The 1960 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1960 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bobby Dodds, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–5 record (2–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and finished in second place in the conference.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Keeling with 1,018 passing yards, David White with 444 rushing yards, and Jim Furlong with 209 receiving yards.[3]
| 1960 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | New Mexico State* | L 18–38 | 17,278 | ||
| September 24 | at Arkansas* | L 7–48 | 25,000 | ||
| October 1 | Hardin–Simmons* |
| W 21–7 | 11,611 | |
| October 8 | Oklahoma State* |
| L 7–28 | 16,238 | |
| October 15 | at Arizona* | W 17–16 | 23,500 | ||
| October 22 | at Cincinnati | W 34–3 | 12,000 | ||
| October 29 | at Georgia* | L 7–45 | 31,000 | [4] | |
| November 5 | Wichita |
| L 20–21 | 11,226 | |
| November 12 | North Texas State |
| W 12–8 | 9,112 | [5] |
| November 26 | at Houston* | W 26–16 | 7,000 | ||
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After the season
edit1961 NFL draft
editThe following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 1961 NFL draft following the season.[7][8]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 19 | 259 | Joe Novsek | Defensive end | Baltimore Colts |
1961 AFL draft
editThe following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1961 American Football League draft following the season.[9]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | AFL club |
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| 17 | 131 | Joe Novsek | Defensive end | Oakland Raiders |
| 25 | 200 | Jack Kreider | Halfback | Houston Oilers |
References
edit- ^ a b "1960 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "1960 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "1960 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "Georgia bombards Hurricane, 45 to 7". The Ponca City News. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa shakes off sluggishness to beat North Texas State 12–8". The Chickasha Daily Express. November 13, 1962. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 183. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "1961 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "1961 AFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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