Tulsa OKs invite to face BYU in Armed Forces Bowl

Tulsa accepted an invitation Sunday to play BYU in the Armed Forces Bowl. The Golden Hurricane (8-4) have won seven of their last eight games. They finished second in the Conference USA's West Division behind 20th-ranked Houston, which was undefeated before losing in the C-USA championship game Saturday. BYU (9-3), which is wrapping up a season of football independence, officially accepted its invitation two weeks ago. The Cougars had been granted a provisional invitation to the Armed Forces Bowl in April, as long as they were bowl eligible. Tulsa's losses this season came against third-ranked Oklahoma State, No. 8 Boise State, No. 19 Oklahoma and Houston. This will be the Golden Hurricane's second Armed Forces Bowl. They lost 25-13 to Utah in 2006.