# 2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Todd Graham, in his second year at Tulsa. They played home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA).

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 3:00 pm | at UAB | | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | | W 45–0 | 19,672 |
| September 6 | 6:05 pm | at North Texas* | | Fouts FieldDenton, TX | | W 56–26 | 22,785 |
| September 20 | 6:05 pm | New Mexico* | | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | | W 56–14 | 30,000 |
| September 27 | 6:05 pm | Central Arkansas* | | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | | W 62–34 | 20,646 |
| October 4 | 7:00 pm | Rice | | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | CBSCS | W 63–28 | 24,926 |
| October 11 | 7:05 pm | at SMU | | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | | W 37–31 | 15,324 |
| October 18 | 7:00 pm | UTEP | | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | CBSCS | W 77–35 | 21,873 |
| October 26 | 7:00 pm | UCF | No. 22 | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN | W 49–19 | 30,000 |
| November 1 | 1:00 pm | at Arkansas* | No. 19 | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | | L 23–30 | 70,021 |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | at Houston | No. 25 | Robertson StadiumHouston, TX | CBSCS | L 30–70 | 20,855 |
| November 22 | 2:00 pm | Tulane | | Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | | W 56–7 | 20,391 |
| November 29 | 2:30 pm | at Marshall | | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | | W 38–35 | 21,571 |
| December 6 | 12:00 pm | East Carolina | | Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK (Conference USA Championship Game) | ESPN | L 24–27 | 22,740 |
| January 6 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 23 Ball State* | | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL (GMAC Bowl) | ESPN | W 45–13 | 32,816 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulsa | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| UAB | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulsa | 14 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
| North Texas | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 26 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Tulsa | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 56 |

### UCA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UCA | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 34 |
| Tulsa | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 62 |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rice | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Tulsa | 7 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 63 |

### SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulsa | 3 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 37 |
| SMU | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UTEP | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Tulsa | 28 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 77 |

### UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UCF | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| #22 Tulsa | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 49 |

### Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #19 Tulsa | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Arkansas | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 30 |

### Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #25 Tulsa | 0 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| Houston | 14 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 70 |

### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulane | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tulsa | 14 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 56 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulsa | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| Marshall | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |