2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2016 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 American Athletic Conference (AAC). They were led by second-year head coach Philip Montgomery. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in America Athletic play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Miami Beach Bowl where they defeated Central Michigan.

2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Miami Beach Bowl champion
Miami Beach Bowl, W 55–10 vs. Central Michigan
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	10–3 (6–2 AAC)
Head coach	Philip Montgomery (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Philip Montgomery (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Veer and shoot
Co-defensive coordinators	Brian Norwood (2nd season) Bill Young (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Temple xy$		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 19 South Florida x		7	–	1					11	–	2
UCF		4	–	4					6	–	7
Cincinnati		1	–	7					4	–	8
UConn		1	–	7					3	–	9
East Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
Navy xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
Tulsa		6	–	2					10	–	3
Memphis		5	–	3					8	–	5
Houston		5	–	3					9	–	4
SMU		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

Transfers out / departures

QB Jabe Burgess transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in January 2016. RB Kyle McLaughlin transferred to Missouri Southern. OT Mildren Montgomery transferred to Texas Southern. WR Blake Kitrell transferred to Washburn. DB J. R. Reed transferred to Georgia.

Schedule

Tulsa announced its 2016 football schedule on February 9, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Golden Hurricane will host AAC foes Cincinnati, East Carolina, SMU, and Tulane, and will travel to Houston, Memphis, Navy, and Central Florida (UCF).^[1]

The team will play four non–conference games, two of which are home games against North Carolina A&T from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and San Jose State from the Mountain West Conference, and two road game against Fresno State from the Mountain West Conference and travel to Ohio State.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	San Jose State*	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	W 45–10	18,748
September 10	2:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 3–48	104,410
September 17	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 (FCS) North Carolina A&T*	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN3	W 58–21	16,111
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	MW Net/Twitter	W 48–41 2OT	23,273
October 7	7:00 p.m.	SMU	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	W 43–40 OT	20,089
October 15	7:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	L 31–38	38,221
October 22	2:45 p.m.	Tulane	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	W 50–27	22,349
October 29	7:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNews	W 59–30	36,894
November 5	7:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNews	W 45–24	17,557
November 12	11:00 a.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 40–42	36,397
November 19	7:00 p.m.	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPNews	W 35–20	35,141
November 25	7:30 p.m.	Cincinnati	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	W 40–37 OT	18,550
December 19	1:30 p.m.	vs. Central Michigan*	Marlins Park Miami, FL (Miami Beach Bowl)	ESPN	W 55–10	15,262
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

San Jose State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	0	3	10
• Golden Hurricane	24	14	7	0	45

• TV announcers: Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, Jenny Dell

Scoring summary

1	12:02	TU	D'Angelo Brewer 38-yard run (Redford Jones kick)	TU 7–0
1	4:49	SJSU	Rahshead Johnson 64-yard pass from Kenny Potter (Bryce Crawford kick)	Tied 7–7
1	2:46	TU	Jones 34-yard field goal	TU 10–7
1	0:16	TU	Brewer 5-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 17–7
1	0:08	TU	Jesse Brubaker 24-yard Interception return (Jones kick)	TU 24–7
2	8:06	TU	Justin Hobbs 11-yard pass from Dane Evans (Jones kick)	TU 31–7
2	4:37	TU	McKinley Whitfield 0-yard fumble return (Jones kick)	TU 38–7
3	11:20	TU	Brewer 2-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 45–7
4	14:03	SJSU	Crawford 36-yard field goal	TU 45–10

See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team

At Ohio State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	3	0	0	0	3
• No. 4 Buckeyes	3	17	14	14	48

• TV announcers: Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill

Scoring summary

1	13:23	OSU	Tyler Durbin 29-yard field goal	OSU 3–0
1	3:22	TU	Redford Jones 37-yard field goal	Tied 3–3
2	10:10	OSU	Durbin 22-yard field goal	OSU 6–3
2	3:02	OSU	Malik Hooker 26-yard Interception return (Durbin kick)	OSU 13–3
2	0:33	OSU	Marshon Lattimore 40-yard Interception return (Durbin kick)	OSU 20–3
3	9:42	OSU	J. T. Barrett 11-yard run (Durbin kick)	OSU 27–3
3	0:47	OSU	Mike Weber 1-yard run (Durbin kick)	OSU 34–3
4	11:15	OSU	Barrett 5-yard run (Durbin kick)	OSU 41–3
4	5:58	OSU	Dontre Wilson 5-yard run (Durbin kick)	OSU 48–3

See also: 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

North Carolina A&T

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 (FCS) Aggies	0	0	7	14	21
• Golden Hurricane	24	24	10	0	58

• TV announcers: Drew Fellios, Watson Brown

Scoring summary

1	9:53	TU	Redford Jones 25-yard field goal	TU 3–0
1	9:01	TU	James Flanders 1-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 10–0
1	2:35	TU	Kolton Shindelar 65-yard Interception return (Jones kick)	TU 17–0
1	1:04	TU	Keevan Lucas 51-yard pass from Dane Evans (Jones kick)	TU 24–0
2	11:14	TU	Lucas 13-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	TU 31–0
2	6:56	TU	Flanders 21-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 38–0
2	4:02	TU	Lucas 52-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	TU 45–0
2	0:59	TU	Jones 28-yard field goal	TU 48–0
3	13:12	TU	Jones 33-yard field goal	TU 51–0
3	2:46	TU	Rob Riederer 9-yard pass from Ryan Rubley (Jones kick)	TU 58–0
3	1:19	NCAT	Malik Wilson 75-yard pass from Isaiah Hicklin (Cody Jones kick)	TU 58–7
4	8:22	NCAT	Elijah Bell 32-yard pass from Lamar Raynard (Jones kick)	TU 58–14
4	0:22	NCAT	Raynard 10-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 58–21

See also: 2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

At Fresno State

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
• Golden Hurricane	0	21	7	13	0	7	48
Bulldogs	21	10	3	7	0	0	41

• TV announcers: Ari Wolfe, Darius Walker

Scoring summary

1	13:24	FS	Jamire Jordan 44-yard run (Kody Kroening kick)	FS 7–0
1	9:47	FS	Chason Virgil 14-yard run (Kroening kick)	FS 14–0
1	4:01	FS	Dontel James 2-yard run (Kroening kick)	FS 21–0
2	11:41	FS	Kroening 25-yard field goal	FS 24–0
2	10:16	FS	Jordan 65-yard pass from Virgil (Kroening kick)	FS 31–0
2	8:52	TU	Justin Hobbs 23-yard pass from Dane Evans (Redford Jones kick)	FS 31–7
2	6:48	TU	Keevan Lucas 40-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	FS 31–14
2	4:19	TU	Lucas 40-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	FS 31–21
3	8:12	FS	Kroening 25-yard field goal	FS 34–21
3	4:59	TU	Josh Atkinson 24-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	FS 34–28
4	13:38	TU	James Flanders 2-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 35–34
4	8:20	TU	Jones 37-yard field goal	TU 38–34
4	5:02	FS	Virgil 1-yard run (Kroening kick)	FS 41–38
4	1:09	TU	Jones 28-yard field goal	Tied 41–41
2OT		TU	Evans 18-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 48–41

See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

SMU

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mustangs	14	6	7	10	3	40
• Golden Hurricane	10	13	7	7	6	43

• TV announcers: Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia

Scoring summary

1	13:19	SMU	Ke'Mon Freeman 2-yard run (Josh Williams kick)	SMU 7–0
1	5:21	TU	Redford Jones 24-yard field goal	SMU 7–3
1	3:20	SMU	Alex Honey 45-yard pass from Ben Hicks (Williams kick)	SMU 14–3
1	3:02	TU	James Flanders 61-yard run (Jones kick)	SMU 14–10
2	14:51	SMU	Williams 39-yard field goal	SMU 17–10
2	9:49	TU	Jones 43-yard field goal	SMU 17–13
2	5:57	SMU	Williams 44-yard field goal	SMU 20–13
2	3:48	TU	Jones 33-yard field goal	SMU 20–16
2	1:07	TU	Raymond Taylor 2-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 23–20
3	13:58	SMU	Jeremiah Gaines 19-yard pass from Hicks (Williams kick)	SMU 27–23
3	10:50	TU	Josh Atkinson 11-yard pass from Dane Evans (Jones kick)	TU 30–27
4	8:31	SMU	Braeden West 4-yard run (Williams kick)	SMU 34–30
4	5:32	TU	D'Angelo Brewer 35-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 37–34
4	0:00	SMU	Williams 25-yard field goal	Tied 37–37
OT		SMU	Williams 22-yard field goal	SMU 40–37
OT		TU	Evans 14-yard run	TU 43–40

See also: 2016 SMU Mustangs football team

At Houston

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	3	14	0	14	31
• No. 13 Cougars	10	7	7	14	38

• TV announcers: Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra

Scoring summary

1	12:37	UH	Dillon Birden 17-yard run (Ty Cummings kick)	UH 7–0
1	7:27	TU	Redford Jones 32-yard field goal	UH 7–3
1	1:54	UH	Cummings 33-yard field goal	UH 10–3
2	11:07	UH	Mulbah Car 6-yard run (Cummings kick)	UH 17–3
2	2:55	TU	Corey Taylor II 2-yard run (Jones kick)	UH 17–10
2	0:13	TU	Dane Evans 1-yard run (Jones kick)	Tied 17–17
3	2:57	UH	Birden 6-yard run (Cummings kick)	UH 24–17
4	8:29	UH	Birden 8-yard run (Cummings kick)	UH 31–17
4	7:03	TU	Justin Hobbs 38-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	UH 31–24
4	3:31	TU	James Flanders 3-yard run (Jones kick)	Tied 31–31
4	1:21	UH	Emeke Egbule 24-yard fumble return (Cummings kick)	UH 38–31

See also: 2016 Houston Cougars football team

Tulane

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	0	13	7	27
• Golden Hurricane	14	17	9	10	50

• TV announcers: Eamon McAnaney, John Congemi

Scoring summary

1	12:47	TULSA	Keevan Lucas 11-yard pass from Dane Evans (Redford Jones kick)	TULSA 7–0
1	7:25	TULANE	Dontrell Hilliard 6-yard run (Andrew DiRocco kick)	Tied 7–7
1	5:24	TULSA	Josh Atkinson 49-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	TULSA 14–7
2	12:03	TULSA	D'Angelo Brewer 5-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	TULSA 21–7
2	7:05	TULSA	Jones 20-yard field goal	TULSA 24–7
2	3:42	TULSA	James Flanders 6-yard run (Jones kick)	TULSA 31–7
3	8:54	TULSA	Rowdy Simon 16-yard run (Jones kick)	TULSA 38–7
3	2:10	TULANE	Lazedrick Thompson 5-yard run (DiRocco kick)	TULSA 38–14
3	0:04	TULANE	Hilliard 30-yard run (pass failed)	TULSA 38–20
3	0:04	TULSA	McKinley Whitfield defensive two-point conversion	TULSA 40–20
4	12:32	TULSA	Flanders 30-yard run (Jones kick)	TULSA 47–20
4	7:24	TULSA	Jones 27-yard field goal	TULSA 50–20
4	5:07	TULANE	Josh Rounds 1-yard run (DiRocco kick)	TULSA 50–27

See also: 2016 Tulane Green Wave football team

At Memphis

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Golden Hurricane	14	21	10	14	59
Tigers	7	17	6	0	30

• TV announcers: Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia

Scoring summary

1	11:42	TU	James Flanders 14-yard run (Redford Jones kick)	TU 7–0
1	9:29	TU	Flanders 52-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 14–0
1	7:57	MEM	Darrell Henderson 6-yard run (Jake Elliott kick)	TU 14–7
2	12:32	TU	Keevan Lucas 25-yard pass from Dane Evans (Jones kick)	TU 21–7
2	11:23	MEM	Anthony Miller 59-yard pass from Riley Ferguson (Elliott kick)	TU 21–14
2	8:03	TU	Flanders 1-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 28–14
2	6:01	MEM	Kedarian Jones 12-yard pass from Ferguson (Elliott kick)	TU 28–21
2	2:31	TU	Lucas 5-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	TU 35–21
2	1:31	MEM	Elliott 40-yard field goal	TU 35–24
3	11:27	MEM	Miller 3-yard pass from Ferguson (run failed)	TU 35–30
3	7:12	TU	Jones 34-yard field goal	TU 38–30
3	3:06	TU	Flanders 48-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 45–30
4	13:49	TU	Flanders 7-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 52–30
4	5:11	TU	Raymond Taylor 31-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 59–30

See also: 2016 Memphis Tigers football team

East Carolina

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	0	10	7	24
• Golden Hurricane	14	10	14	7	45

• TV announcers: Shawn Kenney, Watson Brown

Scoring summary

1	11:57	TU	James Flanders 22-yard run (Redford Jones kick)	TU 7–0
1	6:43	TU	Keevan Lucas 14-yard pass from Dane Evans (Jones kick)	TU 14–0
1	4:41	ECU	Zay Jones 51-yard pass from Philip Nelson (Davis Plowman kick)	TU 14–7
2	6:10	TU	Jones 41-yard field goal	TU 17–7
2	0:24	TU	Josh Atkinson 3-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	TU 24–7
3	12:49	ECU	James Summers 1-yard run (Plowman kick)	TU 24–14
3	11:04	TU	Flanders 7-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 31–14
3	7:02	ECU	Plowman 39-yard field goal	TU 31–17
3	6:01	TU	Atkinson 64-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	TU 38–17
4	1:38	TU	D'Angelo Brewer 4-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 45–17
4	0:27	ECU	Quay Johnson 10-yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Plowman kick)	TU 45–24

See also: 2016 East Carolina Pirates football team

At Navy

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	10	10	7	13	40
• Midshipmen	14	14	0	14	42

• TV announcers: John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick Burch

Scoring summary

1	13:41	NAVY	Darryl Bonner 4-yard run (Bennett Moehring kick)	NAVY 7–0
1	13:25	TU	Keevan Lucas 74-yard pass from Dane Evans (Redford Jones kick)	Tied 7–7
1	6:11	TU	Jones 29-yard field goal	TU 10–7
1	4:53	NAVY	Dishan Romine 41-yard run (Moehring kick)	NAVY 14–10
2	11:38	NAVY	Will Worth 1-yard run (Moehring kick)	NAVY 21–10
2	10:09	TU	Josh Atkinson 56-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	NAVY 21–17
2	3:01	NAVY	Tyler Carmona 11-yard pass from Worth (Moehring kick)	NAVY 28–17
2	0:42	TU	Jones 26-yard field goal	NAVY 28–20
3	3:28	TU	Keenen Johnson 31-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	NAVY 28–27
4	13:41	NAVY	Worth 15-yard run (Moehring kick)	NAVY 35–27
4	10:34	TU	Evans 1-yard run (rush failed)	NAVY 35–33
4	7:58	NAVY	Worth 44-yard run (Moehring kick)	NAVY 42–33
4	5:30	TU	Chris Minter 22-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	NAVY 42–40

See also: 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team

At UCF

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Golden Hurricane	7	7	21	0	35
Knights	8	6	0	6	20

• TV announcers: Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia

Scoring summary

1	12:59	UCF	D. J. Killings 28-yard Interception return (2-point pass good)	UCF 8–0
1	3:10	TU	James Flanders 1-yard run (Redford Jones kick)	UCF 8–7
2	14:42	TU	D'Angelo Brewer 2-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 14–8
2	1:23	UCF	Matthew Wright 48-yard field goal	TU 14–11
2	0:00	UCF	Wright 47-yard field goal	Tied 14–14
3	8:32	TU	Josh Atkinson 15-yard pass from Dane Evans (Jones kick)	TU 21–14
3	4:56	TU	Keevan Lucas 45-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	TU 28–14
3	0:35	TU	Brewer 8-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 35–14
4	12:04	UCF	Adrian Killins 3-yard run (Wright kick)	TU 35–20

See also: 2016 UCF Knights football team

Cincinnati

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bearcats	17	7	7	3	3	37
• Golden Hurricane	7	7	7	13	6	40

• TV announcers: Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia

Scoring summary

1	8:31	CIN	Thomas Geddis 38-yard pass from Hayden Moore (Josh Pasley kick)	CIN 7–0
1	7:25	CIN	Moore 29-yard pass from Tyler Cogswell (Pasley kick)	CIN 14–0
1	5:44	TU	James Flanders 5-yard run (Redford Jones kick)	CIN 14–7
1	3:06	CIN	Pasley 23-yard field goal	CIN 17–7
2	9:56	CIN	Devin Gray 82-yard pass from Moore (Pasley kick)	CIN 24–7
2	0:43	TU	Keevan Lucas 17-yard pass from Dane Evans (Jones kick)	CIN 24–14
3	11:53	TU	Justin Hobbs 2-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	CIN 24–21
3	4:43	CIN	Jerron Rollins 70-yard pass from Moore (Pasley kick)	CIN 31–21
4	14:56	TU	Jones 24-yard field goal	CIN 31–24
4	5:57	CIN	Pasley 39-yard field goal	CIN 34–24
4	3:12	TU	Chris Minter 5-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	CIN 34–31
4	0:00	TU	Jones 22-yard field goal	Tied 34–34
OT		CIN	Pasley 33-yard field goal	CIN 37–34
OT		TU	Flanders 4-yard run	TU 40–37

See also: 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Central Michigan–Miami Beach Bowl

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	3	0	0	7	10
• Golden Hurricane	10	17	21	7	55

• TV announcers: Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti, Kris Budden

Scoring summary

1	7:24	TU	Josh Atkinson 5-yard pass from Dane Evans (Redford Jones kick)	TU 7–0
1	2:55	TU	Jones 46-yard field goal	TU 10–0
1	0:55	CMU	Brian Eavey 26-yard field goal	TU 10–3
2	12:18	TU	Jones 44-yard field goal	TU 13–3
2	4:03	TU	Keevan Lucas 13-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	TU 20–3
2	0:59	TU	Chris Minter 4-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	TU 27–3
3	9:50	TU	James Flanders 17-yard run (Jones kick)	TU 34–3
3	6:53	TU	Lucas 28-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	TU 41–3
3	2:16	TU	Lucas 11-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)	TU 48–3
4	12:49	TU	Jesse Brubaker 66-yard Interception return (Jones kick)	TU 55–3
4	9:21	CMU	Jahray Hayes 13-yard run (Eavey kick)	TU 55–10

See also: 2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team and 2016 Miami Beach Bowl

Roster

2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Josh Stewart Fr WR 2 Keevan Lucas Sr RB 4 D'Angelo Brewer Jr WR 5 Brodrick Umblance Jr TE 6 Chris Minter So WR 7 Bishop Louie Jr WR 8 Keenen Johnson Fr QB 9 Dane Evans RSr QB 10 Chad President So WR 11 Nigel Carter Jr QB 12 Ryan Rubley RJr QB 13 Luke Skipper Fr QB 15 Samuel Gottsch RSo WR 16 Jarion Anderson RFr TE 18 David Fitzwater Fr QB 19 Will Hefley III RFr RB 20 James Flanders RSr RB 21 Rowdy Simon RJr RB 22 Javon Thomas RFr WR 23 Jordan Brown Fr RB 24 Corey Taylor II Fr RB 25 Ramadi Warren RSo RB 27 Matthew Harvey Fr WR 29 Justin Hobbs RSo RB 30 Raymond Taylor RSr TE 33 Rob Riederer RJr WR 41 Andrew McKinnis Fr C 51 Blake Browning RFr C 53 Zac Uhles RJr OT 58 Willie Wright RSo OL 63 John Newfield Fr OT 65 Chris Ivy Jr. RFr OT 66 Evan Plagg RJr G 67 Tristan Wyatt RFr G 68 Tiller Bucktrot Fr OT 70 Clay Greathouse Fr G 72 Tyler Bowling RSo C 74 Chandler Miller RSo G 75 Alex Pagonis Sr OT 76 Waahid Muhammad Fr OT 77 Isaac Johnson RSo OT 78 Blake Belcher RSr G 79 Rowdy Frederick Fr WR 80 Randall Smith RJr WR 84 Avery Gragg RFr WR 86 David Snelling RFr WR 87 Coleman Fields Fr WR 88 Josh Atkinson RSr TE 89 Payton Prince RSo	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Keanu Hill RJr CB 2 Kerwin Thomas RJr LB 4 Robert Revels III Fr LB 5 Tim Quickel RSo LB 6 Diamon Cannon RFr CB 7 Johnell Celistan Sr DT 8 Jesse Brubaker RJr CB 9 Reggie Robinson RFr S 10 Manny Bunch Fr CB 11 Keidrien Wadley RFr LB 12 Micheal Thomas RSr S 13 Jordan Mitchell Jr DE 15 Trevis Gipson RFr CB 16 Montray Norris Fr S 21 McKinley Whitfield So S 22 Jeremy Brady RSr CB 23 Will Barrow Sr LB 24 Treyvon Reeves Fr LB 28 Craig Suits RJr S 30 Cristian Williams RFr LB 32 DJ Allen Fr S 37 Gage Murphy Jr LB 38 Matt Linscott RSr LB 40 Trent Martin RSr LB 42 Cooper Edmiston Fr LB 43 Conner Sherwood RSr LB 44 Petera Wilson Jr. Jr LB 46 Forrest Harrell III RFr LB 47 Blake Landon Fr LB 48 Rylee Simon RFr LB 50 Branden Ferguson Fr LB 52 Thomas von Borstel RFr DT 54 Shemarr Robinson Fr LB 55 Matt Hickman RSr DE 57 Beau Wooden Fr LB 59 C.J. Gooden RJr DT 71 Jacob Pugh Fr DE 85 Kolton Shindelar RJr DE 88 Jimmy Nelson Fr DE 90 Frankie Davis RJr DE 91 Jake Hanks RJr DE 93 Johnnie Williams Fr DT 95 Hayden Carman RSr DE 96 Myles Mouton RSo DT 97 Tyarise Stevenson Fr DE 98 Jeremy Smith Jr DT 99 Jerry Uwaezuoke RSr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 19 Redford Jones RJr P 26 Dalton Parks Sr K 35 Drew Klinghagen RFr K 39 Preston Soper RJr LS 46 Spencer Shores RFr K 49 Tristan Lacey RSo LS 60 Ty Lott RJr LS 62 Robert Hill Fr K 90 Nathan Walker RSo	Head coach Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Brian Norwood (Hawaiʻi) Associate head coach, Co-defensive Coordinator, Safeties Bill Young (Oklahoma State) Defensive coordinator, defensive line Jermial Ashley (Kansas) Defensive line coach Mike Bloesch (Houston) Offensive line coach Aaron Fletcher (East Texas A&M) Cornerbacks coach Joseph Gillespie (Angelo State) Linebackers coach Justin Hill (Rice) Running backs coach Calvin Lowry (Penn State) Receivers coach Beau Trahan (Texas) Quarterbacks coach Jordan Najvar (Baylor) Offensive quality control Luke Olson (Southern Nazarene) Defensive quality control Clint Rountree (Tulsa) Director of high school relations Kyle Grooms (Tulsa) Director of football operations Ravi Savitala (UC Santa Cruz) Assistant director of football operations & recruiting Dan Bitson (Tulsa) Director of player personnel & development D.J. Welte (Arkansas State) Director of football video operations Mike Hicks Defensive analyst Paul Cherry Defensive graduate assistant Cody Morrison Offensive graduate assistant Tom Ososkie Director of scouting Grant Lester Offensive analyst Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 2016