Tag: Navy

Navy runs past Hurricane

October 17, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

Using an option offense and a tight defense, Navy cruised to a 45-17 win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Saturday, in front of 17,951 at H.A. Chapman Stadium. “Hats off to Navy. I thought they played a really nice game,” said Tulsa head coach Philip Montgomery. “Option is always difficult to defend, and we knew…

Newest USS Tulsa is commissioned

February 21, 2019

WASHINGTON (NNS) — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Tulsa (LCS 16), Saturday at Pier 30/32 in San Francisco. U.S. Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma delivered the commissioning ceremony’s principal address. “The Navy’s honor of naming a ship after one of our beloved cities is a recognition we…

Should we have cheered for Navy?

November 22, 2018 Jeff Brucculeri

It never seems right to root against the United States Military. After all, don’t we want our military to be the best at combat, intelligence and protection? However, does that also go for football? The Naval Academy (3-8, 2-5 AAC) came into the American Athletic Conference game with Tulsa last Saturday with only two wins…

TU is on the road at Navy

November 15, 2018

Tulsa and Navy – two historically successful teams who have fallen on hard times – will square off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Annapolis, Maryland. TU (2-8 overall, 1-5 in the American Athletic Conference) lost to Memphis 21-47 last Saturday while Navy (also 2-8, 1-5) fell to No. 12 Central Florida, 24-35. In the American…