2001 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2001 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Keith Burns, the Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the WAC. Tulsa played home games at Skelly Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

2001 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach	Keith Burns (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Gilstrap (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff McInerney (2nd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisiana Tech $		7	–	1					7	–	5
Fresno State		6	–	2					11	–	3
Boise State		6	–	2					8	–	4
Hawaii		5	–	3					9	–	3
Rice		5	–	3					8	–	4
SMU		4	–	4					4	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5					3	–	8
San Jose State		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	9
Tulsa		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	Indiana State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 51–0	20,839
September 22	1:30 pm	Fresno State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	FSN	L 18–37	31,087
September 29	8:05 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		L 10–26	30,044
October 6	2:00 pm	New Mexico State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 7–24	17,211
October 13	7:05 pm	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		L 10–41	23,123
October 20	2:00 pm	Hawaii	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 15–36	17,629
October 28	4:00 pm	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 27–63	6,873
November 3	6:00 pm	at Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PPV	L 0–58	74,911
November 10	2:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 32–59	29,317
November 17	1:30 pm	SMU	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	FSN	L 14–24	18,112
November 24	2:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 7–19	12,173
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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After the season

2002 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 2002 NFL draft following the season.^[2][3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
7	244	Kevin Shaffer	Tackle	Atlanta Falcons