2018 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2018 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2018 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 fourth-year head coach Philip Montgomery. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.

2018 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 AAC)
Head coach	Philip Montgomery (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 11 UCF x$		8	–	0					12	–	1
Temple		7	–	1					8	–	5
No. 24 Cincinnati		6	–	2					11	–	2
South Florida		3	–	5					7	–	6
East Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
UConn		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Memphis xy		5	–	3					8	–	6
Houston x		5	–	3					8	–	5
Tulane x		5	–	3					7	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	7
Navy		2	–	6					3	–	10
Tulsa		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy[1]	Chandler Miller	C	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[2]	Justin Hobbs	WR	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[3]	Cooper Edmiston	LB	JR
Outland Trophy[4]	Tyler Bowling	G	SR
	Chandler Miller	C	SR
Wuerffel Trophy[5]	Willie Wright	OL	SR

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Golden Hurricane predicted to finish in last place in the AAC West Division.^[6]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Memphis	171 (23)
2	Houston	146 (4)
3	Navy	129 (3)
4	SMU	72
5	Tulane	68
6	Tulsa	44

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	No. 16 (FCS) Central Arkansas*	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN3	W 38–27	18,356
September 8	7:00 p.m.	at Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	L 21–28	90,563
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State*	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	L 20–29	17,349
September 20	6:30 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN	L 17–31	24,217
October 4	7:00 p.m.	at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 26–41	29,823
October 12	6:00 p.m.	No. 23 South Florida	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN	L 24–25	16,142
October 20	11:00 a.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECN	L 0–23	56,691
October 27	6:00 p.m.	Tulane	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	L 17–24	16,133
November 3	6:00 p.m.	UConn	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	W 49–19	17,451
November 10	11:00 a.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	L 21–47	27,905
November 17	2:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 29–37	31,517
November 24	2:30 p.m.	SMU	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	W 27–24	17,159
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 (FCS) Bears	13	0	7	7	27
Golden Hurricane	7	14	3	14	38

See also: 2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team

At Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	0	7	14	21
Longhorns	14	7	0	7	28

See also: 2018 Texas Longhorns football team

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	3	10	14	2	29
Golden Hurricane	7	0	3	10	20

See also: 2018 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

At Temple

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

See also: 2018 Temple Owls football team

At Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	13	0	10	3	26
Cougars	7	10	0	24	41

See also: 2018 Houston Cougars football team and Houston–Tulsa football rivalry

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Bulls	3	0	7	15	25
Golden Hurricane	7	3	14	0	24

See also: 2018 South Florida Bulls football team

At Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	0	0	0	0
Razorbacks	0	10	10	3	23

See also: 2018 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	7	7	10	24
Golden Hurricane	3	7	7	0	17

See also: 2018 Tulane Green Wave football team

UConn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	10	3	0	6	19
Golden Hurricane	0	28	21	0	49

See also: 2018 UConn Huskies football team

At Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	0	14	7	21
Tigers	17	10	7	13	47

See also: 2018 Memphis Tigers football team

At Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	7	9	0	13	29
Midshipmen	7	20	3	7	37

See also: 2018 Navy Midshipmen football team

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	7	10	24
Golden Hurricane	7	14	3	3	27

See also: 2018 SMU Mustangs football team

Roster

2018 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Josh Stewart RSo WR 2 Keylon Stokes So RB 3 Shamari Brooks So WR 4 Jarion Anderson RJr TE 6 Chris Minter Sr QB 7 Davis Brin Fr WR 8 Keenen Johnson Jr WR 9 Sam Crawford Jr. RFr QB 10 Chad President RJr QB 11 Zach Smith Jr QB 12 Seth Boomer RFr QB 13 Luke Skipper RSo QB 15 Brandon Marquardt RFr WR 16 Marquez Perez Fr QB 19 Will Hefley III RJr WR 20 Cannon Montgomery RFr RB 21 T.K. Wilkerson Fr RB 22 Javon Thomas RJr WR 23 Jordan Brown RSo RB 24 Corey Taylor II RSo TE 25 David Fitzwater RSo RB 26 Trey Hunter Fr RB 27 Elijah Lucas Fr WR 29 Justin Hobbs RSr TE 32 James Palmer Fr WR 33 Thomas Bingham Sr RB 34 Reed Martin RFr RB 35 Brandon Workman Jr TE 37 Tereance James Jr TE 38 Cole Neph RSr WR 41 Andrew McKinnis RSo TE 44 Jordan Rodriguez So C 55 Gerard Wheeler RFr OT 58 Willie Wright RSr OL 62 Jake Coleman Fr G 63 Judge Hartin Jr OT 65 Chris Ivy Jr. RJr G 67 Tristan Wyatt RJr G 68 Tiller Bucktrot RSo OL 69 Jackson Holbrook Fr G 70 Clay Greathouse RSo OT 71 Chris Paul RFr G 72 Tyler Bowling RSr C 73 Dylan Couch So C 74 Chandler Miller RSr G 75 Dante Bivens RFr OT 76 Waahid Muhammad RSo C 77 Josh Owens Fr OT 78 X'Zauvea Gadlin Fr WR 80 JuanCarlos Santana RFr WR 82 Joseph Breedlove III RFr WR 84 Avery Gragg RJr WR 85 Imiee Cooksey Fr TE 87 Dalton May Fr WR 88 Malik Jackson RFr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Keanu Hill RSr S 3 Cristian Williams RJr LB 4 Robert Revels III Jr S 5 McKinley Whitfield Sr LB 6 Diamon Cannon RJr CB 7 Malik Welch So CB 8 Jabari James Fr CB 9 Reggie Robinson RJr S 10 Manny Bunch Jr CB 11 Keidrien Wadley RJr S 12 Allie Green IV So S 13 Jordan Mitchell RSr DE 15 Trevis Gipson RJr CB 16 Montray Norris RSo S 18 Sam Gottsch RSr LB 19 Grant Sawyer Fr S 20 Kendarin Ray Fr S 21 Bryson Powers RFr S 22 Marcus Mays RFr LB 23 Zaven Collins RFr LB 24 Treyvon Reeves RSo CB 26 Akayleb Evans So S 27 Daiquain Jackson RFr LB 28 TieNeal Martin Jr S 29 Brandon Johnson Jr LB 30 Justin Wright Fr LB 32 Hunter Kroesche RFr LB 35 Yohance Burnett Jr LB 40 Mitchell Kulkin Fr LB 41 Joseph Anderson Fr LB 42 Cooper Edmiston Jr LB 43 Andrew Jadick RFr DE 44 Cade Baumann Jr LB 46 Forrest Harrell III RJr DB 47 Jett Hendrix Fr LB 47 Blake Landon RSo LB 48 CJ Larry Fr LB 52 Thomas von Borstel RJr LB 53 Connor Kelley Fr DT 54 Shemarr Robinson Jr DT 55 Garrett Flanary So DE 57 Beau Wooden RSo DE 58 Deven Lamp RFr DT 71 Jacob Pugh RSo DT 89 Payton Prince RSr DT 90 Jaxon Player Fr DE 91 Cullen Wick So DT 93 JaJuan Blankenship RSo LB 94 Anthony Goodlow Fr DE 96 Myles Mouton RSr DT 97 Tyarise Stevenson RSo	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 33 Thomas Bennett RJr LS 42 Adam Higuera So K 49 Tristan Lacey RSr K 90 Nathan Walker RSr K 94 John Parker Romo So K 95 Jacob Rainey Fr K 98 Kevin Neitzke RSo	Head coach Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Bill Young (Oklahoma State) Defensive coordinator, defensive line Jermial Ashley (Kansas) Defensive line coach Mike Bloesch (Houston) Offensive line coach Carlton Buckels (LSU) Safeties coach Aaron Fletcher (Texas A&M–Commerce) Cornerbacks coach Joseph Gillespie (Angelo State) Linebackers coach Justin Hill (Rice) Running backs coach Calvin Lowry (Penn State) Receivers coach Jordan Najvar (Baylor) Tight ends coach Beau Trahan (Texas) Quarterbacks coach Grant Lester Offensive quality control Luke Olson (Southern Nazarene) Defensive quality control Kyle Grooms (Tulsa) Director of football operations Reed Heim (Austin College) Director of high school relations & recruiting Ravi Savitala (UC Santa Cruz) Assistant director of high school relations & recruiting Dan Bitson (Tulsa) Director of player personnel & development Keith Smith (Shepherd University) Director of football video operations Tom Ososkie Director of scouting Steven Haunga (Arkansas State) Offensive analyst Josh Atkinson (Tulsa) Offensive graduate assistant Derrick Luetjen Defensive graduate assistant Craig Suits (Tulsa) Defensive intern Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
2. "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
3. "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
4. "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
5. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
6. "UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
7. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
8. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 191. Retrieved January 23, 2023.