# 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.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Rimington Trophy | Chandler Miller | C | SR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Justin Hobbs | WR | SR |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Cooper Edmiston | LB | JR |
| Outland Trophy | Tyler Bowling | G | SR |
| Outland Trophy | Chandler Miller | C | SR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | 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.
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 StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN3 | W 38–27 | 18,356 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas* | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | LHN | L 21–28 | 90,563 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas State* | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | CBSSN | L 20–29 | 17,349 |
| September 20 | 6:30 p.m. | at Temple | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN | L 17–31 | 24,217 |
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Houston | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | L 26–41 | 29,823 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 23 South Florida | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN | L 24–25 | 16,142 |
| October 20 | 11:00 a.m. | at Arkansas* | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | SECN | L 0–23 | 56,691 |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Tulane | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPNU | L 17–24 | 16,133 |
| November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | UConn | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | CBSSN | W 49–19 | 17,451 |
| November 10 | 11:00 a.m. | at Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPNU | L 21–47 | 27,905 |
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | L 29–37 | 31,517 |
| November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | SMU | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | CBSSN | W 27–24 | 17,159 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## 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 |

### At Texas

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

### Arkansas State

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

### At Temple

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

### At Houston

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

### South Florida

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

### At Arkansas

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

### Tulane

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

### UConn

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

### At Memphis

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

### At Navy

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

### SMU

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