1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	2–9 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach	David Rader (12th season; first 7 games); Pat Henderson (interim, final 4 games);
Offensive coordinator	Rockey Felker (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Pat Henderson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Hawaii +	5	–	2	9	–	4
TCU +	5	–	2	8	–	4
Fresno State +	5	–	2	8	–	5
Rice	4	–	3	5	–	6
SMU	3	–	3	4	–	6
UTEP	3	–	4	5	–	7
San Jose State	1	–	5	3	–	7
Tulsa	1	–	6	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 12th year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 2–9 record, 1–6 against conference opponents, and finished in last place in the Western Athletic Conference.^[1] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Josh Blankenship with 1,416 passing yards, John Mosley with 873 rushing yards, and Damon Savage with 752 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Southwest Missouri State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 45–21	25,007	^[3]
September 11	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	L 9–46	46,250
September 18	at No. 7 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 13–62	67,647
September 25	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 10–34	12,871
October 2	Rice	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 10–20	15,270
October 16	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 17–56	27,957
October 23	Hawaii	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 21–35	15,756
October 30	Fresno State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 14–28	13,265
November 6	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 43–19	25,527
November 13	Louisiana–Monroe*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 34–37	15,037
November 20	SMU	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 14–28	14,199
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`16`	Josh Blankenship	Fr
WR	`86`	Damon Savage	Sr
C	`65`	Steve Schiller	Jr
OL	`72`	Kevin Shaffer	So
WR	`87`	Donald Shoals	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`6`	Gavin Engle	Jr
LB	`46`	Ashon Farley	Jr
DT	`67`	Phil Franks	Jr
DB	`4`	Todd Franz	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

David Rader

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-09-02

After the season

2000 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 2000 NFL draft following the season.^[6]^[7]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
5	145	Todd Franz	Defensive back	Detroit Lions

References

^ "1999 Western Athletic Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^ "1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^ "'Cane blitzes Bears". Tulsa World. September 5, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 188. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.