1956 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1956 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Bobby Dodds, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–2–1 record (2–1–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and ranked seventh of 111 teams in scoring defense with an average of 6.7 points allowed per game.[1]

1956 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1956 record7–2–1 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
1956 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Houston $ 4 0 0  7 2 1
Tulsa 2 1 1  7 2 1
Oklahoma A&M 2 1 1  3 5 2
Wichita 1 3 0  4 7 0
Detroit 0 4 0  2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included George Cagliola with 394 passing yards, Dick Hughes with 618 rushing yards, and Ronnie Morris with 150 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15New Mexico State*W 27–6
September 29at Cincinnati*L 6–7
October 6Marquette*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 54–0
October 13Oklahoma A&M
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 14–14
October 20at DetroitW 3–0
October 27Hardin–Simmons*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 27–0
November 3Pacific (CA)*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 14–13
November 10at HoustonL 0–14
November 17Texas Tech*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 10–7
November 24Wichita
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 14–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1956 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. "1956 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.


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