TULSA FOOTBALL NOTES: UCF GAME

Tulsa Hosts UCF Friday Night in Primetime

GAME #10
TULSA (2-7, 0-5 AAC) vs. UCF (7-2, 4-1 AAC)
Friday, November 8, 2019 • 6:00 pm (CT)
H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000) • Tulsa, Okla.
TV: ESPN 2
Radio: Big Country 99.5 FM

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TULSA                   2-7, 0-5 The American
Head Coach:         Philip Montgomery
(Tarleton State '95)
5th year at Tulsa
Career Record:      23-36 (5 years)
TU Record:            same

UCF   7-2, 4-1 The American
Head Coach:         Josh Heupel
(Oklahoma '01)
2^nd year at UCF
Career Record: 19-3 (2 years)
UCF Record:          same

THE STORYLINES . . .
• Tulsa is in its 120th season of football this year, as college football celebrates its 150th year.
• Entering its 10th game, the combined record of Tulsa's opponents entering that particular game is 37-8 (MSU 0-0, SJS 1-0, OSU 2-0, WYO 3-0, SMU 5-0, Navy 3-1, CINCI 5-1, Memphis 6-1, Tulane 5-3 and now UCF at 7-2) for a .822 win percentage.
• UCF comes into the game with the American Athletic Conference's top scoring offense (46.3 ppg), total offense (551.0 ypg) and passing offense (324.9)
• Tulsa is ranked 4th in passing defense (272.2 ypg), 9th for total defense (407.3 ypg) and 11th for scoring defense (33.0 ppg).

THE SERIES . . .
• This is the 11th meeting between Tulsa and UCF.
• Tulsa leads the series 7-3-0 … three of the games have been conference championship games, all in Conference USA (2005, 2007, 2012), where Tulsa has a 2-1 record … Tulsa won in Orlando in 2005 (44-27) and 2012 in Tulsa (33-27) in overtime.
• Tulsa has won the last 2 games and 6 of the last 7 contests in the series.
• The Hurricane has a 4-0 mark in games played in Tulsa, while in Orlando the series stands at 3-3.
• Tulsa has outscored the Knights in the 4 home games, 37.5 to 24.3.

SMALLEST Vs. BIGGEST . . .
• Tulsa has the smallest FBS enrollment with 3,297 undergraduate students … The University of Tulsa's overall enrollment is 4,412.
• UCF has the nation's largest enrollment of 66,183 students (58,913 undergraduate).

TULSA HAS NATION'S 3rd TOUGHEST STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE . . .
• Tulsa's strength of schedule according to Cody Kellner's Points Index Strength of Schedule Ratings this week is 3rd nationally behind Michigan State, which was Tulsa's first opponent this year, and Northwestern
• The next closest American Athletic Conference member is 36th-ranked Cincinnati and the next closest is #43 Houston.
• The Cody Kellner Points Index gives each team a rating that is reflective of the success they had within their strength of schedule.

FACING THE TOUGH AMERICAN . . .
• The 5 American Athletic Conference opponents that Tulsa has already faced – @ SMU, Navy, @ Cincinnati, Memphis, @ Tulane – this season has a combined     36-7 record for a .837 win percentage.
• With this week's opponent, UCF, that record is 43-9 for Tulsa's first 6 league foes.
• Overall, Tulsa's 8 AAC opponents have combined for a .686 win percentage with an overall 48-22 record through 10 weeks this season.

FIRST & TEN . . .
• Four of Tulsa's losses have been to top-25 teams – (AP) #18 Michigan State, (AP) #24 SMU, (AP) #21 Cincinnati and (Coaches) #25 Memphis.
• In the first 5 games of the season Tulsa faced an undefeated opponent each week … Tulsa handed San Jose State and Wyoming their first losses.
• Tulsa has seven 2018 bowl participants on its 2019 schedule –– Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Cincinnati, Memphis, Tulane, UCF and Houston.
• Tulsa's win at San Jose State snapped a 13-game road losing streak … before that, Tulsa's last true road win was at UCF, 35-20, on Nov. 19, 2016.

TULSA TAKES THE AMERICAN'S RANKED TEAMS DOWN TO THE WIRE . . .
• Tulsa faced 3 conference opponents that were ranked among the nation's top-25 at the time of the meeting –– #24 (AP) SMU, #21 (AP) Cincinnati and #25 (Coaches) Memphis.
• All 3 games came down to the final minutes … Tulsa lost the 3 games by an average of 6 points.

AN OH SO CLOSE OCTOBER . . .
• On Oct. 5, Tulsa lost in overtime by 6 points to #24 SMU in Tulsa's first league game in Dallas after leading 30-9 … Tulsa had a 43-yard FG attempt to win the game in the first OT period that missed left.
• On Oct. 19, Tulsa trailed at #21 Cincinnati by 4 points in the final 4 minutes before falling by 11 points … Tulsa trailed 17-13 when a controversial pass interference call came on an interception by Reggie Robinson II that would have put Tulsa at their own 29-yard line … instead Tulsa held Cincinnati on 4th-and-3 from the 12 …Tulsa took possession but was intercepted on the second play, and Cincinnati scored on their first offensive play.
• On Oct. 26, Tulsa fell by one point, 42-41, to #25 Memphis on Oct. 26 … Tulsa scored to take a 41-35 lead with 5:07 remaining … Memphis then scored in 0:41 to take a one-point lead … Tulsa moved to the Memphis 12-yard line before settling for a 29-yard field goal on 4th-and-3 that went wide left.

TULSA FOOTBALL NOTES: UCF GAME

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