scoring summary
16:02TUSam Crawford Jr. 14-yard pass from Zach Smith (Jacob Rainey kick)TU 7–0
212:23HOUClayton Tune 15-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)Tied 7–7
21:34HOUDamarion Williams 25-yard Interception return (Witherspoon kick)HOU 14–7
39:39HOUWitherspoon 23-yard field goalHOU 17–7
413:58TUT.K. Wilkerson 1-yard run (Rainey kick)HOU 17–14
413:45HOUMarquez Stevenson 94-yard kickoff return (Witherspoon kick)HOU 24–14
See also: 2019 Houston Cougars football team and Houston–Tulsa football rivalry

At East Carolina

[edit]
1 234Total
• Golden Hurricane 7 141414 49
Pirates 3 0714 24
Scoring summary
11:42ECUJake Verity 51-yard field goalECU 3–0
11:06TUSam Crawford Jr. 66-yard pass from Zach Smith (Jacob Rainey kick)TU 7–3
212:09TUKeylon Stokes 29-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick)TU 14–3
24:45TUKeenen Johnson 4-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick)TU 21–3
311:40TUT.K. Wilkerson 10-yard run (Rainey kick)TU 28–3
36:55ECUBlake Proehl 3-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Verity kick)TU 28–10
34:10TUShamari Brooks 2-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick)TU 35–10
414:31TUCorey Taylor II 12-yard run (Rainey kick)TU 42–10
411:17ECUC.J. Johnson 35-yard pass from Ahlers (Verity kick)TU 42–17
46:36TUEthan Hall 39-yard pass from Smith (Danny Donley kick)TU 49–17
42:36ECUProehl 34-yard pass from Ahlers (Verity kick)TU 49–24
See also: 2019 East Carolina Pirates football team

Roster

[edit]
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 RSo
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 RJr
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
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 (East Texas A&M)
    Cornerbacks coach
  • Justin Hill (Rice)
    Running backs coach
  • Calvin Lowry (Penn State)
    Receivers coach
  • Luke Olson (Southern Nazarene)
    Nickel safeties coach
  • 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Players drafted into the NFL

[edit]

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 2020 NFL draft following the season.[4][5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4 123 Reggie Robinson Cornerback Dallas Cowboys
5 155 Trevis Gipson Defensive end Chicago Bears

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "UCF chosen as Favorite in 2019 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 191. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "2020 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019_Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_football_team&oldid=1260879498"