If not, we will remove the player. Congressman Steve Largent from Tulsa. Steve Largent was another talented Tulsa receiver who graduated to a long NFL career — Seattle , was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame because of numerous enduring records as a receiver, served in the U. Golden Hurricane Primary Logo. Golden Hurricane Alternate Logo. Golden Hurricane Wordmark Logo. Sports History.
Baseball History. So why is the University of Tulsa 's nickname the Golden Hurricane? It's all Georgia Tech 's fault. In — 15 years after Kendall College moved to Tulsa and two years after it was renamed the University of Tulsa — the Tulsa football team sought an official nickname.
Then-head coach Howard Acher considered calling his team the Golden Tornadoes after someone remarked in practice that Tulsa was "roaring through opponents" on their way to an record in However, Georgia Tech picked the Golden Tornadoes five years earlier, therefore Acher "evolved meteorologically" to a hurricane. It was approved and has remained in place since. Tulsa could've been the Golden Tornadoes after all, which make far more meteorological sense.
We are proud to be the go-to site for comprehensive FCS analysis for fans across the country. Frnka before the Sugar Bowl. Tulsa signed their thirteenth head coach, Henry Frnka , who was coaching at a high school in Greenville , Texas. Under Frnka, Tulsa roared through the season, finishing and receiving their first bowl invitation.
Tulsa lost the game and argument for national champion on a late Volunteer touchdown. Steve Largent was another talented Tulsa receiver who graduated to a long NFL career Seattle , was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame because of numerous enduring records as a receiver, served in the U. House of Representatives from —, and then ran as one of the two major candidates for Governor of Oklahoma in The Golden Hurricane won 25 Missouri Valley conference football titles the most of any school that competed in that league.
Tulsa was the only team to play in five consecutive New Year's Day Bowl games. The Golden Hurricane also was handed one of the worst defeats in college football history when they were beaten in regular season play by Houston Cougars on November 23, Phil McGraw played for TU at the time. On November 2, , Tulsa became the first NCAA football team to get two yard rushing performances from two running backs in the same game.
The Missouri Valley dropped football after the season. Over the next four years, Tulsa had three head coaches. Eight-year veteran John Cooper left for Arizona State after the season, and was succeeded by Don Morton , who in turn left after only two years for Wisconsin. George Henshaw led the team in , but left after only one year for the NFL.
David Rader took over in Rader led Tulsa to a school-record 10 wins in , but it turned out to be the school's last hurrah for more than a decade. Combined with an aging Skelly Stadium, this made it difficult to attract competitive players. Tulsa joined the Western Athletic Conference in , becoming that team league's easternmost member at the time. However, they only had one winning record in nine years of WAC play. Steve Kragthorpe was hired to replace Burns as Golden Hurricanes head coach in Kragthorpe left Tulsa after four seasons to accept the head coaching position at Louisville.
But it was not until five years later, when Steve Kragthorpe left for Louisville, that Graham would take over the reins as the Golden Hurricane head coach. This was the largest margin of victory ever recorded in any bowl game. Additionally, Smith became the NCAA record-holder for most consecutive games in one season 14 with over yards passing.
For his offensive coordinators, Graham turned to his good friend Gus Malzahn , then offensive coordinator at Arkansas, [25] as well as then WVU tight ends coach Herb Hand. In his final season at Tulsa, the team reached a 10—3 record that included a 28—27 upset at Notre Dame and 62—35 win over No. After a brief search, former Golden Hurricane quarterback Bill Blankenship was named Tulsa's new head coach on January 14, , receiving a promotion from special teams coordinator, wide receivers and running backs coach.
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