1963 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1963 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Glenn Dobbs, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–5 record (2–2 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and finished in third place in the conference.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Rhome with 1,909 passing yards, Hank Dorsch with 211 rushing yards, and John Simmons with 543 receiving yards.[3] Under Glenn Dobbs, Tulsa led the nation in passing for five straight years from 1962 to 1966.[4]

1963 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1963 record5–5 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium (Capacity: 19,500)
1963 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wichita $ 3 1 0  7 2 0
Cincinnati 2 1 0  6 4 0
Tulsa 2 2 0  5 5 0
North Texas State 2 2 0  3 6 0
Louisville 0 3 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21Montana State*W 23–13
October 5at Memphis State*L 15–28
October 12Cincinnati
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 15–21
October 19at North Texas StateW 22–21
October 26at Arkansas*L 7–56
November 2Southern Illinois*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 49–6
November 9at Oklahoma State*L 24–33
November 16Houston*
W 22–21
November 30at WichitaL 15–26
December 7Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 22–16
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "1963 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  2. "1963 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  3. "1963 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  4. James Hart, "Passing of a Hurricane Legend" Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, University of Tulsa Collegian, November 19, 2002.


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