2005 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

2005 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
C-USA champion C-USA West Division champion Liberty Bowl champion
Conference USA Championship Game, W 44–27 vs. UCF
Liberty Bowl, W 31–24 vs. Fresno State
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	9–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Steve Kragthorpe (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Stubbs (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Todd Graham (3rd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
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2005 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	5
Memphis		5	–	3					7	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4					5	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					4	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					5	–	6
West Division
Tulsa x$		6	–	2					9	–	4
UTEP		5	–	3					8	–	4
Houston		4	–	4					6	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	6
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rice		1	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Steve Kragthorpe. They played home games at Skelly Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma and competed in the West Division of Conference USA.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	9:15 pm	Minnesota *	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	L 10–41	33,410
September 10	11:30 am	at No. 18 Oklahoma *	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	L 15–31	83,877
September 17	6:00 pm	at North Texas *	Fouts Field Denton, TX		W 54–2	23,112
September 24	6:00 pm	Memphis	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 37–31 OT	20,645
October 1	6:00 pm	Houston	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 23–30	15,580
October 8	7:00 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSTV	W 34–17	28,375
October 15	3:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	iTV	W 41–21	10,893
October 22	2:00 pm	SMU	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	iTV	W 20–13	22,502
November 5	8:05 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	iTV	L 38–41	49,160
November 12	2:00 pm	East Carolina	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	iTV	W 45–13	21,995	[1]
November 19	1:00 pm	Tulane	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	iTV	W 38–14	10,306
December 3	11:00 am	at UCF	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Conference USA Championship Game)	ESPN	W 44–27	51,978
December 31	1:00 pm	vs. Fresno State *	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–24	54,894
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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After the season

2006 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 2006 NFL draft following the season. ^{[4] [5]}

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
4	106	Garrett Mills	Gridiron	New England Patriots

References

1. "Tulsa becomes bowl-eligible". The Daily Oklahoman. November 13, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2005". ESPN . Retrieved January 23, 2023.
3. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 189. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
4. "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
5. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.