Tulsa Extends Kragthorpe's Contract Thru 2011
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:43 amTULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Tulsa extended the contract of coach Steve Kragthorpe on Monday, a deal that runs through the 2011 season.
Kragthorpe led the Golden Hurricane to their first conference title in two decades last season and is 21-17 at Tulsa with two bowl appearances in three seasons.
Tulsa went 9-4 and won the Conference USA title in 2005 before beating Fresno State in the Liberty Bowl.
"There's no doubt that I'm very happy at the University of Tulsa. I think it's an ideal situation when you look at the things that are important to me," Kragthorpe told The Associated Press by phone on Monday. "It's a great place to work, it's a great place for my family to live and we're a program that again I think is continuing to improve on a daily basis."
The former quarterbacks coach for the Buffalo Bills signed a six-year contract extension before last season, and this deal adds one additional year. Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but athletic director Bubba Cunningham said it included a financial incentive if Kragthorpe remained at the school through the end of the contract.
Kragthorpe was mentioned as a possible candidate for several coaching jobs last season and went as far as issuing a statement that he was not interested in Colorado's vacancy.
Tulsa had one winning season in the 16 seasons before Kragthorpe arrived in 2003.
Kragthorpe led the Golden Hurricane to their first conference title in two decades last season and is 21-17 at Tulsa with two bowl appearances in three seasons.
Tulsa went 9-4 and won the Conference USA title in 2005 before beating Fresno State in the Liberty Bowl.
"There's no doubt that I'm very happy at the University of Tulsa. I think it's an ideal situation when you look at the things that are important to me," Kragthorpe told The Associated Press by phone on Monday. "It's a great place to work, it's a great place for my family to live and we're a program that again I think is continuing to improve on a daily basis."
The former quarterbacks coach for the Buffalo Bills signed a six-year contract extension before last season, and this deal adds one additional year. Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but athletic director Bubba Cunningham said it included a financial incentive if Kragthorpe remained at the school through the end of the contract.
Kragthorpe was mentioned as a possible candidate for several coaching jobs last season and went as far as issuing a statement that he was not interested in Colorado's vacancy.
Tulsa had one winning season in the 16 seasons before Kragthorpe arrived in 2003.