# 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2017 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 third-year head coach Philip Montgomery. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in AAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

## Schedule

Tulsa announced its 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Golden Hurricane will host AAC foes Houston, Memphis, Navy, and Temple, and will travel to UConn, SMU, South Florida, and Tulane.
The Golden Hurricane will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Louisiana from the Sun Belt Conference and New Mexico from the Mountain West Conference, and will travel to Oklahoma State from the Big 12 Conference and Toledo from the Mid-American Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Oklahoma State* | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK (rivalry) | FS1 | L 24–59 | 56,790 |
| September 9 | 3:00 p.m. | Louisiana* | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN3 | W 66–42 | 17,758 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Toledo* | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN3 | L 51–54 | 24,239 |
| September 23 | 12:30 p.m. | New Mexico* | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN3 | L 13–16 | 18,026 |
| September 30 | 2:30 p.m. | Navy | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPNU | L 21–31 | 21,354 |
| October 7 | 10:00 a.m. | at Tulane | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN3 | L 28–62 | 11,971 |
| October 14 | 2:45 p.m. | Houston | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK (rivalry) | ESPNews | W 45–17 | 19,198 |
| October 21 | 11:00 a.m. | at UConn | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | ESPNU | L 14–20 | 24,814 |
| October 27 | 8:00 p.m. | at SMU | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX | ESPN2 | L 34–38 | 14,930 |
| November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 Memphis | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN2 | L 14–41 | 17,383 |
| November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 23 South Florida | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | ESPN | L 20–27 | 26,195 |
| November 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Temple | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPNews | L 22–43 | 17,032 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| • No. 10 Cowboys | 21 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 59 |

### Louisiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 42 |
| • Golden Hurricane | 10 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 66 |

### At Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 21 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 51 |
| • Rockets | 7 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 54 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Lobos | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Golden Hurricane | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

### Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Midshipmen | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| Golden Hurricane | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### At Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| • Green Wave | 21 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 62 |

### Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • Golden Hurricane | 0 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 45 |

### At UConn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| • Huskies | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 20 |

### At SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
| • Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |

### Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 22 Tigers | 14 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### At South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| No. 23 Bulls | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 |

### Temple

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 10 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 43 |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 |