# 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bill Blankenship and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-US). They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 C-USA to be West Division champions. They defeated UCF in the C-USA Championship Game to become C-USA champions. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Iowa State to avenge a season-opening loss.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at Iowa State* | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FSN | L 23–38 | 54,931 |
| September 8 | 11:00 a.m. | Tulane | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | FSN | W 45–10 | 17,880 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Nicholls State* | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | | W 66–16 | 19,139 |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Fresno State* | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | CBSSN | W 27–26 | 24,236 |
| September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at UAB | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | | W 49–42 | 13,196 |
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | CBSSN | W 45–38 | 27,189 |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | UTEP | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | FSN | W 33–11 | 18,961 |
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Rice | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | FSN | W 28–24 | 22,567 |
| November 3 | 11:21 a.m. | at Arkansas* | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | SECN | L 15–19 | 64,451 |
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at Houston | Robertson StadiumHouston, TX | CBSSN | W 41–7 | 25,827 |
| November 17 | 11:00 a.m. | UCF | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | FSN | W 23–21 | 19,725 |
| November 24 | 11:00 a.m. | at SMU | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | FSN | L 27–35 | 15,336 |
| December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | UCF | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK (Conference USA Championship Game) | ESPN2 | W 33–27 $^{OT}$ | 17,635 |
| December 31 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Iowa State* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) | ESPN | W 31–17 | 53,687 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| Cyclones | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |

### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Golden Hurricane | 14 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 45 |

### Nicholls State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Golden Hurricane | 28 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 66 |

### Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
Last meeting was in the 2005 Liberty Bowl. This will be the first regular season meeting not as conference members as their meetings between 1999 and 2002 were as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

### At UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| Blazers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

### At Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 10 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 45 |
| Thundering Herd | 3 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 38 |

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| Golden Hurricane | 3 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 33 |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### At Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| Razorbacks | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
Tulsa has lost the previous 17 meetings dating back to 1977.

### At Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 3 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
| Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Knights | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Golden Hurricane | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 23 |

### At SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 27 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |

### UCF–C-USA Championship Game

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Knights | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 33 |

### Vs. Iowa State–Liberty Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
This is the second time this season the Golden Hurricane and Cyclones will meet. The Cyclones won the season opener 38–23.