American college football season
The 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2016 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 American Athletic Conference (AAC). They were led by second-year head coach Philip Montgomery . They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in America Athletic play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Miami Beach Bowl where they defeated Central Michigan .
Before the season
Transfers out / departures
QB Jabe Burgess transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in January 2016. RB Kyle McLaughlin transferred to Missouri Southern. OT Mildren Montgomery transferred to Texas Southern. WR Blake Kitrell transferred to Washburn. DB J. R. Reed transferred to Georgia.
Schedule
Tulsa announced its 2016 football schedule on February 9, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Golden Hurricane will host AAC foes Cincinnati , East Carolina , SMU , and Tulane , and will travel to Houston , Memphis , Navy , and Central Florida (UCF).[1]
The team will play four non–conference games, two of which are home games against North Carolina A&T from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and San Jose State from the Mountain West Conference , and two road game against Fresno State from the Mountain West Conference and travel to Ohio State .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:00 p.m. San Jose State * CBSSN W 45–1018,748
September 10 2:30 p.m. at No. 4 Ohio State * ABC L 3–48104,410
September 17 1:00 p.m. No. 18 (FCS ) North Carolina A&T * Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPN3 W 58–2116,111
September 24 3:30 p.m. at Fresno State * MW Net /Twitter W 48–41 2OT 23,273
7:00 p.m. SMU Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPN2 W 43–40 OT 20,089
October 15 7:00 p.m. at No. 13 Houston ESPN2 L 31–3838,221
October 22 2:45 p.m. Tulane ESPNU W 50–2722,349
October 29 7:00 p.m. at Memphis ESPNews W 59–3036,894
November 5 7:00 p.m. East Carolina Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPNews W 45–2417,557
November 12 11:00 a.m. at Navy CBSSN L 40–4236,397
November 19 7:00 p.m. at UCF ESPNews W 35–2035,141
7:30 p.m. Cincinnati Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPN2 W 40–37 OT 18,550
December 19 1:30 p.m. vs. Central Michigan * ESPN W 55–1015,262
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
San Jose State
1
2 3 4 Total
Spartans
7
0 0 3
10
• Golden Hurricane
24
14 7 0
45
At Ohio State
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane
3
0 0 0
3
• No. 4 Buckeyes
3
17 14 14
48
North Carolina A&T
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 18 (FCS) Aggies
0
0 7 14
21
• Golden Hurricane
24
24 10 0
58
At Fresno State
1
2 3 4 OT 2OT Total
• Golden Hurricane
0
21 7 13 0 7
48
Bulldogs
21
10 3 7 0 0
41
SMU
1
2 3 4 OT Total
Mustangs
14
6 7 10 3
40
• Golden Hurricane
10
13 7 7 6
43
At Houston
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane
3
14 0 14
31
• No. 13 Cougars
10
7 7 14
38
Tulane
1
2 3 4 Total
Green Wave
7
0 13 7
27
• Golden Hurricane
14
17 9 10
50
At Memphis
1
2 3 4 Total
• Golden Hurricane
14
21 10 14
59
Tigers
7
17 6 0
30
East Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
Pirates
7
0 10 7
24
• Golden Hurricane
14
10 14 7
45
At Navy
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane
10
10 7 13
40
• Midshipmen
14
14 0 14
42
At UCF
1
2 3 4 Total
• Golden Hurricane
7
7 21 0
35
Knights
8
6 0 6
20
Cincinnati
1
2 3 4 OT Total
Bearcats
17
7 7 3 3
37
• Golden Hurricane
7
7 7 13 6
40
Central Michigan–Miami Beach Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
Chippewas
3
0 0 7
10
• Golden Hurricane
10
17 21 7
55
Roster
2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
1
Josh Stewart
Fr
WR
2
Keevan Lucas
Sr
RB
4
D'Angelo Brewer
Jr
WR
5
Brodrick Umblance
Jr
TE
6
Chris Minter
So
WR
7
Bishop Louie
Jr
WR
8
Keenen Johnson
Fr
QB
9
Dane Evans
RSr
QB
10
Chad President
So
WR
11
Nigel Carter
Jr
QB
12
Ryan Rubley
RJr
QB
13
Luke Skipper
Fr
QB
15
Samuel Gottsch
RSo
WR
16
Jarion Anderson
RFr
TE
18
David Fitzwater
Fr
QB
19
Will Hefley III
RFr
RB
20
James Flanders
RSr
RB
21
Rowdy Simon
RJr
RB
22
Javon Thomas
RFr
WR
23
Jordan Brown
Fr
RB
24
Corey Taylor II
Fr
RB
25
Ramadi Warren
RSo
RB
27
Matthew Harvey
Fr
WR
29
Justin Hobbs
RSo
RB
30
Raymond Taylor
RSr
TE
33
Rob Riederer
RJr
WR
41
Andrew McKinnis
Fr
C
51
Blake Browning
RFr
C
53
Zac Uhles
RJr
OT
58
Willie Wright
RSo
OL
63
John Newfield
Fr
OT
65
Chris Ivy Jr.
RFr
OT
66
Evan Plagg
RJr
G
67
Tristan Wyatt
RFr
G
68
Tiller Bucktrot
Fr
OT
70
Clay Greathouse
Fr
G
72
Tyler Bowling
RSo
C
74
Chandler Miller
RSo
G
75
Alex Pagonis
Sr
OT
76
Waahid Muhammad
Fr
OT
77
Isaac Johnson
RSo
OT
78
Blake Belcher
RSr
G
79
Rowdy Frederick
Fr
WR
80
Randall Smith
RJr
WR
84
Avery Gragg
RFr
WR
86
David Snelling
RFr
WR
87
Coleman Fields
Fr
WR
88
Josh Atkinson
RSr
TE
89
Payton Prince
RSo
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
CB
1
Keanu Hill
RJr
CB
2
Kerwin Thomas
RJr
LB
4
Robert Revels III
Fr
LB
5
Tim Quickel
RSo
LB
6
Diamon Cannon
RFr
CB
7
Johnell Celistan
Sr
DT
8
Jesse Brubaker
RJr
CB
9
Reggie Robinson
RFr
S
10
Manny Bunch
Fr
CB
11
Keidrien Wadley
RFr
LB
12
Micheal Thomas
RSr
S
13
Jordan Mitchell
Jr
DE
15
Trevis Gipson
RFr
CB
16
Montray Norris
Fr
S
21
McKinley Whitfield
So
S
22
Jeremy Brady
RSr
CB
23
Will Barrow
Sr
LB
24
Treyvon Reeves
Fr
LB
28
Craig Suits
RJr
S
30
Cristian Williams
RFr
LB
32
DJ Allen
Fr
S
37
Gage Murphy
Jr
LB
38
Matt Linscott
RSr
LB
40
Trent Martin
RSr
LB
42
Cooper Edmiston
Fr
LB
43
Conner Sherwood
RSr
LB
44
Petera Wilson Jr.
Jr
LB
46
Forrest Harrell III
RFr
LB
47
Blake Landon
Fr
LB
48
Rylee Simon
RFr
LB
50
Branden Ferguson
Fr
LB
52
Thomas von Borstel
RFr
DT
54
Shemarr Robinson
Fr
LB
55
Matt Hickman
RSr
DE
57
Beau Wooden
Fr
LB
59
C.J. Gooden
RJr
DT
71
Jacob Pugh
Fr
DE
85
Kolton Shindelar
RJr
DE
88
Jimmy Nelson
Fr
DE
90
Frankie Davis
RJr
DE
91
Jake Hanks
RJr
DE
93
Johnnie Williams
Fr
DT
95
Hayden Carman
RSr
DE
96
Myles Mouton
RSo
DT
97
Tyarise Stevenson
Fr
DE
98
Jeremy Smith
Jr
DT
99
Jerry Uwaezuoke
RSr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
19
Redford Jones
RJr
P
26
Dalton Parks
Sr
K
35
Drew Klinghagen
RFr
K
39
Preston Soper
RJr
LS
46
Spencer Shores
RFr
K
49
Tristan Lacey
RSo
LS
60
Ty Lott
RJr
LS
62
Robert Hill
Fr
K
90
Nathan Walker
RSo
Head coach
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
Paul Cherry Defensive graduate assistant
Cody Morrison Offensive 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
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