American college football season
The 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by second-year head coach Bill Blankenship and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium . They were a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-US). They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 C-USA to be West Division champions. They defeated UCF in the C-USA Championship Game to become C-USA champions. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl , where they defeated Iowa State to avenge a season-opening loss.
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 2:30 p.m. at Iowa State * FSN L 23–3854,931 September 8 11:00 a.m. Tulane FSN W 45–1017,880 September 15 6:00 p.m. Nicholls State * Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK W 66–1619,139 September 22 7:00 p.m. Fresno State * Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK CBSSN W 27–2624,236 September 29 2:00 p.m. at UAB W 49–4213,196 October 6 2:30 p.m. at Marshall CBSSN W 45–3827,189 October 11 7:00 p.m. UTEP Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK FSN W 33–1118,961 October 20 2:30 p.m. Rice Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK FSN W 28–2422,567 November 3 11:21 a.m. at Arkansas * SECN L 15–1964,451 November 10 4:00 p.m. at Houston CBSSN W 41–725,827 November 17 11:00 a.m. UCF Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK FSN W 23–2119,725 November 24 11:00 a.m. at SMU FSN L 27–3515,336 December 1 11:00 a.m. UCF ESPN2 W 33–27 OT 17,635 December 31 2:30 p.m. vs. Iowa State* ESPN W 31–1753,687
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Game summaries
At Iowa State
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Hurricane
16
0
0
7
23
Cyclones
7
17
7
7
38
Tulane
1
2
3
4
Total
Green Wave
3
0
0
7
10
Golden Hurricane
14
21
0
10
45
Nicholls State
1
2
3
4
Total
Colonels
6
3
0
7
16
Golden Hurricane
28
14
10
14
66
Fresno State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
20
0
6
0
26
Golden Hurricane
7
10
10
0
27
Last meeting was in the 2005 Liberty Bowl . This will be the first regular season meeting not as conference members as their meetings between 1999 and 2002 were as members of the Western Athletic Conference .
At UAB
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Hurricane
21
14
7
7
49
Blazers
14
7
7
14
42
At Marshall
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Hurricane
10
7
20
8
45
Thundering Herd
3
14
15
6
38
UTEP
1
2
3
4
Total
Miners
3
0
0
8
11
Golden Hurricane
3
3
20
7
33
Rice
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
7
14
0
3
24
Golden Hurricane
7
7
7
7
28
At Arkansas
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Hurricane
0
3
12
0
15
Razorbacks
10
3
0
6
19
Tulsa has lost the previous 17 meetings dating back to 1977.
At Houston
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Hurricane
3
14
7
17
41
Cougars
0
0
0
7
7
UCF
1
2
3
4
Total
Knights
0
14
0
7
21
Golden Hurricane
10
0
13
0
23
At SMU
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Hurricane
0
6
6
15
27
Mustangs
7
21
7
0
35
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Knights
0
14
13
0 0
27
Golden Hurricane
7
14
0
6 6
33
1
2
3
4
Total
Cyclones
17
0
0
0
17
Golden Hurricane
7
14
7
3
31
This is the second time this season the Golden Hurricane and Cyclones will meet. The Cyclones won the season opener 38–23.
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