2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
C-USA West Division co-champion; Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 62–35 vs. Hawaii
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Ranking
AP	No. 24
Record	10–3 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Todd Graham (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Chad Morris (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinators	Keith Patterson (5th season); Paul Randolph (4th season);
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
	Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

The 2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Hurricane, led by fourth-year head coach Todd Graham, were members of Conference USA (C-USA) in the West Division and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, also known simply as Chapman Stadium. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in C-USA to claim a share of the west division title. However, due to their loss to SMU, they did not represent the division in the 2010 Conference USA Championship Game. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl, where they defeated Hawaii, 62–35. On January 9, 2011, Chad Morris left to fill the offensive coordinator job at Clemson University.

West Division

APNo. 24

Record10–3 (6–2 C-USA)

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2010 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$	7	–	1	11	–	3
East Carolina	5	–	3	6	–	7
Southern Miss	5	–	3	8	–	5
Marshall	4	–	4	5	–	7
UAB	3	–	5	4	–	8
Memphis	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
SMU xy	6	–	2	7	–	7
No. 24 Tulsa x	6	–	2	10	–	3
Houston	4	–	4	5	–	7
UTEP	3	–	5	6	–	7
Rice	3	–	5	4	–	8
Tulane	2	–	6	4	–	8
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 11, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll

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On January 10, 2011, Todd Graham announced he was leaving Tulsa to take the head coaching job at the University of Pittsburgh.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	1:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN2	L 49–51	50,010	^[2]
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 33–20	19,565	^[3]
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (rivalry)		L 28–65	51,778	^[4]
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Central Arkansas*	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 41–14	21,928	^[5]
October 2	6:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 48–7	22,231	^[6]
October 9	7:00 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 18–21	19,329	^[7]
October 16	6:00 p.m.	Tulane	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 52–24	23,295	^[8]
October 30	1:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 28–27	80,795	^[9]
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Rice	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 64–27	19,036	^[10]
November 13	7:00 p.m.	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	CBSCS	W 28–25	30,046	^[11]
November 20	1:00 p.m.	UTEP	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 31–28	16,547	^[12]
November 26	5:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSCS	W 56–50	21,901	^[13]
December 24	7:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	W 62–35	43,673	^[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	7	9	13	20	49
Pirates	10	7	7	27	51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing	G. J. Kinne	28/43, 399 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Damaris Johnson	7 rushes, 56 yards, TD
	Receiving	Charles Clay	8 receptions, 86 yards, TD
East Carolina	Passing	Dominique Davis	27/46, 383 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jonathan Williams	15 rushes, 92 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dwayne Harris	7 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD

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2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

C-USA West Division co-champion Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 62–35 vs. Hawaii
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Ranking
AP	No. 24
Record	10–3 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Todd Graham (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chad Morris (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinators	Keith Patterson (5th season) Paul Randolph (4th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →