2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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.

2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
C-USA champion C-USA West Division champion Liberty Bowl champion
C-USA Championship Game, W 33–27 OT vs. UCF
Liberty Bowl, W 31–17 vs. Iowa State
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
Record	11–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Bill Blankenship (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Peterson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brent Guy (2nd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
Memphis		4	–	4					4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Southern Miss		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Tulsa xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
SMU		5	–	3					7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4					7	–	6
Houston		4	–	4					5	–	7
UTEP		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulane		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	FSN	W 45–10	17,880
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Nicholls State*	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 66–16	19,139
September 22	7:00 p.m.	Fresno State*	Skelly Field at 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	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	FSN	W 33–11	18,961
October 20	2:30 p.m.	Rice	Skelly Field at 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	Skelly Field at 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	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK (Conference USA Championship Game)	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 All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	16	0	0	7	23
Cyclones	7	17	7	7	38

See also: 2012 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	3	0	0	7	10
Golden Hurricane	14	21	0	10	45

See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team

Nicholls State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	6	3	0	7	16
Golden Hurricane	28	14	10	14	66

See also: 2012 Nicholls State Colonels football team

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	20	0	6	0	26
Golden Hurricane	7	10	10	0	27

See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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.

At UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	21	14	7	7	49
Blazers	14	7	7	14	42

See also: 2012 UAB Blazers football team

At Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	10	7	20	8	45
Thundering Herd	3	14	15	6	38

See also: 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	3	0	0	8	11
Golden Hurricane	3	3	20	7	33

See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	14	0	3	24
Golden Hurricane	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2012 Rice Owls football team

At Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	3	12	0	15
Razorbacks	10	3	0	6	19

See also: 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Tulsa has lost the previous 17 meetings dating back to 1977.

At Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	3	14	7	17	41
Cougars	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2012 Houston Cougars football team

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	0	14	0	7	21
Golden Hurricane	10	0	13	0	23

See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team

At SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	6	6	15	27
Mustangs	7	21	7	0	35

See also: 2012 SMU Mustangs football team

UCF–C-USA Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Knights	0	14	13	0	0	27
Golden Hurricane	7	14	0	6	6	33

See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team and 2012 Conference USA Football Championship Game

Vs. Iowa State–Liberty Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	17	0	0	0	17
Golden Hurricane	7	14	7	3	31

See also: 2012 Iowa State Cyclones football team and 2012 Liberty Bowl

This is the second time this season the Golden Hurricane and Cyclones will meet. The Cyclones won the season opener 38–23.