Kirk Francis is an American football quarterback for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane – No. 11 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Freshman |
| Major | Finance |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Metro Christian Academy (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
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Early life and high school
editFrancis attended high school at Metro Christian Academy located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Coming out of high school, Francis committed to play college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane as a preferred walk-on.[1][2]
College career
editIn week eleven of the 2023 season, Francis played the majority of the game completing 22 of his 34 passes for 345 yards and a touchdown in a loss versus Tulane.[3] In week twelve, Francis made his first career start where he threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns with an interception on 17 completions, but Tulsa would fall to North Texas.[4] Francis finished his first collegaite season completing 68 of his 121 pass attempts for 968 yards and six touchdwons to three interceptions, while also adding three yards on the ground.[5][6] Heading into the 2024 season, Francis was named the Golden Hurricane's starting quarterback.[7] In week one of the 2024 season, Francis completed 23 of his 30 pass attempts for 299 yards and four touchdowns, while also adding 17 yards on the ground, as he helped the Golden Hurricane to a win over Northwestern State.[8][9]
College statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2023 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 68 | 121 | 56.2 | 967 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 134.7 | 14 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tulsa | 6 | 6 | 106 | 176 | 60.2 | 1,064 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 117.7 | 17 | 19 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Career | 10 | 8 | 174 | 297 | 58.6 | 2,031 | 6.8 | 12 | 7 | 124.6 | 31 | 22 | 0.7 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ Hines, Kelly (January 31, 2023). "Metro Christian quarterback Kirk Francis commits to TU". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Christian, Matthew (August 24, 2024). "Francis gets first shot, but other Tulsa QBs will play". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Haisten, Bill (November 15, 2023). "TU walk-on Kirk Francis could become the face of the program". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Haisten, Bill (November 18, 2023). "Bill Haisten: Kirk Francis' first TU start offset by an awful Saturday for the defense". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Haisten, Bill (August 2, 2024). "Former walk-on Kirk Francis has the talent to become the face of TU football". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Haisten, Bill (January 23, 2023). "Bill Haisten: The Kirk Francis situation – a brilliant QB and an overlooked recruit". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Peters, Michael (August 23, 2024). "Tulsa names Kirk Francis starting QB for opener against Northwestern State". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Haisten, Bill. "For Kirk Francis' family, a 299-yard, four-TD experience as TU wins big". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Peters, Michael. "Once in a lifetime performance from TU offense could bode well for rest of 2024 season". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 6, 2024.