The 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by second-year head coach Bill Blankenship and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium . They were a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-US). They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 C-USA to be West Division champions. They defeated UCF in the C-USA Championship Game to become C-USA champions. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl , where they defeated Iowa State to avenge a season-opening loss.
Schedule [ edit ]
Date
Time
Opponent
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 1
2:30 p.m.
at Iowa State *
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
FSN
L 23–38
54,931
September 8
11:00 a.m.
Tulane
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
FSN
W 45–10
17,880
September 15
6:00 p.m.
Nicholls State *
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
W 66–16
19,139
September 22
7:00 p.m.
Fresno State *
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
CBSSN
W 27–26
24,236
September 29
2:00 p.m.
at UAB
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL
W 49–42
13,196
October 6
2:30 p.m.
at Marshall
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
CBSSN
W 45–38
27,189
October 11
7:00 p.m.
UTEP
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
FSN
W 33–11
18,961
October 20
2:30 p.m.
Rice
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
FSN
W 28–24
22,567
November 3
11:21 a.m.
at Arkansas *
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
SECN
L 15–19
64,451
November 10
4:00 p.m.
at Houston
Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX
CBSSN
W 41–7
25,827
November 17
11:00 a.m.
UCF
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
FSN
W 23–21
19,725
November 24
11:00 a.m.
at SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
FSN
L 27–35
15,336
December 1
11:00 a.m.
UCF
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK (C-USA Championship )
ESPN2
W 33–27 OT
17,635
December 31
2:30 p.m.
vs. Iowa State*
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl )
ESPN
W 31–17
53,687
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. # Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Game summaries [ edit ]
at Iowa State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Hurricane
16
0
0
7
23
Cyclones
7
17
7
7
38
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
1961
ISU, 27–6
1
2
3
4
Total
Green Wave
3
0
0
7
10
Golden Hurricane
14
21
0
10
45
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
7–1
2011
TULSA, 31–3
Nicholls State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Colonels
6
3
0
7
16
Golden Hurricane
28
14
10
14
66
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Fresno State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
20
0
6
0
26
Golden Hurricane
7
10
10
0
27
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–4
2005
TULSA, 31–24
Last meeting was in the 2005 Liberty Bowl . This will be the first regular season meeting not as conference members as their meetings between 1999 and 2002 were as members of the Western Athletic Conference .
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Hurricane
21
14
7
7
49
Blazers
14
7
7
14
42
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–0
2011
TULSA, 37–20
at Marshall [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Hurricane
10
7
20
8
45
Thundering Herd
3
14
15
6
38
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–0
2011
TULSA, 59–17
1
2
3
4
Total
Miners
3
0
0
8
11
Golden Hurricane
3
3
20
7
33
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
12–8
2011
TULSA, 57–28
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
7
14
0
3
24
Golden Hurricane
7
7
7
7
28
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
9–7–1
2011
TULSA, 38–20
at Arkansas [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Hurricane
0
3
12
0
15
Razorbacks
10
3
0
6
19
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
16–53–3
2008
ARK, 30–23
Tulsa has lost the previous 17 meetings dating back to 1977.
at Houston [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Hurricane
3
14
7
17
41
Cougars
0
0
0
7
7
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
17–20
2011
HOU, 48–16
1
2
3
4
Total
Knights
0
14
0
7
21
Golden Hurricane
10
0
13
0
23
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–2
2011
TULSA, 24–17
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Hurricane
0
6
6
15
27
Mustangs
7
21
7
0
35
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
7–12
2011
TULSA, 38–7
UCF–C-USA Championship Game [ edit ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Knights
0
14
13
0 0
27
Golden Hurricane
7
14
0
6 6
33
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–2
November 17, 2012
TULSA, 23–21
vs. Iowa State–Liberty Bowl [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cyclones
17
0
0
0
17
Golden Hurricane
7
14
7
3
31
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–2
September 1, 2012
ISU, 38–23
This is the second time this season the Golden Hurricane and Cyclones will meet. The Cyclones won the season opener 38–23.
References [ edit ]
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