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2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
C-USA West Division co-champion
GMAC Bowl champion
GMAC Bowl, W 45–13 vs. Ball State
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record11–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorHerb Hand (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGus Malzahn (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKeith Patterson (3rd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
East Carolina x$   6 2     9 5  
Memphis   4 4     6 7  
Southern Miss   4 4     7 6  
UAB   3 5     4 8  
UCF   3 5     4 8  
Marshall   3 5     4 8  
West Division
Tulsa xy   7 1     11 3  
Rice x   7 1     10 3  
Houston   6 2     8 5  
UTEP   4 4     5 7  
Tulane   1 7     2 10  
SMU   0 8     1 11  
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Todd Graham, in his second year at Tulsa. They played home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:00 pmat UABW 45–019,672
September 66:05 pmat North Texas*W 56–2622,785
September 206:05 pmNew Mexico*W 56–1430,000
September 276:05 pmCentral Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 62–3420,646
October 47:00 pmRicedagger
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
CBSCSW 63–2824,926
October 117:05 pmat SMUW 37–3115,324
October 187:00 pmUTEP
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
CBSCSW 77–3521,873
October 267:00 pmUCFNo. 22
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
ESPNW 49–1930,000
November 11:00 pmat Arkansas*No. 19L 23–3070,021
November 157:00 pmat HoustonNo. 25CBSCSL 30–7020,855
November 222:00 pmTulane
  • Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 56–720,391
November 292:30 pmat MarshallW 38–3521,571
December 612:00 pmEast Carolina
ESPNL 24–2722,740
January 67:00 pmvs. No. 23 Ball State*ESPNW 45–1332,816
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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UAB

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tulsa 7 14 14 10 45
UAB 13 9 0 0 22

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North Texas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tulsa 14 28 7 7 56
North Texas 7 3 3 13 26

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New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
New Mexico 0 0 7 7 14
Tulsa 21 14 7 14 56

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UCA

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1 2 3 4 Total
UCA 10 10 6 8 34
Tulsa 14 14 17 17 62

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Rice

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rice 7 7 7 7 28
Tulsa 7 14 21 21 63

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SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tulsa 3 10 11 13 37
SMU 7 10 14 0 31

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UTEP

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1 2 3 4 Total
UTEP 28 0 7 0 35
Tulsa 28 21 21 7 77

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UCF

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1 2 3 4 Total
UCF 0 19 0 0 19
#22 Tulsa 7 7 21 14 49

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Arkansas

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1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Tulsa 7 13 3 0 23
Arkansas 17 6 7 0 30

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Houston

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1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Tulsa 0 17 13 0 30
Houston 14 28 21 7 70

Tulane

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tulane 0 7 0 0 7
Tulsa 14 14 21 7 56

Marshall

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tulsa 7 14 14 3 38
Marshall 7 14 14 0 35

East Carolina

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Ball State

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References

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  1. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. pp. 189–190. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tulsa vs UAB (August 30, 2008)" (PDF). University of Tulsa Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  4. ^ "Tulsa vs North Texas (September 6, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  5. ^ "New Mexico vs Tulsa (September 20, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
  6. ^ "UCA vs Tulsa (September 27, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  7. ^ "Rice vs Tulsa (October 4, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  8. ^ "Tulsa vs SMU (October 11, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  9. ^ "UTEP vs Tulsa (October 18, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  10. ^ "UCF vs Tulsa (October 26, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  11. ^ "Tulsa vs Arkansas (November 1, 2008)". University of Tulsa Sports Information. Retrieved November 2, 2008.