Football
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- philip-montgomery@utulsa.edu
- Phone:
- 918.631.2393
| The Montgomery File | |
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| PERSONAL INFORMATION | |
| Hometown: Eastland, Texas | |
| Education: Eastland High School (Eastland, Texas); Tarleton State University, 1995 (B.S. in exercise and sport studies) | |
| Playing Experience: 4-year letterman, Tarleton State, 1991-94 | |
| Family: wife, Ashli; son Cannon; daughter Maci | |
| COACHING EXPERIENCE | |
| 2015-present: Tulsa, head coach |
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| 2012-14: Baylor, Offensive Coordinator/QBs |
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| 2008-12 Baylor, Assistant Coach/RBs/QBs |
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| 2003-05 Houston, Assistant Coach/RBs/Qbs |
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| BOWL GAMES | |
| - 2003 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl (Houston) - 2005 Fort Worth Bowl (Houston) - 2006 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Houston) - 2007 Texas Bowl (Houston) - 2010 Texas Bowl (Baylor) - 2011 Alamo Bowl (Baylor) - 2012 Holiday Bowl (Baylor) - 2013 Fiesta Bowl (Baylor) - 2014 Cotton Bowl (Baylor) - 2015 Camping World Independence Bowl (Tulsa) - 2016 Miami Beach Bowl (Tulsa) - 2020 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl - 2021 Myrtle Beach Bowl |
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| TULSA HIGHLIGHTS | |
| - Led Tulsa to bowl games in first two seasons and has four bowl appearances in his first seven years - In first year improved 4 wins from the previous season - Registered the school’s 10th season of at least 10 wins - Won the Miami Beach Bowl Championship in 2016 - Established an NCAA first with a 3,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard rushers and two 1,000 receivers in the 2016 season - Coached the school’s career leaders for passing (Dane Evans) and rushing (D’Angelo Brewer) - Led Tulsa to a first-place tie in the 2020 AAC regular season and advanced to the Championship Game against No. 6 Cincinnati - Has coached 40 all-conference performers and three All-Americans. - Became the first coach in school history to defeat two top-20 teams in the same season – No. 11 UCF and No. 19 SMU. |
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| BAYLOR HIGHLIGHTS | |
| - Five Bowl Game appearances - Coached 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III - Named the 2011 National Offensive Coordinator of the Year by Rivals.com - Baylor’s offense led the nation in scoring and total offense in both 2013 and 2014 - Named the 2013 Offensive Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop - 2013 finalist for the Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant - Tutored Big 12 Player of the Year Bryce Petty and All-American Nick Florence |
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| HOUSTON HIGHLIGHTS | |
| - A part of four Bowl Game appearances - Tutored Conference USA MVP quarterback Kevin Kolb |
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EIGHTH YEAR
The 2022 season will be the eighth for Tulsa Head Football Coach Philip Montgomery. Considered one of the brightest offensive minds in college football, Montgomery became Tulsa’s 33rd head football coach on December 11, 2014.
In his first seven years, Montgomery has led the Golden Hurricane to four bowl games, has coached 40 all-conference performers and three All-Americans. The last two years marked the first time since 1993 and ’94 that a Tulsa coach has had back-to-back NFL draft picks and in 2020 he became the first coach in school history to defeat two top-20 teams in the same season – No. 11 UCF and No. 19 SMU.
Montgomery's 2021 team posted a 7-6 record against a schedule that featured four teams that finished the season among the nation’s top-20 teams in the final Associated Press poll – No. 4 Cincinnati, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 7 Oklahoma State and No. 17 Houston. The Hurricane ended the season by winning the Myrtle Beach Bowl Championship against Old Dominion.
There was no more excitement for Tulsa football than what the 2020 season provided under Montgomery. He led Tulsa to an undefeated 6-0 regular season conference record, an appearance in the AAC Championship Game against No. 6-ranked Cincinnati and a return to a bowl game.
Montgomery brought excitement back to H.A. Chapman Stadium with his potent offensive style in his first year as the Tulsa head coach, transforming a previous two-win team into a squad that won six games in 2015. He led his first two teams to consecutive bowl game appearances and guided the 2016 team to a 10-win season, the 10th double-digit win campaign in school history.
In year one, Tulsa ranked among the nation’s leaders the entire season for passing, scoring and total offense, while appearing in the 2015 Camping World Independence Bowl. Tula completed the 2015 season ranked 11th nationally in passing, 13th in total offense and 21st in scoring.
After that first year, Montgomery’s second team took a giant leap by posting a 10-3 record, finishing in second place in the American Athletic Conference West Division and claiming a 55-10 victory over Central Michigan in the 2016 Miami Beach Bowl. The 2016 Tulsa squad finished the season among the nation’s best for total offense (527.0), scoring offense (42.5), rushing offense (261.7) and passing (265.3). The Hurricane ranked 4th for total offense, 7th for scoring, 8th for rushing and 30th for passing.
Tulsa’s offense also established an NCAA record in 2016, becoming the first team in FBS/DI history with a 3,000-yard passer (Dane Evans), two 1,000-yard rushers (James Flanders and D’Angelo Brewer) and two 1,000-yard receivers (Keevan Lucas and Josh Atkinson).
Tulsa established 11 individual school records on offense in 2016, including nine career records, one single-season and one single-game record. It was also an offense that set a school record with eight 300+ rushing games. The defensive unit has shown marked improvement since day one of Montgomery’s tenure and in 2018 held opponents to 120+ yards less than the year before while transitioning to a 3-3-5 defense.
The Hurricane fielded a young squad, both offensively and defensively, during the 2017 campaign and suffered setbacks against three top-25 teams, while also losing two games on last-second field goals. Tulsa’s offense finished the 2017 campaign ranked 14th nationally in rushing with a 247.3 average per game, while D’Angelo Brewer became the school’s and American Athletic Conference’s all-time rushing leader.
Tulsa’s 2018 offense showed signs of a bright future with a red-shirt freshman quarterback, two sophomores leading the running attack and another sophomore leading the receiving corps in yards and receptions. In 2019, a season-ending 49-24 road win at East Carolina gave the Hurricane a 4-8 record with earlier wins over San Jose State, Wyoming and UCF. An overtime loss at #24 SMU and a last-second loss against #25 Memphis kept the Hurricane from bowl eligibility.
The 2020 season saw the Hurricane play in their first American Athletic Conference Championship Game in the school’s first seven seasons as a league member. Tulsa defeated two nationally-ranked opponents for the first time in school history and the play of Zaven Collins propelled him into being honored as a Consensus All-American and the National Defensive Player of the Year, winning both the Chuck Bednarik and Bronko Nagurski Trophies.
Montgomery has compiled an overall 38-46 record after seven seasons.
In his tenure as a collegiate coach, Tulsa’s 2021 season marked the 13th time that Montgomery helped take a team to a Bowl game when the Hurricane appeared in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.
With Tulsa’s 2016 Miami Beach Bowl appearance Montgomery became just the fourth Tulsa head coach to take his first two teams to a bowl game.
Before coming to Tulsa, Montgomery logged nearly two decades of coaching experience, including seven seasons (2008-14) at Baylor University, where he served as the offensive coordinator in his final four years for the Big 12 powerhouse. The Bears posted 10 or more wins in three of his last four seasons, including 11 victories in each of his last two years there. In 2014, Baylor produced an 11-1 record and ranked as high as No. 4 in the Associated Press poll.
A Texas native, Montgomery jumped from the high school level to the collegiate ranks in 2003 when he became the running backs and quarterback coach at the University of Houston. He then moved with head coach Art Briles to Baylor in 2008.
In his career, Montgomery has tutored several award-winning quarterbacks, including Big 12 Player of the Year Bryce Petty, Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III, Baylor All-American Nick Florence, Conference USA MVP Kevin Kolb and Houston standout Case Keenum.
At Tulsa, quarterback Dane Evans completed his career in 2016 as the school’s all-time passing, total offense and TD passes leader under Montgomery’s tutelage.
Following Baylor's record-breaking 2013 Big 12 championship season, Montgomery was honored as the Offensive Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop.com and was named a finalist for the Broyles Award given to the nation's top assistant. In 2011, Montgomery was selected as the National Offensive Coordinator of the Year by Rivals.com and was the Quarterback Coach of the Year by SpeedTracs/FootballScoop.com.
Montgomery called plays for an offense ranked among the nation's top two in each of his final four seasons at Baylor. In 2014, Baylor’s 581.3 yards per game and 48.8 points led the nation, while the Bears also led the nation in total offense in 2013 (618.8) and ranked second in 2012 (572.2) and 2011 (587.1).
For three straight seasons at Baylor, each with a different quarterback, Montgomery's pupils earned All-America honors. In 2013, Petty joined the list after throwing for 4,200 yards and 32 TDs. He finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting and was named the unanimous Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. In 2012, Florence threw for a school-record 4,309 yards in 2012 and was named an honorable mention All-American by Sports Illustrated.
As backfield coach in 2011 Montgomery coached two All-Americans on an offense that set or tied 101 school records. The Bears completed that season with a 10-3 record and finished ranked 12th (Coaches) and 13th (AP) in the national polls.
In 2010, Griffin III set or tied 11 school records, including the then-single-season passing mark with 3,501 yards. In all, Montgomery assisted a Baylor offense that established 55 school records and ranked 13th nationally (475.3) that season.
Montgomery coached a 2008 Baylor backfield that was as productive as any BU offense in more than a decade. The Bears total points (28.0), rushing yards (2,349) and rushing TDs (29) were the most since 1994, and the total offense average (376.4) was the highest since 1995. Griffin, who threw for 2,091 yards, rushed for 843 and accounted for 28 TDs in 2008, earned Freshman All-America honors under Montgomery’s tutelage.
Montgomery arrived at Baylor following five seasons coaching the offensive backfield at Houston, and serving as co-offensive coordinator in 2006 and 2007. During his Houston tenure, the Cougar offense ranked as one of the nation's most prolific. In the 2007 regular season, Houston ranked fourth nationally in total offense (513.1), 10th in rushing offense (239.9), 17th in scoring offense (36.3) and 27th in passing offense (273.2).
Prior to joining the Cougars' coaching staff, Montgomery served one year as the offensive coordinator at Denton (Texas) High School and helped that team compile a 10-2 record and the 2002 Bi-district crown. Before that, Montgomery was the quarterback and backfield coach at Stephenville High School for six seasons. He was an integral part of a program that won back-to-back Class 4A Division II state championships in 1998 and 1999.
A four-year letterman at Tarleton State, Montgomery began his coaching career as a student assistant at his alma mater, as he worked with the running backs and served as the summer weight room coordinator for two seasons.
Montgomery, 50, received his bachelor's degree in exercise and sports studies from Tarleton in 1995. He and his wife, Ashli, have two children: Cannon and Maci. Cannon played football for his father at Tulsa and Maci is a senior member of the Golden Hurricane spirit squad.
COLLEGIATE COACHING RECORD
| Year | Position | School | W-L | Bowl Game |
| 2003 | Running Backs/Quarterbacks | Houston | 7-6 | Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl |
| 2004 | Running Backs/Quarterbacks | Houston | 3-8 | |
| 2005 | Running Backs/Quarterbacks | Houston | 6-6 | Fort Worth Bowl |
| 2006 | Co-Offensive Coord/RBs/QBs | Houston | 10-4 | AutoZone Liberty Bowl |
| 2007 | Co-Offensive Coord/RBs/QBs | Houston | 8-5 | Texas Bowl |
| 2008 | Co-Offensive Coord/RBs/QBs | Baylor | 4-8 | |
| 2009 | Co-Offensive Coord/RBs/QBs | Baylor | 4-8 | |
| 2010 | Co-Offensive Coord/RBs/QBs | Baylor | 7-6 | Texas Bowl |
| 2011 | Co-Offensive Coord/RBs/QBs | Baylor | 10-3 | Alamo Bowl |
| 2012 | Offensive Coordinator/QBs | Baylor | 8-5 | Holiday Bowl |
| 2013 | Offensive Coordinator/QBs | Baylor | 11-2 | Fiesta Bowl |
| 2014 | Offensive Coordinator/QBs | Baylor | 11-1 | Cotton Bowl |
| 2015 | Head Coach | Tulsa | 6-7 | Camping World Independence Bowl |
| 2016 | Head Coach | Tulsa | 10-3 | Miami Beach Bowl |
| 2017 | Head Coach | Tulsa | 2-10 | |
| 2018 | Head Coach | Tulsa | 3-9 | |
| 2019 | Head Coach | Tulsa | 4-8 | |
| 2020 | Head Coach | Tulsa | 6-3* | Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl |
| 2021 | Head Coach | Tulsa | 7-6 | Myrtle Beach Bowl |
*Tied for 1st place with 6-0 record in American Athletic Conference; Lost 27-24 to No. 6 Cincinnati in AAC
Championship Game
NCAA OFFENSIVE RANKINGS IN MONTGOMERY’S COACHING TENURE
| Year | School | Passing | Rushing | Scoring | Total Offense | Pass Eff. |
| 2003 | Houston | 242.8 (40th) | 215.5 (12th) | 34.4 (16th) | 458.3 (12th) | 152.6 (9th) |
| 2004 | Houston | 251.5 (28th) | 138.2 (76th) | 20.9 (93rd) | 389.7 (44th) | 128.4 (51st) |
| 2005 | Houston | 272.3 (22nd) | 166.4 (39th) | 28.0 (51st) | 438.7 (19th) | 133.2 (43rd) |
| 2006 | Houston | 277.8 (8th) | 168.2 (28th) | 33.0 (10th) | 446.0 (7th) | 160.8 (7th) |
| 2007 | Houston | 278.0 (25th) | 223.9 (10th) | 34.5 (23rd) | 501.9 (4th) | 147.3 (10th) |
| 2008 | Baylor | 180.6 (92nd) | 195.7 (21st) | 28.0 (42nd) | 376.4 (46th) | 136.1 (33rd) |
| 2009 | Baylor | 242.3 (37th) | 100.5 (108th) | 20.7 (101st) | 342.9 (85th) | 121.1 (85th) |
| 2010 | Baylor | 280.6 (19th) | 194.6 (24th) | 31.1 (36th) | 475.3 (13th) | 144.3 (30th) |
| 2011 | Baylor | 351.4 (4th) | 235.6 (11th) | 45.3 (4th) | 587.0 (2nd) | 191.2 (1st) |
| 2012 | Baylor | 340.5 (4th) | 231.7 (11th) | 44.5 (4th) | 572.2 (2nd) | 158.3 (6th) |
| 2013 | Baylor | 359.1 (5th) | 259.7 (13th) | 52.4 (1st) | 618.8 (1st) | 172.5 (2nd) |
| 2014 | Baylor | 346.2 (5th) | 235.2 (21st) | 48.8 (1st) | 581.3 (1st) | 156.9 (10th) |
| 2015 | Tulsa | 333.2 (11th) | 174.2 (61st) | 37.2 (21st) | 507.4 (13th) | 149.4 (27th) |
| 2016 | Tulsa | 265.3 (30th) | 261.7 (8th) | 42.5 (7th) | 527.0 (4th) | 142.9 (35th) |
| 2017 | Tulsa | 173.1 (109th) | 247.3 (14th) | 29.3 (54th) | 420.3 (44th) | 114.4 (110th) |
| 2018 | Tulsa | 177.1 (109th) | 200.5 (35th) | 24.2 (102nd) | 377.6 (90th) | 117.4 (109th) |
| 2019 | Tulsa | 273.2 (30th) | 138.3 (95th) | 26.4 (84th) | 419.7 (53rd) | 131.8 (78th) |
| 2020 | Tulsa | 252.8 (42nd) | 157.7 (70th) | 27.1 (74th) | 410.4 (52nd) | 127.9 (75th) |
| 2021 | Tulsa | 249.5 (53rd) | 192.0 (34th) | 26.4 (81st) | 441.5 (28th) | 132.3 (79th) |
