2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
C-USA West Division co-champion; GMAC Bowl champion
C-USA Championship Game, L 24–27 vs. East Carolina
GMAC Bowl, W 45–13 vs. Ball State
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	11–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Todd Graham (2nd season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Herb Hand (2nd season); Gus Malzahn (2nd season);
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Keith Patterson (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Paul Randolph (2nd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Todd Graham, in his second year at Tulsa. They played home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA).

West Division

Record11–3 (7–1 C-USA)

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2008 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
East Carolina x$	6	–	2	9	–	5
Memphis	4	–	4	6	–	7
Southern Miss	4	–	4	7	–	6
UAB	3	–	5	4	–	8
UCF	3	–	5	4	–	8
Marshall	3	–	5	4	–	8
West Division
Tulsa xy	7	–	1	11	–	3
Rice x	7	–	1	10	–	3
Houston	6	–	2	8	–	5
UTEP	4	–	4	5	–	7
Tulane	1	–	7	2	–	10
SMU	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:00 pm	at UAB		Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 45–0	19,672
September 6	6:05 pm	at North Texas*		Fouts Field Denton, TX		W 56–26	22,785
September 20	6:05 pm	New Mexico*		Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 56–14	30,000
September 27	6:05 pm	Central Arkansas*		Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 62–34	20,646
October 4	7:00 pm	Rice		Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSCS	W 63–28	24,926
October 11	7:05 pm	at SMU		Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 37–31	15,324
October 18	7:00 pm	UTEP		Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSCS	W 77–35	21,873
October 26	7:00 pm	UCF	No. 22	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN	W 49–19	30,000
November 1	1:00 pm	at Arkansas*	No. 19	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 23–30	70,021
November 15	7:00 pm	at Houston	No. 25	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	CBSCS	L 30–70	20,855
November 22	2:00 pm	Tulane		Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 56–7	20,391
November 29	2:30 pm	at Marshall		Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		W 38–35	21,571
December 6	12:00 pm	East Carolina		Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK (Conference USA Championship Game)	ESPN	L 24–27	22,740
January 6	7:00 pm	vs. No. 23 Ball State*		Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (GMAC Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–13	32,816
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	7	14	14	10	45
UAB	13	9	0	0	22

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	14	28	7	7	56
North Texas	7	3	3	13	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
New Mexico	0	0	7	7	14
Tulsa	21	14	7	14	56

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCA	10	10	6	8	34
Tulsa	14	14	17	17	62

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2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

C-USA West Division co-champion GMAC Bowl champion
C-USA Championship Game, L 24–27 vs. East Carolina
GMAC Bowl, W 45–13 vs. Ball State
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	11–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Todd Graham (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Herb Hand (2nd season) Gus Malzahn (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Keith Patterson (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Paul Randolph (2nd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Tulsa	7	13	3	0	23
Arkansas	17	6	7	0	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Tulsa	0	17	13	0	30
Houston	14	28	21	7	70