2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–8 (2–6 AAC)
Head coach	Philip Montgomery (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Joe Gillespie (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Seasons ←  2018 2020  →

2019 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 24 UCF		6	–	2					10	–	3
Temple		5	–	3					8	–	5
South Florida		2	–	6					4	–	8
East Carolina		1	–	7					4	–	8
UConn		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 20 Navy x		7	–	1					11	–	2
SMU		6	–	2					10	–	3
Tulane		3	–	5					7	–	6
Houston		2	–	6					4	–	8
Tulsa		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2019 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 the American Athletic Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Philip Montgomery. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth-place in the West Division.

Preseason

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Golden Hurricane predicted to finish sixth in the AAC West Division. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Michigan State *	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	FS1	L 7–28	72,005
September 7	8:00 p.m.	at San Jose State *	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPN3	W 34–16	12,471
September 14	2:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State *	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 21–40	28,612
September 21	2:30 p.m.	Wyoming *	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	W 24–21	16,246
October 5	6:30 p.m.	at No. 24 SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPNU	L 37–43 3OT	28,142
October 12	6:30 p.m.	Navy	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	L 17–45	17,951
October 19	2:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	L 13–24	33,209
October 26	6:00 p.m.	Memphis	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	L 41–42	17,183
November 2	2:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	L 26–38	27,417
November 8	6:00 p.m.	UCF	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	W 34–31	16,331
November 23	6:30 p.m.	Houston	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	L 14–24	16,120
November 30	11:00 a.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	W 49–24	27,978
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Michigan State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	7	0	0	7
•No. 18 Spartans	7	18	3	0	28

Scoring summary

1	11:41	MSU	Connor Heyward 15-yard pass from Brian Lewerke (Matt Coghlin kick)	MSU 7–0
2	14:03	MSU	Coghlin 38-yard field goal	MSU 10–0
2	9:59	MSU	Coghlin 47-yard field goal	MSU 13–0
2	9:09	MSU	Team Safety	MSU 15–0
2	4:49	MSU	Kenny Willekes 0-yard fumble return (Coghlin kick)	MSU 22–0
2	2:32	MSU	Coghlin 44-yard field goal	MSU 25–0
2	0:36	TU	Sam Crawford Jr. 28-yard pass from Zach Smith (Jacob Rainey kick)	MSU 25–7
3	2:20	MSU	Coghlin 40-yard field goal	MSU 28–7

See also: 2019 Michigan State Spartans football team

At San Jose State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Golden Hurricane	7	10	3	14	34
Spartans	3	7	0	6	16

Scoring summary

1	7:48	TU	Shamari Brooks 9-yard run (Jacob Rainey kick)	TU 7–0
1	3:59	SJSU	Matt Mercurio 22-yard field goal	TU 7–3
2	14:53	TU	Denzel Carter 8-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick)	TU 14–3
2	6:31	SJSU	Jermaine Braddock 23-yard pass from Josh Love (Mercurio kick)	TU 14–10
2	2:50	TU	Rainey 27-yard field goal	TU 17–10
3	3:03	TU	Rainey 28-yard field goal	TU 20–10
4	13:21	TU	T.K. Wilkerson 3-yard run (Rainey kick)	TU 27–10
4	10:12	TU	Wilkerson 17-yard run (Rainey kick)	TU 34–10
4	2:37	SJSU	Nick Nash 20-yard run (pass failed)	TU 34–16

See also: 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team

Oklahoma State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Cowboys	17	3	13	7	40
Golden Hurricane	7	14	0	0	21

Scoring summary

1	14:50	OSU	Chuba Hubbard 75-yard run (Matt Ammendola kick)	OSU 7–0
1	11:23	OSU	Hubbard 30-yard run (Ammendola kick)	OSU 14–0
1	6:00	OSU	Ammendola 37-yard field goal	OSU 17–0
1	4:23	TU	Keylon Stokes 39-yard pass from Zach Smith (Jacob Rainey kick)	OSU 17–7
2	11:50	OSU	Ammendola 36-yard field goal	OSU 20–7
2	9:57	TU	Shamari Brooks 3-yard run (Rainey kick)	OSU 20–14
2	2:29	TU	Brooks 1-yard run (Rainey kick)	TU 21–20
3	4:35	OSU	Spencer Sanders 27-yard run (Ammendola kick)	OSU 27–21
3	1:29	OSU	Tylan Wallace 90-yard pass from Sanders (run failed)	OSU 33–21
4	2:34	OSU	Hubbard 33-yard run (Ammendola kick)	OSU 40–21

See also: 2019 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Wyoming

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	0	0	14	21
•Golden Hurricane	0	14	3	7	24

Scoring summary

1	7:46	WYO	Sean Chambers 33-yard run (Cooper Rothe kick)	WYO 7–0
2	2:49	TU	Keylon Stokes 56-yard pass from Zach Smith (Jacob Rainey kick)	Tied 7–7
2	1:10	TU	Sam Crawford Jr. 37-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick)	TU 14–7
3	9:26	TU	Rainey 29-yard field goal	TU 17–7
4	11:03	WYO	Ayden Eberhardt 53-yard pass from Chambers (Rothe kick)	TU 17–14
4	5:25	WYO	Chambers 15-yard run (Rothe kick)	WYO 21–17
4	3:26	TU	Shamari Brooks 19-yard run (Rainey kick)	TU 24–21

See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team

At SMU

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Golden Hurricane	3	20	7	0	7	0	0	37
•No. 24 Mustangs	6	3	0	21	7	0	6	43

Scoring summary

1	8:13	SMU	Ar’mani Johnson 64-yard Interception return (kick blocked)	SMU 6–0
1	4:16	TU	Jacob Rainey 32-yard field goal	SMU 6–3
2	13:46	TU	Keylon Stokes 58-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick)	TU 10–6
2	13:45	TU	Kendarin Ray 1-yard fumble return (kick blocked)	TU 16–6
2	7:34	SMU	Kevin Robledo 32-yard field goal	TU 16–9
2	5:23	TU	Stokes 5-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick)	TU 23–9
3	11:47	TU	Keenen Johnson 40-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick)	TU 30–9
4	14:56	SMU	Ke'Mon Freeman 1-yard run (Robledo kick)	TU 30–16
4	8:24	SMU	James Proche 30-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Robledo kick)	TU 30–23
4	1:02	SMU	Xavier Jones 4-yard run (Robledo kick)	Tied 30–30
OT		TU	Josh Johnson 7-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick)	TU 37–30
OT		SMU	Jones 3-yard run (Robledo kick)	Tied 37–37
3OT		SMU	Proche 25-yard pass from Buechele	SMU 43–37

See also: 2019 SMU Mustangs football team

Navy

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Midshipmen	7	21	0	17	45
Golden Hurricane	3	0	7	7	17

Scoring summary

1	7:29	TU	Jacob Rainey 41-yard field goal	TU 3–0
1	0:09	NAVY	Malcolm Perry 29-yard run (Bijan Nichols kick)	NAVY 7–3
2	9:06	NAVY	CJ Williams 6-yard run (Nichols kick)	NAVY 14–3
2	6:02	NAVY	Nelson Smith 6-yard run (Nichols kick)	NAVY 21–3
2	2:11	NAVY	Perry 35-yard run (Nichols kick)	NAVY 28–3
3	12:18	TU	Corey Taylor II 1-yard run (Rainey kick)	NAVY 28–10
4	12:54	NAVY	Perry 3-yard run (Nichols kick)	NAVY 35–10
4	6:18	TU	T.K. Wilkerson 12-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick)	NAVY 35–17
4	3:47	NAVY	Nichols 37-yard field goal	NAVY 38–17
4	2:12	NAVY	Jamale Carothers 19-yard run (Nichols kick)	NAVY 45–17

See also: 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team

At Cincinnati

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	7	3	3	13
•No. 21 Bearcats	10	0	7	7	24

Scoring summary

1	11:50	CIN	Cole Smith 50-yard field goal	CIN 3–0
1	6:49	CIN	Gerrid Doaks 4-yard run (Sam Crosa kick)	CIN 10–0
2	0:17	TU	T.K. Wilkerson 3-yard run (Jacob Rainey kick)	CIN 10–7
3	8:33	CIN	Doaks 28-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Crosa kick)	CIN 17–7
3	3:29	TU	Rainey 24-yard field goal	CIN 17–10
4	12:12	TU	Rainey 21-yard field goal	CIN 17–13
4	3:37	CIN	Doaks 27-yard run (Crosa kick)	CIN 24–13

See also: 2019 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Memphis

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Tigers	14	14	7	7	42
Golden Hurricane	0	17	14	10	41

Scoring summary

1	11:40	MEM	Kenneth Gainwell 20-yard run (Riley Patterson kick)	MEM 7–0
1	8:03	MEM	Antonio Gibson 40-yard pass from Brady White (Patterson kick)	MEM 14–0
2	14:52	TU	Shamari Brooks 40-yard run (Jacob Rainey kick)	MEM 14–7
2	9:25	MEM	Calvin Austin III 2-yard run (Patterson kick)	MEM 21–7
2	4:40	TU	Corey Taylor II 1-yard run (Rainey kick)	MEM 21–14
2	2:22	MEM	Joey Magnifico 5-yard pass from White (Patterson kick)	MEM 28–14
2	0:53	TU	Rainey 32-yard field goal	MEM 28–17
3	8:15	TU	Taylor 31-yard run (Rainey kick)	MEM 28–24
3	7:33	MEM	Gainwell 62-yard run (Patterson kick)	MEM 35–24
3	2:27	TU	Taylor 2-yard run (Rainey kick)	MEM 35–31
4	9:33	TU	JuanCarlos Santana 14-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick)	TU 38–35
4	5:14	TU	Rainey 26-yard field goal	TU 41–35
4	4:26	MEM	Gainwell 1-yard run (Patterson kick)	MEM 42–41

See also: 2019 Memphis Tigers football team

At Tulane

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	16	0	10	26
•Green Wave	10	14	7	7	38

Scoring summary

1	9:05	TULANE	Merek Glover 31-yard field goal	TULANE 3–0
1	1:23	TULANE	Justin McMillan 5-yard run (Glover kick)	TULANE 10–0
2	13:11	TULSA	Corey Taylor II 1-yard run (Jacob Rainey kick)	TULANE 10–7
2	8:33	TULSA	Rainey 40-yard field goal	Tied 10–10
2	4:30	TULSA	Rainey 32-yard field goal	TULSA 13–10
2	2:05	TULANE	McMillan 1-yard run (Glover kick)	TULANE 17–13
2	1:52	TULANE	Willie Langham 13-yard fumble return (Glover kick)	TULANE 24–13
2	0:47	TULSA	Rainey 37-yard field goal	TULANE 24–16
3	10:40	TULANE	Stephon Huderson 32-yard pass from McMillan (Glover kick)	TULANE 31–16
4	14:54	TULSA	Keylon Stokes 16-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick)	TULANE 31–23
4	10:00	TULSA	Rainey 38-yard field goal	TULANE 31–26
4	4:53	TULANE	McMillan 1-yard run (Glover kick)	TULANE 38–26

See also: 2019 Tulane Green Wave football team

UCF

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	14	14	3	0	31
•Golden Hurricane	7	10	7	10	34

Scoring summary

1	6:30	TU	Shamari Brooks 1-yard run (Jacob Rainey kick)	TU 7–0
1	4:23	UCF	Bentavious Thompson 1-yard run (Dylan Barnas kick)	Tied 7–7
1	1:32	UCF	Otis Anderson 2-yard run (Barnas kick)	UCF 14–7
2	12:44	TU	Rainey 31-yard field goal	UCF 14–10
2	11:51	UCF	Adrian Killins 57-yard run (Barnas kick)	UCF 21–10
2	6:35	TU	Keenen Johnson 35-yard pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick)	UCF 21–17
2	0:11	UCF	Anderson 6-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Barnas kick)	UCF 28–17
3	5:16	TU	T.K. Wilkerson 2-yard run (Rainey kick)	UCF 28–24
3	0:37	UCF	Barnas 35-yard field goal	UCF 31–24
4	9:14	TU	Sam Crawford Jr. 17-yard pass from Seth Boomer (Rainey kick)	Tied 31–31
4	5:09	TU	Rainey 23-yard field goal	TU 34–31

See also: 2019 UCF Knights football team

Houston

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Cougars	0	14	3	7	24
Golden Hurricane	7	0	0	7	14

Scoring summary

1	6:02	TU	Sam Crawford Jr. 14-yard pass from Zach Smith (Jacob Rainey kick)	TU 7–0
2	12:23	HOU	Clayton Tune 15-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)	Tied 7–7
2	1:34	HOU	Damarion Williams 25-yard Interception return (Witherspoon kick)	HOU 14–7
3	9:39	HOU	Witherspoon 23-yard field goal	HOU 17–7
4	13:58	TU	T.K. Wilkerson 1-yard run (Rainey kick)	HOU 17–14
4	13:45	HOU	Marquez Stevenson 94-yard kickoff return (Witherspoon kick)	HOU 24–14

See also: 2019 Houston Cougars football team

At East Carolina

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Golden Hurricane	7	14	14	14	49
Pirates	3	0	7	14	24

Scoring summary

1	1:42	ECU	Jake Verity 51-yard field goal	ECU 3–0
1	1:06	TU	Sam Crawford Jr. 66-yard pass from Zach Smith (Jacob Rainey kick)	TU 7–3
2	12:09	TU	Keylon Stokes 29-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick)	TU 14–3
2	4:45	TU	Keenen Johnson 4-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick)	TU 21–3
3	11:40	TU	T.K. Wilkerson 10-yard run (Rainey kick)	TU 28–3
3	6:55	ECU	Blake Proehl 3-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Verity kick)	TU 28–10
3	4:10	TU	Shamari Brooks 2-yard pass from Smith (Rainey kick)	TU 35–10
4	14:31	TU	Corey Taylor II 12-yard run (Rainey kick)	TU 42–10
4	11:17	ECU	C.J. Johnson 35-yard pass from Ahlers (Verity kick)	TU 42–17
4	6:36	TU	Ethan Hall 39-yard pass from Smith (Danny Donley kick)	TU 49–17
4	2:36	ECU	Proehl 34-yard pass from Ahlers (Verity kick)	TU 49–24

See also: 2019 East Carolina Pirates football team

Roster

2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Josh Stewart RJr WR 2 Keylon Stokes Jr RB 3 Shamari Brooks Jr WR 4 Jarion Anderson RSr WR 5 JuanCarlos Santana RSo RB 6 Chris Lovick Fr QB 7 Davis Brin RFr WR 8 Keenen Johnson Sr WR 9 Sam Crawford Jr. RSo WR 10 Korey King Fr QB 11 Zach Smith RJr QB 12 Seth Boomer RSo WR 13 Josh Johnson RSo QB 15 Brandon Marquardt RSo WR 18 La'Darrion Florez Fr TE 19 Denzel Carter Jr WR 20 Cannon Montgomery RSo RB 21 T.K. Wilkerson RFr RB 24 Corey Taylor II RJr WR 25 Dhailon Phillips Jr RB 27 Elijah Lucas RFr TE 32 James Palmer RFr TE 38 Abe Anderson RSo WR 41 Andrew McKinnis RJr TE 44 Jordan Rodriguez RSo TE 47 Ethan Hall Fr OL 56 Tyler Smith Fr OL 62 Jake Coleman RFr OT 63 Judge Hartin Sr OT 65 Chris Ivy Jr. RSr C 66 Gerard Wheeler RSo G 68 Tiller Bucktrot RJr G 70 Clay Greathouse RJr OT 71 Chris Paul RSo C 73 Dylan Couch RJr OL 74 Jeremy Jones Fr G 75 Dante Bivens RSo OL 76 Chester Baah Fr C 77 Josh Owens RFr OT 78 X'Zauvea Gadlin RFr WR 80 Trey Collier Fr WR 82 Joseph Breedlove III RSo WR 84 Malik Rodgers So WR 85 Imiee Cooksey RFr WR 88 Malik Jackson RSo	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 3 Cristian Williams RJr LB 4 Robert Revels III RJr LB 6 Diamon Cannon RSr S 7 TieNeal Martin Sr S 8 Brandon Johnson Sr CB 9 Reggie Robinson RSr S 10 Manny Bunch Sr S 11 Keidrien Wadley RSr CB 12 Allie Green IV Jr S 13 Lamar Mullins Jr DE 15 Trevis Gipson RSr CB 16 Reggie Ellis Fr CB 18 Tyon Davis RSo LB 19 Grant Sawyer So S 20 Kendarin Ray RFr S 21 Bryson Powers RSo S 22 Marcus Mays RSo LB 23 Zaven Collins RSo LB 24 Treyvon Reeves RJr S 25 Jaise Oliver Fr CB 26 Akayleb Evans Jr S 27 Daiquain Jackson RSo S 28 Jett Hendrix RFr CB 29 Ryan Nixon So LB 30 Justin Wright RFr CB 33 Josiah Wilson RFr LB 35 Yohance Burnett RJr DB 39 Mike Garrett Jr. Jr LB 40 Mitchell Kulkin RFr LB 41 Dorian Hopkins Fr LB 42 Cooper Edmiston Sr DT 44 Cade Baumann RJr LB 46 Bershard Glaspie Fr LB 49 Joseph Anderson RFr DT 54 Shemarr Robinson Sr DE 58 Deven Lamp RSo DL 88 RaQuan Thompson Fr DT 90 Jaxon Player So DE 91 Cullen Wick RJr DL 92 Darrias Murdock Fr DT 93 JaJuan Blankenship RJr LB 94 Anthony Goodlow RFr DL 95 Cooper Laake Fr DT 97 Tyarise Stevenson RJr DE 98 Lazarus May Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 33 Thomas Bennett RSr LS 42 Adam Higuera Jr K 90 Zack Long Jr K 95 Jacob Rainey RFr K 98 Kevin Neitzke RJr K 99 Danny Donley RSr	Head coach Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Joseph Gillespie (Angelo State) Defensive coordinator, linebackers Jermial Ashley (Kansas) Defensive line coach Mike Bloesch (Houston) Offensive line coach Carlton Buckels (LSU) Safeties coach Aaron Fletcher (East Texas A&M) Cornerbacks coach Justin Hill (Rice) Running backs coach Calvin Lowry (Penn State) Receivers coach Luke Olson (Southern Nazarene) Nickel safeties coach Jordan Najvar (Baylor) Tight ends coach Beau Trahan (Texas) Quarterbacks coach Grant Lester (Oklahoma) Offensive quality control Craig Suits (Tulsa) Defensive quality control Paul Cherry (Kansas) Quality Control Josh Atkinson (Tulsa) Offensive graduate assistant Mookie Carlile Defensive graduate assistant Nick Franey Offensive graduate assistant Hunter Ramsey Defensive graduate assistant Ravi Savitala (UC Santa Cruz) Co-Director of football operations/External Diane McPheeters (Baylor) Co-Director of football operations/Internal Dan Bitson (Tulsa) Director of player personnel & development Keith Smith (Shepherd University) Director of football video operations Tom Ososkie Director of scouting Sam Lazarus (Tulsa) Director of creative media Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Players drafted into the NFL

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 2020 NFL draft following the season. ^{[4] [5]}

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
4	123	Reggie Robinson	Cornerback	Dallas Cowboys
5	155	Trevis Gipson	Defensive end	Chicago Bears

References

1. "UCF chosen as Favorite in 2019 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
2. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2019". ESPN . Retrieved January 23, 2023.
3. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 191. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
4. "2020 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
5. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.