2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

American college football season

2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Keith Burns (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Gilstrap (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff McInerney (1st season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 TCU +	7	–	1	10	–	2
UTEP +	7	–	1	8	–	4
Fresno State	6	–	2	7	–	5
San Jose State	5	–	3	7	–	5
Tulsa	4	–	4	5	–	7
Rice	2	–	6	3	–	8
Hawaii	2	–	6	3	–	9
SMU	2	–	6	3	–	9
Nevada	1	–	7	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Keith Burns, the Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the WASC. Tulsa played home games at Skelly Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	5:00 pm	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 9–30	44,000
September 9	6:00 pm	Oklahoma State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)		L 26–36	40,385
September 16	2:30 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	FSN	W 23–16	10,868
September 23	6:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 22–10	17,673	^[1]
September 30	11:00 pm	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 24–14	36,430
October 7	6:00 pm	UTEP	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 7–40	18,689
October 14	7:00 pm	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM		L 28–42	15,822
October 21	6:00 pm	No. 11 TCU	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 3–17	20,034
October 28	9:00 pm	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		L 12–34	41,088
November 11	6:00 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 20–23	14,127
November 18	2:00 pm	San Jose State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 28–17	13,023
November 25	2:00 pm	Nevada	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 38–3	15,024
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

^ "TU ground-pounds Louisiana Tech". The Daily Oklahoman. September 24, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 188. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

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Venues	South Main Park (1912–1914) Association Park (1915–1917) McNulty Park (1919–1929) Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Captain Cane "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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