Tulsa Golden Hurricane – 2010 C-USA College Football Predictions: The Tulsa University Golden Hurricane bring an exciting brand of football that has led the nation in total offense in two of the past three seasons under head coach Todd Graham. In 2008, TU ranked No. 1 in the country with an average of 570 yards per game, and they were second in the NCAA with 47.4 points per game.
Tulsa has posted a 31-12 record, a 72 winning percentage, inside H.A. Chapman Stadium since the 2003 season. The mark includes four seasons where the team lost just one home game. The home opener for the Golden Hurricane will be Sept. 11th against Bowling Green.
Tulsa is a contender in C-USA, picked by BetUS.com oddsmakers to finish second in the highly competitive West Division. Oddsmakers have lined Tulsa at +600 (6/1) odds to win C-USA, the second best odds of any team in the West behind favorite Houston at +190.
The 2010 Golden Hurricane are loaded with weapons, something that makes them a serious threat in C-USA. Junior WR/KR Damaris Johnson now owns two of the top four single-season all-purpose yardage totals in league history, including 2,693 yards last season. He ran for 175 yards, caught passes for 1,131 yards, added 256 yards on punt returns and 113 yards on kick returns.
With Johnson going over 1,000 yards receiving last year, it gave Tulsa a 1,000- yard receiver in three straight seasons for the first time ever. In 2007, Brennan Marion (1,244), Trae Johnson (1,088) and Charles Clay (1,024) surpassed 1,000 receiving yards and in 2008 Marion went over 1,000 yards again with 1,112 yards.
Tulsa’s defense allowed just nine rushing touchdowns all of last season, tops in C-USA. The unit did not allow a touchdown on the ground through the first 27 quarters of the season.
The Golden Hurricane had a quartet of freshmen – defensive end Cory Dorris, free safety Dexter McCoil, center Trent Dupy and wide receiver Ricky Johnson were named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team last season.
Junior kicker Kevin Fitzpatrick missed just one field goal attempt last season, going 13-of-14. He also connected on 42-of-44 extra-point tries to finish with an 81-point season, second among league placekickers.
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