1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 4–7 record.[1] In the team's first season as members of the Western Athletic Conference the team finished seventh in the Mountain Divsision with a 2–6 conference record. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Troy DeGar with 1,336 passing yards, Reggie Williams with 759 rushing yards, and Wes Caswell with 817 receiving yards.[2]

1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMounatain
1996 record4–7 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Thomas (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Knoll (5th season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$  8 0     14 1  
Utah  6 2     8 4  
Rice  6 2     7 4  
SMU  4 4     5 6  
New Mexico  3 5     6 5  
TCU  3 5     4 7  
Tulsa  2 6     4 7  
UTEP  0 8     2 9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x  7 1     10 2  
San Diego State  6 2     8 3  
Colorado State  6 2     7 5  
Air Force  5 3     6 5  
Fresno State  3 5     4 7  
San Jose State  3 5     3 9  
Hawaii  1 7     2 10  
UNLV  1 8     1 11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31at SMUL 10–1712,177
September 14at Oklahoma State*L 9–3044,800
September 21No. 19 Iowa*ESPN+W 27–2027,788
September 28at Oklahoma*W 31–2468,384
October 12Colorado State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 20–14
October 19No. 18 BYU
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
ESPN 2L 30–5534,624
October 26at No. 21 UtahL 19–4529,047
November 2New Mexico
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 23–34
November 9TCU
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 24–31
November 16at UTEPW 38–21
November 23at RiceL 14–42
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

References

  1. "1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. "1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.


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