Honors

TulsaGolden Hurricane

3 consensus All-Americans between 1965 and 2020, 2 unanimous · 4 national awards.

All-Americans

1965–2020 · 2 unanimous

Heisman

no winners

Consensus All-Americans

Season	Player	Pos
2020	Zaven Collins unanimous	LB
1991	Jerry Ostroski	OL
1965	Howard Twilley unanimous	E

National awards

Wins only. Places in the voting are listed separately below.

Award	Won
Bronko Nagurski Award	1
Chuck Bednarik Award	1
Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award	1
Wuerffel Trophy	1

Every winner

Season	Award	Player
2020	Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award	Zaven Collins LB
2020	Chuck Bednarik Award	Zaven Collins
2020	Bronko Nagurski Award	Zaven Collins LB
2007	Wuerffel Trophy	Paul Smith QB

Award voting — other places

Second through fourth in the voting. Never counted as wins.

Season	Award	Player	Place	Points
1965	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Howard Twilley	2nd	528
1964	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Jerry Rhome	2nd	952

Source: the NCAA’s official Football Records and Awards books, 2026 edition — printed there as TULSA. Consensus All-America is the NCAA’s own designation, recognising players named by a majority of the official selectors in a given season.