# 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and competed in the West Division of American Athletic Conference (AAC). They were led by second-year head coach Philip Montgomery. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in America Athletic play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Miami Beach Bowl where they defeated Central Michigan.

## Before the season
### Transfers out / departures

QB Jabe Burgess transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in January 2016. RB Kyle McLaughlin transferred to Missouri Southern. OT Mildren Montgomery transferred to Texas Southern. WR Blake Kitrell transferred to Washburn. DB J. R. Reed transferred to Georgia.

## Schedule

Tulsa announced its 2016 football schedule on February 9, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Golden Hurricane will host AAC foes Cincinnati, East Carolina, SMU, and Tulane, and will travel to Houston, Memphis, Navy, and Central Florida (UCF).
The team will play four non–conference games, two of which are home games against North Carolina A&T from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and San Jose State from the Mountain West Conference, and two road game against Fresno State from the Mountain West Conference and travel to Ohio State.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | San Jose State* | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | CBSSN | W 45–10 | 18,748 |
| September 10 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Ohio State* | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | L 3–48 | 104,410 |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18 (FCS) North Carolina A&T* | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN3 | W 58–21 | 16,111 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at Fresno State* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | MW Net/Twitter | W 48–41 $^{2OT}$ | 23,273 |
| October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | SMU | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN2 | W 43–40 $^{OT}$ | 20,089 |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Houston | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 31–38 | 38,221 |
| October 22 | 2:45 p.m. | Tulane | Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPNU | W 50–27 | 22,349 |
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPNews | W 59–30 | 36,894 |
| November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPNews | W 45–24 | 17,557 |
| November 12 | 11:00 a.m. | at Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | L 40–42 | 36,397 |
| November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at UCF | Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL | ESPNews | W 35–20 | 35,141 |
| November 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Cincinnati | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN2 | W 40–37 $^{OT}$ | 18,550 |
| December 19 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Central Michigan* | Marlins ParkMiami, FL (Miami Beach Bowl) | ESPN | W 55–10 | 15,262 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| • Golden Hurricane | 24 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 45 |

### At Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • No. 4 Buckeyes | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 48 |

### North Carolina A&T

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 (FCS) Aggies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| • Golden Hurricane | 24 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 58 |

### At Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| • Golden Hurricane | 0 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 48 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41 |

### SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Mustangs | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
| • Golden Hurricane | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 43 |

### At Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| • No. 13 Cougars | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |

### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| • Golden Hurricane | 14 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 50 |

### At Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Golden Hurricane | 14 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 59 |
| Tigers | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 30 |

### East Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| • Golden Hurricane | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |

### At Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 10 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
| • Midshipmen | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 |

### At UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Golden Hurricane | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
| Knights | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 20 |

### Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bearcats | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
| • Golden Hurricane | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 40 |

### Central Michigan–Miami Beach Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| • Golden Hurricane | 10 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 55 |