The 2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year head coach Philip Montgomery and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium. They were second year members of the American Athletic Conference in the Western Division. They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in American Athletic play to finish in fourth place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they lost to Virginia Tech.
Previous season
The 2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team finished the season with a 2–10 record, including a 2–6 record in the American Athletic Conference. Head Coach Bill Blankenship was fired after the season. Philip Montgomery was hired to be the new head coach.
Roster
2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class |
WR |
1 |
Keyarris Garrett |
RSr |
WR |
2 |
Keevan Lucas |
Jr |
TE |
3 |
Mandel Dixon |
RSr |
RB |
4 |
D'Angelo Brewer |
So |
QB |
5 |
Jabe Burgess |
RFr |
WR |
6 |
Chris Showels |
RSr |
WR |
7 |
Bishop Louie |
So |
QB |
8 |
Joseph Calcagni |
RSr |
QB |
9 |
Dane Evans |
RJr |
QB |
10 |
Chad President |
Fr |
WR |
11 |
Nigel Carter |
So |
QB |
12 |
Ryan Rubley |
RSo |
QB |
13 |
Brad Valentino |
Sr |
QB |
15 |
Will Hefley |
Fr |
WR |
16 |
Jarion Anderson |
Fr |
WR |
18 |
Terrance Ivery |
RFr |
RB |
20 |
James Flanders |
RJr |
RB |
21 |
Rowdy Simon |
RSo |
RB |
22 |
Javon Thomas |
Fr |
RB |
24 |
Zack Langer |
RSr |
RB |
25 |
Ramadi Warren |
RFr |
RB |
28 |
Tavarreon Dickerson |
RJr |
WR |
29 |
Justin Hobbs |
RFr |
TE |
33 |
Rob Riederer |
RSo |
TE |
34 |
Chris Minter |
Fr |
WR |
38 |
Randall Smith |
So |
RB |
41 |
Kyle McLaughlin |
Fr |
RB |
42 |
Daelen McClendon |
So |
C |
51 |
Blake Browning |
Fr |
C |
52 |
Billy Lafortune |
RSr |
C |
53 |
Zac Uhles |
RSo |
C |
57 |
Dylan Foxworth |
RJr |
OT |
58 |
Willie Wright |
RFr |
G |
61 |
Josh Bencke |
Jr |
G |
63 |
Chris Wallace |
RJr |
OT |
65 |
Christopher Ivy |
Fr |
OT |
66 |
Evan Plagg |
RSo |
G |
67 |
Tristan Wyatt |
Fr |
OT |
71 |
Mildren Montgomery |
RFr |
G |
72 |
Tyler Bowling |
RFr |
C |
74 |
Chandler Miller |
RFr |
G |
75 |
Alex Pagonis |
Jr |
G |
76 |
Garrett Stafford |
RSr |
OT |
77 |
Isaac Johnson |
RFr |
OT |
78 |
Blake Belcher |
RJr |
WR |
80 |
Conner Floyd |
RSr |
TE |
82 |
Tyler Wilson |
RJr |
WR |
84 |
Avery Gragg |
Fr |
WR |
86 |
David Snelling |
Fr |
WR |
87 |
Blake Kitrell |
Jr |
WR |
88 |
Joshua Atkinson |
RJr |
TE |
89 |
Payton Prince |
RFr |
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class |
S |
1 |
Michael Mudoh |
RSr |
CB |
2 |
Kerwin Thomas |
RSo |
LB |
3 |
Khari Harding |
Jr |
CB |
4 |
Brodrick Umblance |
So |
LB |
5 |
Tim Quickel |
RFr |
CB |
6 |
Darrell Williams |
RSr |
CB |
7 |
Johnell Celistan |
Jr |
DT |
8 |
Jesse Brubaker |
RSo |
CB |
9 |
Reginald Robinson II |
Fr |
LB |
10 |
Shawn Norman |
RJr |
CB |
11 |
David Richardson II |
Fr |
LB |
12 |
Micheal Thomas |
RJr |
S |
13 |
Jordan Mitchell |
So |
S |
15 |
Samuel Gottsch |
Fr |
LB |
20 |
Zik Asiegbu |
RSr |
S |
21 |
McKinley Whitfield |
Fr |
S |
22 |
Jeremy Brady |
RJr |
CB |
23 |
Will Barrow |
Jr |
S |
24 |
J.R. Reed |
Fr |
LB |
26 |
Diamon Cannon |
Fr |
CB |
27 |
Keidrien Wadley |
Fr |
LB |
28 |
Craig Suits |
RSo |
CB |
29 |
Justyn Bell |
So |
S |
30 |
Cristian Williams |
Fr |
DE |
32 |
Trevis Gipson |
Fr |
LB |
33 |
Ronan Rogers |
Jr |
S |
37 |
James Caligone IV |
Fr |
LB |
38 |
Matt Linscott |
RJr |
S |
39 |
Gage Murphy |
So |
LB |
40 |
Trent Martin |
RJr |
LB |
43 |
Conner Sherwood |
RJr |
LB |
44 |
Petera Wilson |
So |
LB |
46 |
Forrest Harrell III |
Fr |
LB |
47 |
Blake Abbott |
Sr |
LB |
48 |
Rylee Simon |
Fr |
LB |
52 |
Thomas von Borstel |
Fr |
DE |
54 |
Derrick Alexander |
RSr |
LB |
55 |
Matt Hickman |
RJr |
DT |
56 |
Earl Rollins |
So |
LB |
59 |
C.J. Gooden |
RSo |
DT |
70 |
Jerry Uwaezuoke |
RJr |
DE |
85 |
Kolton Shindelar |
RSo |
DT |
89 |
Thomas Shamet |
Jr |
DE |
90 |
Frankie Davis |
RSo |
DE |
91 |
Jake Hanks |
RSo |
DE |
92 |
Michael Anderson |
Fr |
DT |
93 |
Suleiman Masumbuko |
RSr |
DT |
94 |
Michael Rios |
RFr |
DT |
95 |
Hayden Carman |
RJr |
DE |
96 |
Myles Mouton |
RFr |
DE |
98 |
Jeremy Smith |
So |
DT |
99 |
Derrick Luetjen |
RSr |
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class |
LS |
18 |
Reymundo Higuera |
Sr |
K |
19 |
Redford Jones |
RSo |
P |
26 |
Dalton Parks |
Jr |
K |
35 |
Drew Klingenhagen |
Fr |
K |
39 |
Preston Soper |
RSo |
K |
40 |
Brandon Stage |
Fr |
LS |
46 |
Spencer Shores |
Fr |
K |
49 |
Tristan Lacey |
Fr |
LS |
60 |
Tyler Lott |
So |
K |
90 |
Nathan Walker |
Fr |
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Brian Norwood (Hawaiʻi)
Associate Head Coach, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Safeties
- Matt Mattox (Houston)
Co-Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line Coach
- Sterlin Gilbert (Angelo State)
Co-Offensive Coordinator, Wide Receivers, Quarterbacks
- Bill Young (Oklahoma State)
Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line
- Calvin Lowry (Penn State)
Receivers Coach
- Justin Hill (Rice)
Running Backs Coach
- Jermial Ashley (Kansas)
Defensive Line Coach
- Joseph Gillespie (Angelo State)
Linebackers Coach
- Aaron Fletcher (Texas A&M–Commerce)
Cornerbacks Coach
- Kyle Grooms (Tulsa)
Director of Football Operations
- Ravi Savitala (UC Santa Cruz)
Assistant Director of Football Operations & Recruiting
- Clint Rountree (Tulsa)
Director of High School Relations
- D.J. Welte (Arkansas State)
Director of Football Video Operations
- Dan Bitson (Tulsa)
Director of Player Personnel & Development
- Mike Bloesch (Houston)
Offensive Quality Control
- Luke Olson (Southern Nazarene)
Defensive Quality Control
- Nick Graham
Defensive Analyst
- Grant Lester
Offensive Graduate Assistant
- Paul Cherry
Defensive Graduate Assistant
- Cody Morrison
Offensive Graduate Assistant
- Tom Ososkie
Director of Scouting
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Last update: September 2015
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Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 5 |
2:30 PM |
Florida Atlantic* |
Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK |
CBSSN |
W 47–44 OT |
24,001[1] |
September 12 |
7:00 PM |
at New Mexico* |
University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM |
ESPN3 |
W 40–21 |
24,167[2] |
September 19 |
11:00 AM |
at #16 Oklahoma* |
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
FS1 |
L 38–52 |
85,657[3] |
October 3 |
11:00 AM |
Houston |
Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK (Rivalry) |
CBSSN |
L 24–38 |
17,146 |
October 10 |
5:00 PM |
Louisiana–Monroe* |
Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK |
ESPN3 |
W 34–24 |
17,490 |
October 17 |
11:00 AM |
at East Carolina |
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC |
ESPNews |
L 17–30 |
43,065 |
October 23 |
7:00 PM |
#18 Memphis![dagger](/w/images/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK |
ESPN |
L 42–66 |
20,216 |
October 31 |
3:00 PM |
at SMU |
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX |
ESPNews |
W 40–31 |
18,127 |
November 7 |
11:00 AM |
UCF |
Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK |
ESPNews |
W 45–30 |
16,128 |
November 14 |
6:30 PM |
at Cincinnati |
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH |
ESPNews |
L 38–49 |
35,015 |
November 21 |
6:00 PM |
#19 Navy |
Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK |
CBSSN |
L 21–44 |
22,749 |
November 27 |
7:00 PM |
at Tulane |
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
ESPNU |
W 45–34 |
22,672 |
December 26 |
4:45 PM |
vs. Virginia Tech* |
Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) |
ESPN |
L 52–55 |
31,289 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
- Schedule Source:[4]
Game notes
Florida Atlantic
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Total |
Owls |
7 |
10 |
21 |
3 |
3 |
44 |
Golden Hurricane |
14 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
6 |
47 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
2014 |
Fla Atlantic, 50–21 |
at New Mexico
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Hurricane |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
40 |
Lobos |
14 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–2 |
2009 |
Tulsa, 44–10 |
at Oklahoma
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Hurricane |
3 |
21 |
7 |
7 |
38 |
#16 Sooners |
17 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
52 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–19 |
2014 |
Oklahoma, 52–7 |
Houston
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cougars |
7 |
14 |
3 |
14 |
38 |
Golden Hurricane |
10 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
18–21 |
2014 |
Houston, 38–28 |
Louisiana–Monroe
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Warhawks |
0 |
7 |
17 |
0 |
24 |
Golden Hurricane |
10 |
10 |
0 |
14 |
34 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–1 |
2007 |
Tulsa, 35–17 |
at East Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Hurricane |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
17 |
Pirates |
7 |
13 |
3 |
7 |
30 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–7 |
2014 |
ECU, 49–32 |
Memphis
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#18 Tigers |
14 |
21 |
17 |
14 |
66 |
Golden Hurricane |
7 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
42 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
10–15 |
2014 |
Memphis, 40–20 |
at SMU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Hurricane |
3 |
20 |
10 |
7 |
40 |
Mustangs |
14 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
31 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–13 |
2014 |
Tulsa, 38–28 |
UCF
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Knights |
3 |
0 |
17 |
10 |
30 |
Golden Hurricane |
14 |
10 |
0 |
21 |
45 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–3 |
2014 |
UCF, 31–7 |
at Cincinnati
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Hurricane |
7 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
38 |
Bearcats |
14 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
49 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
16–13–2 |
1997 |
Cincinnati, 34–24 |
Navy
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Midshipmen |
7 |
16 |
14 |
7 |
44 |
Golden Hurricane |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–1 |
2006 |
Tulsa, 24–23 OT |
at Tulane
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Hurricane |
7 |
7 |
10 |
21 |
45 |
Green Wave |
7 |
17 |
3 |
7 |
34 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
9–2 |
2014 |
Tulsa, 38–31 2OT |
vs. Virginia Tech–Independence Bowl
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Hurricane |
21 |
10 |
6 |
15 |
52 |
Hokies |
24 |
21 |
7 |
3 |
55 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–1 |
1978 |
Tulsa, 35–33 |
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