The 1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth year under head coach F. A. Dry, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–4–1 record, 2–1–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and tied for the conference championship.[1][2]
| 1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC co-champion | |
Independence Bowl, L 16–20 vs. McNeese State | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–4–1 (2–1–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Ronnie Hickerson with 1,554 passing yards, Rickey Watts with 464 rushing yards, and Cornell Webster with 622 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | Richmond* | W 22–7 | 24,000 | [4] | |
| September 11 | at Oklahoma State* | L 21–33 | 38,000 | ||
| September 18 | Memphis State* |
| W 16–14 | 30,350 | |
| September 25 | at No. 12 Arkansas* | W 9–3 | 40,563 | ||
| October 2 | New Mexico State |
| W 32–7 | 31,700 | |
| October 16 | at Cincinnati* | L 7–16 | 17,717 | ||
| October 30 | at Louisville* | W 20–10 | 8,068 | ||
| November 6 | at Virginia Tech* | W 35–31 | 31,000 | [5] | |
| November 13 | at Drake | W 45–20 | 5,182 | ||
| November 20 | Wichita State |
| L 13–30 | 12,425 | [6] |
| November 27 | West Texas State |
| T 17–17 | 7,130 | |
| December 13 | vs. McNeese State | L 16–20 | 19,164 | [7] | |
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After the season
edit1977 NFL draft
editThe following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1977 NFL draft following the season.[9][10]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 1 | 14 | Steve August | Tackle | Seattle Seahawks |
| 8 | 201 | Jimmy Stewart | Defensive back | New Orleans Saints |
| 10 | 279 | Giles Alexander | Defensive end | New England Patriots |
| 12 | 329 | I. V. Wilson | Defensive tackle | Seattle Seahawks |
References
edit- ^ "1976 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- ^ "Defense paves the way for Tulsa, 22–7". The Sunday Oklahoman. September 5, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa squeaks". The Daily Oklahoman. November 7, 1976. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shocking! WSU kicks wind out of Hurricane". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 21, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese jars Tulsa, 20–16". The Daily Oklahoman. December 14, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 185. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "1977 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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