1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRockey Felker (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorPat Henderson (3rd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1999 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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  
  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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Southwest Missouri State*
W 45–2125,007[3]
September 11at Oklahoma State*
L 9–4646,250
September 18at No. 7 Texas A&M
L 13–6267,647
September 25at San Jose State
L 10–3412,871
October 2Rice
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 10–2015,270
October 16at TCU
L 17–5627,957
October 23Hawaiidagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 21–3515,756
October 30Fresno State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 14–2813,265
November 6at UTEP
W 43–1925,527
November 13Louisiana–Monroe*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 34–3715,037[4]
November 20SMU
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 14–2814,199
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5][6]

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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.[7][8]

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

References

  1. ^ "1999 Western Athletic Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "'Cane blitzes Bears". Tulsa World. September 5, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "La.–Monroe upends Tulsa". The Daily Oklahoman. November 14, 1999. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 188. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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