List of Tulsa Golden Hurricane football seasons

The following is the list of Tulsa Golden Hurricane football seasons by Tulsa Golden Hurricane football program.

Seasons Conference champions *Division champions Bowl game berth ^Not applicable SeasonHead coach(es)DivisionRegular season resultsChampionship and postseason resultsFinal rankingConferenceOverallAPCoaches'Finish1Win(s)Tie(s)2Loss(es)Win(s)Tie(s)2Loss(es)Kendall Orange and Black/Kendallites/Presbyterians/Tulsans/Tigers/Yellow Jackets (1895–1922)Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1922–present) Independent (1895–1913) 1895 Norman Leard 1 0 0 1896 Norman Leard 2 0 1 1897 Norman Leard 2 0 1 1898 Fred Taylor 1 0 0 1899 Fred Taylor 0 1 1 1900 Unknown 2 0 1 1901 Unknown 0 0 1 1902 Unknown 0 0 1 1905 Unknown 1 0 3 1908 Sam P. McBirney 2 0 3 1909 Unknown 2 0 1 1910 Unknown 2 1 1 1912 Harvey Allen 1 0 4 1913 George "Red" Evans 5 0 2 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference (1914–1928) 1914 Sam P. McBirney 3rd 3 0 2 6 0 2 1915 Sam P. McBirney 2nd 4 1 1 6 1 1 1916 * Sam P. McBirney1st 4 0 0 10 0 01917 Hal MeffordDid not compete 0 1 81918 Arthur F. SmithDid not compete 1 0 2 1919 * Francis Schmidt1st 5 1 0 8 1 0 1920 * Francis Schmidt1st 6 1 0 10 1 01921 Francis Schmidt 2nd 5 0 1 6 0 3 1922 * Howard Acher1st 4 0 0 8 0 01923 Howard AcherDid not compete 2 1 51924 Howard AcherDid not compete 1 1 6 1925 * Gus Henderson1st 4 0 0 6 0 21926 Gus Henderson 2nd 5 0 1 7 0 21927 Gus Henderson T–3rd 3 0 1 8 0 11928 Gus Henderson 2nd 7 1 2 3 1 1 Big Four Conference (1929–1932) 1929 * Gus Henderson1st 4 1 0 6 1 3 1930 * Gus Henderson1st 3 0 0 7 0 21931 Gus Henderson 2nd 8 0 3 2 0 1 1932 * Gus Henderson1st 3 0 0 7 1 1 Independent (1933–1934) 1933 Gus Henderson 6 0 1 1934 Gus Henderson 5 1 2 Missouri Valley Conference (1935–1985) 1935 * Gus HendersonT–1st 3 0 0 3 1 6 1936 * Vic HurtT–1st 3 0 0 5 2 2 1937 * Vic Hurt1st 3 0 0 6 2 2 1938 * Vic Hurt1st 3 0 1 4 1 5 1939 Chet Benefiel 3rd 2 1 1 4 1 5 1940 * Chet Benefiel1st 4 0 0 7 0 3 1941 * Henry Frnka1st 5 0 0 8 0 2Won Sun Bowl against Texas Tech, 6–0 ^ 1942 * Henry Frnka1st 5 0 0 10 0 1Lost Sugar Bowl against Tennessee, 7–14 ^4 1943 * Henry Frnka1st 1 0 0 6 1 1Lost Sugar Bowl against Georgia Tech, 18–20 ^15 1944 Henry Frnka 2nd 0 0 1 8 0 2Won Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech, 18–20 ^ 1945 Henry Frnka 2nd 2 0 1 8 0 3Lost Oil Bowl against Georgia, 6–20 ^17 1946 * Buddy Brothers1st 3 0 0 9 0 117 1947 * Buddy Brothers1st 3 0 0 5 0 5 1948 Buddy Brothers 4th 0 1 1 0 1 9 1949 Buddy Brothers 4th 1 1 2 5 1 5 1950 * Buddy Brothers1st 3 1 0 9 1 118 1951 * Buddy Brothers1st 4 0 0 9 0 2 1952 Buddy Brothers 2nd 3 0 1 8 1 2Lost Gator Bowl against Florida, 13–14 ^12 1953 Bernie Witucki 5th 1 0 3 3 0 7 1954 Bernie Witucki 5th 0 0 4 0 0 11 1955 Bobby Dobbs T–4th 1 0 3 2 1 7 1956 Bobby Dobbs T–2nd 2 1 1 7 1 2 1957 Bobby Dobbs 3rd 2 0 2 4 0 6 1958 Bobby Dobbs T–2nd 2 0 2 7 0 3 1959 Bobby Dobbs 3rd 2 0 2 5 0 5 1960 Bobby Dobbs 2nd 2 0 1 5 0 5 1961 Glenn Dobbs T–2nd 1 0 2 2 0 8 1962 * Glenn Dobbs1st 3 0 0 5 0 5 1963 Glenn Dobbs T–3rd 2 0 2 5 0 5 1964 Glenn Dobbs 2nd 2 0 2 5 0 5Won Bluebonnet Bowl against Ole Miss, 14–7 ^18 1965 * Glenn Dobbs1st 4 0 0 8 0 3Lost Bluebonnet Bowl against Tennessee, 6–27 ^16 1966 * Glenn DobbsT–1st 3 0 1 6 0 41967 Glenn Dobbs 2nd 3 0 1 7 0 31968 Glenn Dobbs T–4th 2 0 3 3 0 71969 Vince Carillot 6th 1 0 4 1 0 91970 Claude Gibson 2nd 3 0 1 6 0 41971 Claude Gibson 4th 2 0 1 4 0 71972 Claude Gibson, F. A. Dry 4th 3 0 1 4 0 71973 * F. A. DryT–1st 5 0 1 6 0 51974 * F. A. Dry1st 6 0 0 8 0 3191975 * F. A. Dry1st 4 0 0 7 0 41976 * F. A. DryT–1st 2 1 1 7 1 4Lost Independence Bowl against McNeese, 16–20 ^1977 John Cooper 4th 2 0 3 3 0 81978 John Cooper 2nd 3 0 1 9 0 21979 John CooperDid not compete for league title 5 0 51980 * John Cooper1st 4 0 1 8 0 31981 * John CooperT–1st 5 0 1 6 0 51982 * John Cooper1st 6 0 0 10 0 11983 * John Cooper1st 5 0 0 8 0 31984 * John Cooper1st 5 0 0 6 0 51985 * Don Morton1st 3 0 0 6 0 5 Independent (1986–1995) 1986 Don Morton 7 0 4 1987 George Henshaw 3 0 8 1988 David Rader 4 0 7 1989 David Rader 6 0 6Lost Independence Bowl against Oregon, 24–27 ^ 1990 David Rader 3 0 8 1991 David Rader 10 0 2Won Freedom Bowl against San Diego State, 28–17 ^2121 1992 David Rader 4 0 7 1993 David Rader 4 1 6 1994 David Rader 3 0 8 1995 David Rader 4 0 7 Western Athletic Conference (1996–2004) 1996 David RaderMountain6th2647 1997 David RaderMountain7th2629 1998 David RaderMountain6th2647 1999 David Rader, Pat Henderson8th1629 2000 Keith Burns5th4457 2001 Keith Burns10th08110 2002 Keith BurnsT–9th 17111 2003 Steve KragthorpeT–3rd 6285 2004 Steve KragthorpeT–6th 3548 Conference USA (2005–2013) 2005 * Steve KragthorpeWest 1st6294Won Liberty Bowl against Fresno State, 31–24 ^2006 Steve KragthorpeWest3rd5385Lost Armed Forces Bowl against Utah, 13–25 ^2007 Todd GrahamWest1st62104Won GMAC Bowl against Bowling Green, 63–7 ^2008 Todd GrahamWestT–1st71113Won GMAC Bowl against Ball State, 45–24 ^2009 Todd GrahamWest3rd35572010 Todd GrahamWestT–1st62103Won Hawaii Bowl against Hawaii, 62–35 ^242011 Bill BlankenshipWest2nd7185Lost Armed Forces Bowl against BYU, 21–24 ^ 2012 * Bill BlankenshipWest1st71113Won Liberty Bowl against Iowa State, 31–17 ^252013 Bill BlankenshipWest6th2639 American Athletic Conference (2014–present)2014 Bill BlankenshipT–8th 262102015 Philip Montgomery West 4th3567Lost Independence Bowl against Virginia Tech, 52–55 ^2016 Philip MontgomeryWest2nd62103Won Miami Beach Bowl against Central Michigan, 55–10 ^2017 Philip MontgomeryWest6th172102018 Philip MontgomeryWestT–5th26392019 Philip MontgomeryWestT–5th26482020 Philip MontgomeryT–1st6063Lost Armed Forces Bowl against Mississippi State, 26–28 ^2021 Philip MontgomeryT–3rd5376Won Myrtle Beach Bowl against Old Dominion, 30–17 ^2022 Philip MontgomeryT–8th35572023 Kevin WilsonT–11th26482024 Kevin Wilson / Ryan SwitzerT–13th17392025 Tre Lamb131748 1 When in a division, it shows their position within the division otherwise the overall position in the division-less conference. 2 Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.

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