Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Tulsa Fired Head Football Coach Kevin Wilson

Recently, the University of Tulsa fired head football coach Kevin Wilson after going 7-16 over nearly two seasons.  Here is a look at the Tulsa Golden Hurricane football program since 2008 (the first year that in which I have data for the model).  This time period only covers the last three seasons of head football coach Todd Graham (2008-2010), Bill Blankenship (2011-2014), Philip Montgomery (2015-2022) and Kevin Wilson (2023-2024*).  After the figure below is a more detailed look at the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes football program during head coach Wilson's tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.  (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).

Kevin Wilson [2023-2024*]

2023
Tulsa finished the regular season at 4-8, and were bowl ineligible.  The Golden Hurricanes played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that Tulsa's SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the "leagues" average SOS.  Tulsa's best win was over #64 ranked Northern Illinois by a score of (22-14) and their worst loss was to #113 ranked Charlotte (26-33).  Tulsa was the #122 ranked team overall, with the #91 ranked offense and the #129 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2024*
After a 3-8 start to the 2024 season Wilson was fired. Tulsa has currently played against an “easier” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that Tulsa's SOS was between one and two standard deviations higher than the "leagues" average SOS.  Tulsa's best victory was against currently #77 ranked UTSA by a score of (46-45) and their current worst loss was to #131 ranked Temple by a score of (10-20).  Tulsa is currently the #124 ranked team overall, with the #58 ranked offense and the #133 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2024 FBS Head Coach Changes