Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Tulsa Golden Hurricane
University	University of Tulsa
Conference	The American Big 12 (women's rowing)
NCAA	Division I (FBS)
Athletic director	Rick Dickson[1]
Location	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Varsity teams	18
Football stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (30,000)
Basketball arena	Reynolds Center
Other venues	Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Michael D. Case Tennis Center Donna J. Hardesty Sports and Recreation Complex
Mascot	Gus T.[2]
Nickname	Golden Hurricane
Fight song	Hurricane Fight Song[3]
Colors	Old gold, royal blue, and crimson[4]
Website	tulsahurricane.com

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are the athletic teams that represent the University of Tulsa. These teams are referred to as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (or variously as TU or Tulsa). Before adopting the name Golden Hurricane in 1922, the University of Tulsa (TU) had many unofficial team nicknames including Kendallites (from TU's predecessor institution Henry Kendall College), Presbyterians (from the university's founding by the Presbyterian Church), Tulsans, Tigers, Orange and Black, and Yellow Jackets. The name "Golden Tornadoes" was chosen by TU football coach H.M. Archer (1922–24) based on new gold and black uniforms (rather than the previous orange and black) and a remark made during practice of the team "roaring through opponents" (during a season when TU went undefeated, including wins over Texas A&M and the University of Arkansas). However, it was quickly discovered that the same name had been chosen in 1917 by Georgia Tech. Archer then substituted the term "hurricane" for "tornado" and a team vote prior to leaving for the game against Texas A&M confirmed the official nickname as "Golden Hurricane".^[5]