1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 12th year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 2–9 record, 1–6 against conference opponents, and finished in last place in the Western Athletic Conference.^[1] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Josh Blankenship with 1,416 passing yards, John Mosley with 873 rushing yards, and Damon Savage with 752 receiving yards.^[2]

1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	2–9 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach	David Rader (12th season; first 7 games) Pat Henderson (interim, final 4 games)
Offensive coordinator	Rockey Felker (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Pat Henderson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Hawaii +		5	–	2					9	–	4
TCU +		5	–	2					8	–	4
Fresno State +		5	–	2					8	–	5
Rice		4	–	3					5	–	6
SMU		3	–	3					4	–	6
UTEP		3	–	4					5	–	7
San Jose State		1	–	5					3	–	7
Tulsa		1	–	6					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Southwest Missouri State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 45–21	25,007	[3]
September 11	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	L 9–46	46,250
September 18	at No. 7 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 13–62	67,647
September 25	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 10–34	12,871
October 2	Rice	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 10–20	15,270
October 16	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 17–56	27,957
October 23	Hawaii	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 21–35	15,756
October 30	Fresno State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 14–28	13,265
November 6	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 43–19	25,527
November 13	Louisiana–Monroe*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 34–37	15,037	[4]
November 20	SMU	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 14–28	14,199
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 16 Josh Blankenship Fr WR 86 Damon Savage Sr C 65 Steve Schiller Jr OL 72 Kevin Shaffer So WR 87 Donald Shoals So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 6 Gavin Engle  Jr LB 46 Ashon Farley Jr DT 67 Phil Franks  Jr DB 4 Todd Franz Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach David Rader Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2000-09-02

After the season

2000 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 2000 NFL draft following the season.^[7][8]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
5	145	Todd Franz	Defensive back	Detroit Lions