Tulsa Named FWAA/Reveal Suits National Team of the Week

DALLAS, Texas –– The Tulsa Golden Hurricane was named the FWAA/Reveal Suits National Team of the Week as announced today by the Football Writers Association of America.

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Tulsa garnered the weekly honor after erasing an 18-point first-half deficit en route to a 34-26 victory over the nation's No. 11-ranked UCF Knights Saturday in Orlando, Fla. Tulsa out-scored UCF 32-10 over the final three quarters, including the final 15 points.

It's the first time in the 19-year history of the award that Tulsa has been recognized as the FWAA/Reveal Suits Team of the Week.

The win snapped a 21-game home winning streak for the Knights. The last team to defeat UCF on its home field was the 2016 Tulsa team on Nov. 19, 2016 by a score of 35-20.

The victory was also Tulsa's first against a ranked opponent since handing #24 Hawaii a 62-35 loss in the 2010 Hawaii Bowl, and it's the first win over a top-15 team since a 35-34 home win over No. 15 Texas A&M in September 1996. Before that, it was 1971 that Tulsa defeated a higher ranked team with a 21-20 win over #7 Arkansas.

The 18-point comeback is the 13^th come-from-behind win for the Hurricane under Montgomery since his arrival in 2015. It's the second largest comeback victory during that time, second only to a 31-point comeback in 2016 at Fresno State.

The Football Writers Association of America's National Team of the Week was created as part of the Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll in 2002. Since then, it has been awarded each week during the regular season by various committees that have included members of the FWAA All-America Committee, the association's board of directors and its past presidents.

Tulsa is idle this Saturday before playing is first home game of the season on October 17 against the No. 11-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats.

Tulsa Named FWAA/Reveal Suits National Team of the Week

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