2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Philip Montgomery. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in AAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–10 (1–7 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Co-defensive coordinatorBrian Norwood (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBill Young (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 6 UCF xy$   8 0     13 0  
No. 21 South Florida   6 2     10 2  
Temple   4 4     7 6  
Cincinnati   2 6     4 8  
UConn   2 6     3 9  
East Carolina   2 6     3 9  
West Division
No. 25 Memphis xy   7 1     10 3  
Houston   5 3     7 5  
Navy   4 4     7 6  
SMU   4 4     7 6  
Tulane   3 5     5 7  
Tulsa   1 7     2 10  
Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 9, 2018
Rankings from AP Poll.

Schedule

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Tulsa announced its 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Golden Hurricane will host AAC foes Houston, Memphis, Navy, and Temple, and will travel to UConn, SMU, South Florida, and Tulane.[1]

The Golden Hurricane will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Louisiana from the Sun Belt Conference and New Mexico from the Mountain West Conference, and will travel to Oklahoma State from the Big 12 Conference and Toledo from the Mid-American Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 p.m.at No. 10 Oklahoma State*FS1L 24–5956,790
September 93:00 p.m.Louisiana*ESPN3W 66–4217,758
September 166:00 p.m.at Toledo*ESPN3L 51–5424,239
September 2312:30 p.m.New Mexico*
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
ESPN3L 13–1618,026
September 302:30 p.m.Navy
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
ESPNUL 21–3121,354
October 710:00 a.m.at TulaneESPN3L 28–6211,971
October 142:45 p.m.Houston 
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK (rivalry)
ESPNewsW 45–1719,198
October 2111:00 a.m.at UConnESPNUL 14–2024,814
October 278:00 p.m.at SMUESPN2L 34–3814,930
November 37:00 p.m.No. 22 Memphis
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
ESPN2L 14–4117,383
November 167:00 p.m.at No. 23 South FloridaESPNL 20–2726,195
November 254:00 p.m.Temple
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
ESPNewsL 22–4317,032
  • *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

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At Oklahoma State

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1 234Total
Golden Hurricane 0 1707 24
No. 10 Cowboys 21 17147 59

Louisiana

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1 234Total
Ragin' Cajuns 10 13127 42
Golden Hurricane 10 28721 66

At Toledo

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1 234Total
Golden Hurricane 21 7914 51
Rockets 7 72218 54

New Mexico

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1 234Total
Lobos 7 603 16
Golden Hurricane 3 703 13
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1 234Total
Midshipmen 0 14314 31
Golden Hurricane 14 007 21

At Tulane

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1 234Total
Golden Hurricane 7 0147 28
Green Wave 21 2777 62

Houston

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1 234Total
Cougars 3 707 17
Golden Hurricane 0 71721 45

At UConn

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1 234Total
Golden Hurricane 0 0014 14
Huskies 3 0143 20

At SMU

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1 234Total
Golden Hurricane 14 1460 34
Mustangs 7 14710 38

Memphis

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1 234Total
No. 22 Tigers 14 71010 41
Golden Hurricane 7 700 14

At South Florida

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 7 10 0 3 20
No. 23 Bulls 21 3 3 0 27

Temple

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 10 21 6 6 43
Golden Hurricane 7 6 7 2 22

Roster

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2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Josh Stewart RFr
WR 2 Keylon Stokes Fr
RB 3 Shamari Brooks Fr
RB 4 D'Angelo Brewer Sr
WR 5 Brodrick Umblance Sr
TE 6 Chris Minter Jr
WR 7 Bishop Louie Sr
WR 8 Keenen Johnson So
WR 9 Sam Crawford Jr. Fr
QB 10 Chad President RSo
WR 11 Nigel Carter Sr
QB 12 Seth Boomer Fr
QB 13 Luke Skipper RFr
WR 16 Jarion Anderson RSo
QB 19 Will Hefley III RSo
WR 20 Cannon Montgomery Fr
RB 21 Rowdy Simon RSr
RB 22 Javon Thomas RSo
WR 23 Jordan Brown RFr
RB 24 Corey Taylor II So
RB 25 Ramadi Warren RJr
RB 26 Matthew Harvey RFr
WR 29 Justin Hobbs RJr
TE 33 Rob Riederer RSr
RB 34 Reed Martin Fr
TE 38 Cole Neph RJr
WR 41 Andrew McKinnis RFr
TE 42 David Fitzwater RFr
G 53 Zac Uhles RSr
OL 55 Gerard Wheeler Fr
OT 58 Willie Wright RJr
G 63 Trip Newfield RFr
OT 65 Chris Ivy Jr. RSo
OT 66 Evan Plagg RSr
G 67 Tristan Wyatt RSo
G 68 Tiller Bucktrot RFr
C 70 Clay Greathouse RFr
OL 71 Chris Paul Fr
G 72 Tyler Bowling RJr
C 74 Chandler Miller RJr
OL 75 Dante Bivens Fr
OT 76 Waahid Muhammad RFr
OT 77 Isaac Johnson RJr
G 79 Rowdy Frederick RFr
WR 80 J.C. Santana Fr
WR 84 Avery Gragg RSo
WR 86 David Snelling RSo
WR 88 Malik Jackson Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Keanu Hill RSr
CB 2 Kerwin Thomas RSr
S 3 Cristian Williams RSo
LB 4 Robert Revels III So
S 5 McKinley Whitfield Jr
LB 6 Diamon Cannon RSo
DE 8 Jesse Brubaker RSr
CB 9 Reggie Robinson RSo
S 10 Manny Bunch So
CB 11 Keidrien Wadley RSo
S 12 Allie Green IV Fr
S 13 Jordan Mitchell Sr
DE 15 Trevis Gipson RSo
CB 16 Montray Norris RFr
S 18 Samuel Gottsch RJr
S 21 Bryson Powers Fr
S 22 Marcus Mays Fr
LB 23 Zaven Collins Fr
LB 24 Treyvon Reeves RFr
CB 26 Akayleb Evans Fr
S 27 Daiquain Jackson Fr
LB 28 Craig Suits RSr
S 30 Ryan McDaniel Fr
LB 32 DJ Allen RFr
LB 42 Cooper Edmiston So
LB 44 Petera Wilson Jr. Sr
LB 46 Forrest Harrell III RSo
LB 47 Blake Landon RFr
DE 50 Branden Ferguson RFr
LB 52 Thomas von Borstel RSo
DT 54 Shemarr Robinson So
DT 55 Garrett Flanary Fr
DE 57 Beau Wooden RFr
DE 58 Deven Lamp Fr
LB 59 C.J. Gooden RSr
DT 71 Jacob Pugh RFr
DE 85 Kolton Shindelar RSr
DT 88 Jimmy Nelson RFr
DT 89 Payton Prince RJr
DE 90 Frankie Davis RSr
DE 91 Jake Hanks RSr
DE 92 Christian Bricker Fr
DE 95 Ryan Patrick Fr
DE 96 Myles Mouton RJr
DT 97 Tyarise Stevenson RFr
DE 98 Jeremy Smith Sr
DT 99 Johnnie Williams RFr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 19 Redford Jones RSr
P 23 Thomas Bennett RSo
LS 42 Adam Higuera Fr
K 49 Tristan Lacey RJr
K 90 Nathan Walker RJr
Head coach
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
  • Steven Haunga (Arkansas State)
    Offensive graduate assistant
  • Paul Cherry
    Defensive 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

References

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  1. ^ "Tulsa Football Team to Face Nine Bowl Teams in 2017" (Press release). University of Tulsa Department of Athletics. February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 191. Retrieved January 23, 2023.