1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRockey Felker (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorPat Henderson (3rd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Hawaii +   5 – 2     9 – 4  
TCU +   5 – 2     8 – 4  
Fresno State +   5 – 2     8 – 5  
Rice   4 – 3     5 – 6  
SMU   3 – 3     4 – 6  
UTEP   3 – 4     5 – 7  
San Jose State   1 – 5     3 – 7  
Tulsa   1 – 6     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 12th year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 2–9 record, 1–6 against conference opponents, and finished in last place in the Western Athletic Conference.[1] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Josh Blankenship with 1,416 passing yards, John Mosley with 873 rushing yards, and Damon Savage with 752 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 4Southwest Missouri State*
W 45–2125,007
September 11at Oklahoma State*
L 9–4646,250
September 18at No. 7 Texas A&M
L 13–6267,647
September 25at San Jose State
L 10–3412,871
October 2Rice
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 10–2015,270
October 16at TCU
L 17–5627,957
October 23Hawaiidagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 21–3515,756
October 30Fresno State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 14–2813,265
November 6at UTEP
W 43–1925,527
November 13Louisiana–Monroe*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 34–3715,037
November 20SMU
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 14–2814,199
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3][4]

Roster

1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 16 Josh Blankenship Fr
WR 86 Damon Savage Sr
C 65 Steve Schiller Jr
OL 72 Kevin Shaffer So
WR 87 Donald Shoals So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 6 Gavin Engle  Jr
LB 46 Ashon Farley Jr
DT 67 Phil Franks  Jr
DB 4 Todd Franz Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-09-02

After the season

2000 NFL Draft

Main article: 2000 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane was selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[5][6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
5 145 Todd Franz Defensive back Detroit Lions

References

  1. ^ "1999 Western Athletic Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 188. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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