# 2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Philip Montgomery and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium. They were second year members of the American Athletic Conference in the Western Division. They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in American Athletic play to finish in fourth place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they lost to Virginia Tech.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 2:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic* | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | CBSSN | W 47–44 $^{OT}$ | 24,001 |
| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at New Mexico* | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | ESPN3 | W 40–21 | 24,167 |
| September 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 16 Oklahoma* | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FS1 | L 38–52 | 85,657 |
| October 3 | 11:00 a.m. | Houston | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK (rivalry) | CBSSN | L 24–38 | 17,146 |
| October 10 | 5:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe* | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN3 | W 34–24 | 17,490 |
| October 17 | 11:00 a.m. | at East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | ESPNews | L 17–30 | 43,065 |
| October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 Memphis | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN | L 42–66 | 20,216 |
| October 31 | 3:00 p.m. | at SMU | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | ESPNews | W 40–31 | 18,127 |
| November 7 | 11:00 a.m. | UCF | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPNews | W 45–30 | 16,128 |
| November 14 | 6:30 p.m. | at Cincinnati | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPNews | L 38–49 | 35,015 |
| November 21 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 19 Navy | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | CBSSN | L 21–44 | 22,749 |
| November 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPNU | W 45–34 | 22,672 |
| December 26 | 4:45 p.m. | vs. Virginia Tech* | Independence StadiumShreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) | ESPN | L 52–55 | 31,289 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 44 |
| • Golden Hurricane | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 47 |

### At New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Golden Hurricane | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| Lobos | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### At Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| • No. 16 Sooners | 17 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 52 |

### Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cougars | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| Golden Hurricane | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### Louisiana–Monroe

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| • Golden Hurricane | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 34 |

### At East Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| • Pirates | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |

### Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #18 Tigers | 14 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 66 |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |

### At SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Golden Hurricane | 3 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 40 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |

### UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Knights | 3 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 30 |
| • Golden Hurricane | 14 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 45 |

### At Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| • Bearcats | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |

### Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Midshipmen | 7 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 44 |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### At Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Golden Hurricane | 7 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 45 |
| Green Wave | 7 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 34 |

### Vs. Virginia Tech–Independence Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 21 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 52 |
| • Hokies | 24 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 55 |