2007 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2007 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Todd Graham, in his first year at Tulsa. They played home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma and competed in the West Division of Conference USA.

2007 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
C-USA West Division co-champion
GMAC Bowl champion
GMAC Bowl, W 63–7 vs. Bowling Green
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record10–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorGus Malzahn (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorHerb Hand (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKeith Patterson (2nd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
(capacity: 35,542)
2007 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
UCF x$  7 –1   10 –4  
East Carolina  6 –2   8 –5  
Memphis  6 –2   7 –6  
Southern Miss  5 –3   7 –6  
Marshall  3 –5   3 –9  
UAB  1 –7   2 –10  
West Division
Tulsa xy  6 –2   10 –4  
Houston x  6 –2   8 –5  
Tulane  3 –5   4 –8  
Rice  3 –5   3 –9  
UTEP  2 –6   4 –8  
SMU  0 –8   1 –11  
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat Louisiana–Monroe*
ESPN2W 35–1722,022
September 158:00 pmBYU*
CSTVW 55–4724,445
September 217:00 pmNo. 4 Oklahoma*
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
ESPN2L 21–6235,542
September 296:00 pmUAB
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 38–3022,710
October 68:05 pmat UTEP
L 47–4835,676
October 136:00 pmMarshalldagger
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 38–3120,255
October 203:00 pmat UCF
L 23–4445,510
October 272:00 pmSMU
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 29–2318,853
November 36:30 pmat Tulane
CSTVW 49–2515,271
November 102:00 pmHouston
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 56–725,428
November 1711:00 amat Army*
ESPN ClassicW 49–3927,687
November 242:00 pmat Rice
W 48–4311,742
December 111:00 amat UCF
ESPNL 25–4444,128
January 67:00 pmvs. Bowling Green*
ESPNW 63–736,932
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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After the season

2008 NFL Draft
Main article: 2008 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane was selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[3][4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
7228Chris ChamberlainDefensive backSt. Louis Rams

Coaching staff
NamePositionAlma materYear entering
Todd GrahamHead coachEast Central1st
Gus MalzahnAssistant head coach/Offensive coordinator/QuarterbackArkansas1st
Herb HandCo-offensive coordinator/Offensive lineHamilton1st
Paul RandolphCo-defensive coordinator/Defensive LineUT Martin1st
Dan PhillipsCo-defensive coordinator/LinebackersCentral Oklahoma1st
Jason JonesSpecial teams Coordinator/CornerbackAlabama1st
Jess LoeppRecruiting coordinator/safetiesCentral Oklahoma1st
Bill BlankenshipWide receiverTulsa1st
Bo GrahamRunning backsWest Virginia1st
Dean JacksonTight endsWichita State1st
Yancy McNightHead Strength and Conditioning CoachMissouri Southern State1st

References
  1. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2007". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 189. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  3. "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  4. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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