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Tulsa's Philip Montgomery makes his head coaching debut this season following a record-breaking tenure as Baylor's offensive coordinator.
Tulsa has reached double digits in wins four times since the 2007 season, most recently in 2012, when the Golden Hurricane went 11-3 and won the Conference USA title.
Tulsa returns 17 starters from last season.
The Golden Hurricane returns 10 starters from an offensive unit that averaged 412.5 yards per game in 2014.
WR Keevan Lucas finished second in The American in receptions (101) and receiving yards (1,219) and last season and led the conference with 11 touchdown receptions.