1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach F. A. Dry, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–5 record, 5–1 against conference opponents, and won the Missouri Valley Conference co-championship.[1]

1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Missouri Valley Conference co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1973 record6–5 (5–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
1973 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tulsa + 5 1 0  6 5 0
North Texas State + 5 1 0  5 5 1
Louisville 3 2 0  5 6 0
New Mexico State 3 2 0  5 6 0
Wichita State 2 4 0  4 7 0
Drake 1 5 0  2 9 0
West Texas State 1 5 0  2 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The team's statistical leaders included Joe McCulley with 1,579 passing yards, Freddie Carolina with 540 rushing yards, and Steve Largent with 501 receiving yards.[2] Largent went on to play 14 years in the National Football League and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15West Texas StateW 48–3
September 22at Kansas State*L 0–21
September 29Cincinnati*W 16–13
October 6Drake
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 44–7
October 13at Memphis State*L 16–28
October 20New Mexico State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 52–14
October 27at Arkansas*L 6–20
November 3Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 17–9
November 17at North Texas StateW 24–15
November 24at Wichita StateL 19–28
December 1at No. 14 Houston*L 16–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

References

  1. "1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. "1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
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