American Athletic · Tulsa, OK
Tulsa
Golden Hurricane
Unranked2026: 3-2 (0-1 conf) Chapman Stadium
National titles
0
Claimed
Heisman winners
0
CFP berths
0
since 2014
All-time
541-514-22
.513 win pct
Weeks ranked
5
of 104 polls since 2020
Weeks at No. 1
0
since 2020
The program
Overview
Tulsa's passing tradition includes Jerry Rhome, Howard Twilley and Steve Largent, and Glenn Dobbs starred on its 1940s bowl teams. The Golden Hurricane won Conference USA titles in 2005 and 2012 and, in 2020, reached the American Athletic Conference championship game while ranked in the AP poll.
- Institution
- University of Tulsa
- Nickname
- Golden Hurricane
- Founded
- 1894
- First season
- 1895
- Conference
- American Athletic
- Head coach
- Tre Lamb (since 2025)
- Colors
- X / Twitter
- @TulsaFootball
Since 2020
AP poll history
3-2 overall
2026 season
Players
Roster & stats
Rosters and player stats are tracked for teams ranked in 2026 and later.
Home field
Chapman Stadium
Capacity
30,000
Tulsa, OK
- Opened
- 1930
- 96 seasons ago
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Roof
- Open air
- Elevation
- 773 ft
- Time zone
- Chicago
- Avg. home crowd
- 17,674
- 59% of capacity · 30 games since 2020
- Biggest crowd since 2020
- 30,915
- vs Oklahoma State, 2024
- Zip
- 74194
Titles & awards
Trophy case
National championships0
No claimed national titles.
Heisman Trophy winners0
No Heisman winners yet.
College Football Playoff0
No playoff appearances yet.
1914–2026
Program history
Win %★ National title season
Best seasons
- 194210-1Henry Frnka
- 198210-1John Cooper
- 19469-1John Brothers
- 19336-1Gus Henderson
- 199110-2David Rader
- 19509-1-1John Brothers
On the sideline
Head coaches
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Pct | Best final AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre Lamb | 2025–2026 | 4-8 | .333 | — |
| Ryan Switzer | 2024 | 0-1 | .000 | — |
| Kevin Wilson | 2023–2024 | 7-16 | .304 | — |
| Philip Montgomery | 2015–2022 | 43-53 | .448 | — |
| Bill Blankenship | 2011–2014 | 24-27 | .471 | — |
| Todd Graham | 2007–2010 | 36-17 | .679 | #24 |
| Steve Kragthorpe | 2003–2006 | 29-22 | .569 | — |
| Keith Burns | 2000–2002 | 7-28 | .200 | — |
| David Rader | 1988–1999 | 50-83-1 | .377 | #21 |
| George Henshaw | 1987 | 3-8 | .273 | — |
| Don Morton | 1985–1986 | 13-9 | .591 | — |
| John Cooper | 1977–1984 | 56-32 | .636 | — |
| F. Dry | 1972–1976 | 31-18-1 | .630 | — |
| Claude Gibson | 1970–1972 | 11-16 | .407 | — |
| Vince Carillot | 1969 | 1-9 | .100 | — |
| Glenn Dobbs | 1961–1968 | 45-37 | .549 | — |
| Robert Dobbs | 1955–1960 | 30-28-2 | .517 | — |
| Bernie Witucki | 1953–1954 | 3-18 | .143 | — |
| John Brothers | 1946–1952 | 45-25-4 | .635 | #12 |
| Henry Frnka | 1941–1945 | 40-9-1 | .810 | #4 |
| Chet Benefiel | 1939–1940 | 11-8-1 | .575 | — |
| Vic Hurt | 1936–1938 | 15-9-5 | .603 | — |
| Gus Henderson | 1933–1935 | 14-9-2 | .600 | — |
| Hal Medford | 1917 | 0-8-1 | .056 | — |
5 picks · 2 first-rounders
NFL Draft since 2020
20222 picks
- #24Tyler SmithOffensive Tackle · Dallas
- #230Chris PaulOffensive Guard · Washington
20211 picks
- #16Zaven CollinsOutside Linebacker · Arizona
20202 picks
- #123Reggie Robinson IICornerback · Dallas
- #155Trevis GipsonOutside Linebacker · Chicago