1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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
Missouri Valley Conference co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1976 record7–4–1 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
1976 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • + Conference co-champions

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 4Richmond*W 22–7
September 11at Oklahoma State*L 21–33
September 18Memphis State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 16–14
September 25at No. 12 Arkansas*W 9–3
October 2New Mexico State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 32–7
October 16at Cincinnati*L 7–16
October 30at Louisville*W 20–10
November 6at Virginia Tech*W 35–31
November 13at DrakeW 45–20
November 20Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 13–30
November 27West Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
T 17–17
December 13vs. McNeese StateL 16–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

References

  1. "1976 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. "1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. "1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
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