2005 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2005 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Steve Kragthorpe. They played home games at Skelly Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma and competed in the West Division of Conference USA.

2005 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
C-USA champion
C-USA West Division champion
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 31–24 vs. Fresno State
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record9–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Stubbs (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTodd Graham (3rd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
UCF x   7 1     8 5  
Southern Miss   5 3     7 5  
Memphis   5 3     7 5  
East Carolina   4 4     5 6  
Marshall   3 5     4 7  
UAB   3 5     5 6  
West Division
Tulsa x$   6 2     9 4  
UTEP   5 3     8 4  
Houston   4 4     6 6  
SMU   4 4     5 6  
Tulane   1 7     2 9  
Rice   1 7     1 10  
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19:15 pmMinnesota*ESPN2L 10–4133,410
September 1011:30 amat No. 18 Oklahoma*FSNL 15–3183,877
September 176:00 pmat North Texas*W 54–223,112
September 246:00 pmMemphis 
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 37–31 OT20,645
October 16:00 pmHouston
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 23–3015,580
October 87:00 pmat Southern MissCSTVW 34–1728,375
October 153:00 pmat RiceiTVW 41–2110,893
October 222:00 pmSMU
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
iTVW 20–1322,502
November 58:05 pmat UTEPiTVL 38–4149,160
November 122:00 pmEast Carolina
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
iTVW 45–1321,995[1]
November 191:00 pmTulaneiTVW 38–1410,306
December 311:00 amat UCFESPNW 44–2751,978
December 311:00 pmvs. Fresno State*ESPNW 31–2454,894
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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After the season

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2006 NFL Draft

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The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[4][5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4 106 Garrett Mills Gridiron New England Patriots

References

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  1. ^ "Tulsa becomes bowl-eligible". The Daily Oklahoman. November 13, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2005". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 189. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.