2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Blankenship and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium. They were first year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 2–10 overall and 2–6 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2014 record	2–10 (2–6 The American)
Head coach	Bill Blankenship (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Denver Johnson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brent Guy (4th season)
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Memphis +		7	–	1					10	–	3
Cincinnati +		7	–	1					9	–	4
UCF +		7	–	1					9	–	4
East Carolina		5	–	3					8	–	5
Houston		5	–	3					8	–	5
Temple		4	–	4					6	–	6
South Florida		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulane		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulsa		2	–	6					2	–	10
UConn		1	–	7					2	–	10
SMU		1	–	7					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Blankenship was fired at the end of the season.[1] He finished with a four-year record of 24–27.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 p.m.	Tulane	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	W 38–31 ^2OT	19,032
September 6	11:00 a.m.	No. 4 Oklahoma*	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ABC/ESPN2	L 7–52	29,357
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic*	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	FCS	L 21–50	14,112
September 27	7:00 p.m.	Texas State*	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNews	L 34–37 ^3OT	21,353
October 4	2:00 p.m.	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	MWN	L 17–42	25,806
October 11	11:00 a.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	L 24–35	25,340
October 18	11:00 a.m.	South Florida	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNews	L 30–38	18,744
October 31	7:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	L 20–40	26,846
November 8	11:00 a.m.	SMU	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	W 38–28	14,269
November 14	7:00 p.m.	at Central Florida	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN2	L 7–31	35,323
November 22	2:00 p.m.	at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 28–38	23,572
November 28	7:30 p.m.	East Carolina	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	L 32–49	15,126
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Green Wave	7	14	0	7	3	0	31
Golden Hurricane	0	14	3	11	3	7	38

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Sooners	21	10	14	7	52
Golden Hurricane	0	0	7	0	7

at Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	7	7	7	21
Owls	17	16	10	7	50

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Bobcats	0	7	10	0	7	7	6	37
Golden Hurricane	0	0	3	14	7	7	3	34

at Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	7	3	7	17
Rams	14	14	7	7	42

at Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	7	7	7	3	24
Owls	7	14	0	14	35

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	0	14	17	38
Golden Hurricane	17	10	3	0	30

at Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	7	7	0	6	20
Tigers	0	20	6	14	40

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	13	0	0	15	28
Golden Hurricane	14	14	7	3	38

at Central Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	7	0	0	7
Knights	3	14	14	0	31

at Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	7	14	7	28
Cougars	14	0	14	10	38

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	14	7	14	14	49
Golden Hurricane	14	0	11	7	32

References

1. Hines, Kelly (December 2, 2014). "TU Fires Bill Blankenship: 'I don't leave here with anger or hurt feelings'". Tulsa World. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
2. "2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 17, 2014.