2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Myrtle Beach Bowl champion
Myrtle Beach Bowl, W 30–17 vs. Old Dominion
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	7–6 (5–3 AAC)
Head coach	Philip Montgomery (7th season);
Offensive scheme	Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Joe Gillespie (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the American Athletic Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Philip Montgomery, the Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the American. Tulsa was invited to the Myrtle Beach Bowl, where they beat Old Dominion. The team played home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

2021 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Cincinnati y$^	8	–	0	13	–	1
No. 17 Houston y	8	–	0	12	–	2
UCF	5	–	3	9	–	4
East Carolina	5	–	3	7	–	5
Tulsa	5	–	3	7	–	6
SMU	4	–	4	8	–	4
Memphis	3	–	5	6	–	6
Navy	3	–	5	4	–	8
Tulane	1	–	7	2	–	10
South Florida	1	–	7	2	–	10
Temple	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Cincinnati 35, Houston 20
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

American Athletic Conference preseason media poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021.^[1] Cincinnati, who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Cincinnati	262 (22)
2	UCF	241 (2)
3	SMU	188
4	Houston	181
5	Memphis	168
6	Tulsa	153
7	Tulane	132
т-8	East Carolina	85
т-8	Navy	85
10	Temple	46
11	South Florida	43

Schedule

Tulsa opened the 2021 season at home against UC Davis on Thursday, September 2, before a pair of road games at Oklahoma State, September 11 in Stillwater and Ohio State, September 18 in Columbus.^[2]^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 p.m.	No. 23 (FCS) UC Davis*	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN	L 17–19	15,085
September 11	11:00 a.m.	at Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	FS1	L 23–28	52,127
September 18	2:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FS1	L 20–41	76,540
September 25	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State*	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN	W 41–34	14,881
October 1	6:30 p.m.	Houston	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–45	15,890
October 9	8:00 p.m.	Memphis	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	W 35–29	17,593
October 16	11:00 a.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNU	W 32–31	21,767
October 29	6:30 p.m.	Navy	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	L 17–20	16,279
November 6	2:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (College GameDay)	ESPN2	L 20–28	37,978
November 13	3:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	W 20–13 ^OT	22,784
November 20	3:00 p.m.	Temple	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN	W 44–10	16,731
November 27	3:00 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN2	W 34–31	17,158
December 20	2:30 p.m.	vs. Old Dominion*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (Myrtle Beach Bowl)	ESPN	W 30–17	6,557
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 2 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Tulsa in action at SMU

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released															Not released

Roster

2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Ezra Naylor II	GS
QB	`1`	Braylon Braxton	Fr
WR	`2`	Keylon Stokes	GS
RB	`3`	Shamari Brooks	RSr
WR	`4`	Josh Johnson	RSr
WR	`5`	JuanCarlos Santana	RSr
RB	`6`	Jordan Ford	Jr
QB	`7`	Davis Brin	RJr
RB	`8`	Deneric Prince	RJr
WR	`9`	Sam Crawford Jr.	RSr
QB	`10`	Roman Fuller	RFr
WR	`11`	Josh Stewart	GS
QB	`12`	Seth Boomer	RSr
WR	`13`	Malachai Jones	RFr
WR	`15`	Malik Rodgers	RSo
QB	`16`	Carson Collins	RSo
TE	`19`	Grayson Boomer	RSo
WR	`20`	Cannon Montgomery	RSr
WR	`22`	Scottie Alexander	Fr
RB	`23`	Anthony Watkins	RSo
RB	`24`	Steven Anderson	RJr
RB	`25`	Bill Jackson	Fr
WR	`26`	Marquis Shoulders	Fr
WR	`28`	Corbin Daniels	Jr
TE	`32`	James Palmer	RJr
TE	`38`	Abe Anderson	RSr
TE	`47`	Ethan Hall	RSo
C	`50`	Gabe Cantu	So
C	`52`	Will Farniok	RJr
OL	`56`	Tyler Smith	RSo
C	`66`	Gerard Wheeler	RSr
OL	`68`	Tiller Bucktrot	GS
OL	`71`	Chris Paul	RSr
OL	`72`	Dillon Wade	RFr
OL	`73`	Dylan Couch	GS
OL	`74`	Jeremy Jones	RSo
OL	`75`	Dante Bivens	RSr
OL	`76`	Chester Baah	RSo
OL	`77`	Bryce Bray	RSo
OL	`78`	X'Zauvea Gadlin	RSo
OL	`79`	Jaden Muskrat	RFr
TE	`80`	Bayne Tryon	RFr
WR	`84`	Jalen Paxton	RFr
WR	`86`	Kamdyn Benjamin	RSo
WR	`88`	Kemani Brown	RFr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`0`	Tyon Davis	RSr
S	`1`	Kendarin Ray	RJr
CB	`2`	Travon Fuller	GS
S	`3`	Cristian Williams	GS
LB	`4`	Robert Revels III	GS
CB	`5`	Kenney Solomon	So
LB	`6`	Jon-Michael Terry	GS
S	`7`	TieNeal Martin	GS
LB	`8`	Brian Johnson	RJr
S	`9`	Daiquain Jackson	RSr
S	`10`	Sean O'Keefe	RFr
LB	`11`	Treyvon Reeves	GS
CB	`12`	Tyree Carlisle	So
CB	`15`	Reggie Ellis	RSo
S	`16`	Zion Hopes	Fr
S	`18`	Brad Hensley	RSo
LB	`19`	Grant Sawyer	Sr
LB	`20`	Jaden Moore	Fr
S	`21`	Bryson Powers	RSr
S	`22`	LJ Wallace	RJr
CB	`24`	DaMarco Williams	RFr
S	`25`	Jaise Oliver	RSo
S	`28`	Jett Hendrix	RJr
LB	`30`	Justin Wright	RJr
LB	`33`	Sam Clayton	RSo
CB	`34`	Kaylon Washington	RFr
LB	`35`	Yohance Burnett	GS
S	`37`	Hunter Rangel	RSo
LB	`40`	Mitchell Kulkin	RJr
LB	`41`	Dorian Hopkins	RSo
DL	`44`	Joseph Anderson	RJr
LB	`46`	Bershard Glaspie Jr.	RSo
LB	`47`	Daniel Giddens II	So
DL	`48`	Owen Ostroski	Fr
DL	`52`	Deven Lamp	RJr
LB	`54`	Trevor Reh	RSo
DL	`58`	Elijah Taylor	GS
DL	`90`	Jaxon Player	Sr
DL	`91`	Cullen Wick	GS
DL	`92`	Darrias Murdock	RSo
DL	`93`	Bryce Alonso	RJr
DL	`94`	Anthony Goodlow	RJr
DL	`95`	Cooper Laake	RSo
DL	`96`	Vincent Ume-Ezeoke	RSo
DL	`97`	Tyarise Stevenson	GS
DL	`98`	Haydon Grant	So
DL	`99`	Everitt Rogers	So