2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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 coordinator	Herb Hand (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Gus Malzahn (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Keith Patterson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Seasons ←  2007 2009  →

2008 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

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).

Schedule

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

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Game summaries

UAB

See also: 2008 UAB Blazers football team

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

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North Texas

See also: 2008 North Texas Mean Green football team

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

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New Mexico

See also: New Mexico Lobos football

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

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UCA

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

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Rice

See also: 2008 Rice Owls football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rice	7	7	7	7	28
Tulsa	7	14	21	21	63

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SMU

See also: SMU Mustangs football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	3	10	11	13	37
SMU	7	10	14	0	31

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UTEP

See also: 2008 UTEP Miners football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	28	0	7	0	35
Tulsa	28	21	21	7	77

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UCF

See also: 2008 UCF Knights football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCF	0	19	0	0	19
#22 Tulsa	7	7	21	14	49

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Arkansas

See also: 2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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

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Houston

See also: 2008 Houston Cougars football team

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

Tulane

See also: Tulane Green Wave football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	0	7	0	0	7
Tulsa	14	14	21	7	56

Marshall

See also: Marshall Thundering Herd football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	7	14	14	3	38
Marshall	7	14	14	0	35

East Carolina

Main article: 2008 Conference USA Championship Game

Ball State

Main article: 2009 GMAC Bowl

References

1. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2008". ESPN . Retrieved January 23, 2023.
2. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. pp. 189–190. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
3. "Tulsa vs UAB (August 30, 2008)" (PDF). University of Tulsa Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
4. "Tulsa vs North Texas (September 6, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
5. "New Mexico vs Tulsa (September 20, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
6. "UCA vs Tulsa (September 27, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
7. "Rice vs Tulsa (October 4, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
8. "Tulsa vs SMU (October 11, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
9. "UTEP vs Tulsa (October 18, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
10. "UCF vs Tulsa (October 26, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
11. "Tulsa vs Arkansas (November 1, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Retrieved November 2, 2008.