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Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe
Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe
finished the 2006 season at 12-1 and won the 2007 FedEx Orange
Bowl with a 24-13 win over 15th-ranked Wake Forest. Louisville
finished No. 6 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 7 in the USA
Today Coaches Poll.
In just four seasons at Tulsa, Kragthorpe took the Golden
Hurricane to three bowls: the Humanitarian, Liberty and the Armed
Forces Bowl. His teams won more games in his first three years than
Tulsa had won in the preceding seven seasons combined, captured
Tulsa’s first conference championship since 1985 and put the Tulsa
football program back on the map of national prominence.
Known as one of the best offensive minds in the country,
Kragthorpe’s teams have scored 30 or more points 29 times, 40 points
on 10 occasions and 50 points three times. His 2006 squad was
second in Conference USA in total offense and scoring.
Last season, Kragthorpe guided Tulsa to its third winning
season in four years, going 8-5 and advancing to the Armed Forces
Bowl before falling to Utah, 25-13.
The 2005 campaign was Tulsa’s first year as a member of
Conference USA. Kragthorpe proceeded to lead the Hurricane to the
C-USA West Division title with a 6-2 record and capturing a victory
in the inaugural Conference USA Football Championship Game with
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Head Coach
Steve Kragthorpe
Personal
Age: 42
Birthdate: April 28, 1965
Birthplace: Missoula, Montana
Family: wife, Cynthia, and three sons: Chris, Brad and Nik
Education
High School: Highland High School (Pocatello, Idaho), 1983
College: Eastern New Mexico, 1983-84;
West Texas State, 1985-87 (received bachelor’s degree in business administration in
1988); Oregon State (received master’s degree in business administration in 1991).
Playing Experience
High School: A three-year quarterback and two-year starter at Highland High School
in Pocatello, Idaho.
College: Was a four-year letterwinner, including two years at Eastern New Mexico
(1983-84) and two years at West Texas State (1985-87). He started 11 games as a senior
in 1987 and completed 179 of 344 passes for 1,980 yards and nine touchdowns at West
Texas.
Coaching Experience
Year - School/Team - Position - Record - Postseason
1990 — Northern Arizona - QB Coach - 5-6
1991 — Northern Arizona - QB Coach - 3-8
1992 — Northern Arizona - Off. Coordinator & QB Coach - 4-7
1993 — Northern Arizona - Off. Coordinator & QB Coach - 7-4
1994 — North Texas - Off. Coordinator & QB Coach - 7-4-1 - I-AA Playoffs
1995 — North Texas - Off. Coordinator & QB Coach - 2-9
1996 — Boston College - QB Coach - 4-8|
1997 — Texas A&M - WR Coach - 9-4 - Cotton Bowl
1998 — Texas A&M - Off. Coordinator & WR Coach - 11-3 - Sugar Bowl
1999 — Texas A&M - Off. Coordinator & WR Coach - 8-4 - Alamo Bowl
2000 — Texas A&M - Off. Coordinator & QB Coach - 7-5 - Independence Bowl
2001 — Buffalo Bills - QB Coach - 3-13
2002 — Buffalo Bills - QB Coach - 8-8
2003 — Tulsa - Head Coach - 8-5 - Humanitarian Bowl
2004 — Tulsa - Head Coach - 4-8
2005 — Tulsa - Head Coach - 9-4 - AutoZone Liberty Bowl
2006 — Tulsa - Head Coach - 8-5 - Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Bowl Games As A Coach
1997 Cotton Bowl (Texas A&M)
1998 Sugar Bowl (Texas A&M)
1999 Alamo Bowl (Texas A&M)
2000 Independence Bowl (Texas A&M)
2003 Humanitarian Bowl (Tulsa)
2005 Liberty Bowl (Tulsa)
2006 Armed Forces Bowl (Tulsa)