The 2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and competed in the American Athletic Conference. They were led by sixth-year head coach Philip Montgomery.

Schedule The Golden Hurricane had games scheduled against Toledo, Northwestern State, Arkansas State, and Houston, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The game between Tulsa and Cincinnati was originally scheduled to take place on October 17, however, due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Cincinnati program, the game was rescheduled for December 5. On December 8, 2020 – The American Athletic Conference has announced that the regular-season football game between Cincinnati and Tulsa, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12, will not be played due to positive COVID-19 cases at Cincinnati. The regular-season game will not be rescheduled. Cincinnati and Tulsa are scheduled to meet Saturday, Dec. 19, in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game. In the absence of a regular-season head-to-head result to break the tie, the site of the championship game will be the home stadium of the team that is ranked higher in the Dec. 8 College Football Playoff rankings

Game summaries

At Oklahoma State

Statistics TU OSU First downs 15 19 Total yards 278 279 Rushing yards 112 141 Passing yards 166 138 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 29:27 30:33 Team Category Player StatisticsTulsa Passing Zach Smith 18/28, 166 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Deneric Prince 14 carries, 82 yards Receiving Josh Johnson 5 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TDOklahoma State Passing Shane Illingworth 4/5, 74 yards Rushing Chuba Hubbard 27 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tylan Wallace 4 receptions, 94 yards

At UCF

Statistics TU UCF First downs 21 23 Total yards 438 455 Rushing yards 165 125 Passing yards 273 330 Turnovers 3 3 Time of possession 30:34 29:26 Team Category Player StatisticsTulsa Passing Zach Smith 17/29, 273 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing T.K. Wilkerson 22 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD Receiving Keylon Stokes 6 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TDUCF Passing Dillon Gabriel 28/51, 330 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Otis Anderson Jr. 17 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jaylon Robinson 3 receptions, 111 yards

At South Florida

Statistics TU USF First downs 21 17 Total yards 462 305 Rushing yards 227 122 Passing yards 235 183 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 28:33 31:27 Team Category Player StatisticsTulsa Passing Zach Smith 16/24, 233 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Deneric Prince 15 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD Receiving Sam Crawford Jr. 4 receptions, 82 yardsSouth Florida Passing Noah Johnson 18/27, 150 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Cade Fortin 4 carries, 39 yards Receiving Omarion Dollison 6 receptions, 54 yards

East Carolina

Statistics TU ECU First downs 25 27 Total yards 428 456 Rushing yards 175 126 Passing yards 253 330 Turnovers 3 3 Time of possession 24:51 35:09 Team Category Player StatisticsTulsa Passing Zach Smith 19/37, 253 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing T.K. Wilkerson 18 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD Receiving Keylon Stokes 6 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TDEast Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 38/50, 330 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rahjai Harris 21 carries, 118 yards Receiving Tyler Snead 16 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD

SMU

Statistics TU SMU First downs 27 25 Total yards 455 351 Rushing yards 130 151 Passing yards 325 200 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 29:18 30:42 Team Category Player StatisticsTulsa Passing Zach Smith 26/38, 325 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing T.K. Wilkerson 21 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD Receiving Keylon Stokes 8 receptions, 122 yardsSMU Passing Shane Buechele 18/36, 200 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 26 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD Receiving Danny Gray 8 receptions, 93 yards

Tulane

Statistics TULSA TULANE First downs 18 26 Total yards 302 522 Rushing yards 226 179 Passing yards 76 343 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 29:20 30:40 Team Category Player StatisticsTulsa Passing Davis Brin 18/28, 266 yards, 2 TD Rushing Corey Taylor II 19 carries, 132 yards Receiving JuanCarlos Santana 8 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TDTulane Passing Michael Pratt 8/17, 76 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Stephon Huderson 24 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD Receiving Will Wallace 2 receptions, 34 yards, 1 TD

At Navy

Statistics TU Navy First downs 15 13 Total yards 296 153 Rushing yards 128 126 Passing yards 168 27 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 27:40 32:20 Team Category Player StatisticsTulsa Passing Zach Smith 10/25, 168 yards, 1 TD Rushing Corey Taylor II 19 carries, 69 yards Receiving Josh Johnson 3 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TDNavy Passing Xavier Arline 4/8, 27 yards Rushing Xavier Arline 27 carries, 60 yards Receiving Mark Walker 3 receptions, 29 yards

At Cincinnati (AAC Championship Game)

Statistics TU UC First downs 22 17 Total yards 365 420 Rushing yards 199 151 Passing yards 166 269 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 26:03 33:57 Team Category Player StatisticsTulsa Passing Zach Smith 13/30, 166 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Corey Taylor II 22 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD Receiving Sam Crawford Jr. 3 receptions, 79 yardsCincinnati Passing Desmond Ridder 19/29, 269 yards, 1 TD Rushing Desmond Ridder 16 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD Receiving Alec Pierce 5 receptions, 146 yards, 1 TD

Vs. Mississippi State (Armed Forces Bowl)

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Roster

Players drafted into the NFL The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 2021 NFL draft following the season.

116Zaven CollinsLinebackerArizona Cardinals

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