1958 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1958 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–3 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1958 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State $ 2 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Cincinnati 1 – 1 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Houston 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Wichita 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1958 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bobby Dodds, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–3 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 Keeling with 698 passing yards, Ronnie Morris with 623 rushing yards, and Billy Neal with 200 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Hardin–Simmons*
L 0–1417,000[4]
September 27at Arkansas*
W 27–1419,000[5]
October 4Arizona*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 24–1612,300[6]
October 11Oklahoma State*
W 24–1620,509
October 18Drake*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 59–011,137
October 25at North Texas State
L 7–814,000[7]
November 1at Houston
W 25–2026,000[8]
November 8at Cincinnati
L 6–156,000–15,000
November 15Texas Tech*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 9–712,278[9]
November 22Wichita
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 25–610,818
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[1][10]

After the season

1959 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 1959 NFL draft following the season.[11][12]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
18 216 Opie Bandy Tackle Baltimore Colts

References

  1. ^ a b "1958 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "1958 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "1958 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "H–SU defeats Tulsa, 14 to 0". The Odessa American. September 21, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brumble, Morris lead way past Razorbacks, 27 to 14". The Lawton Constitution-Morning Press. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulsa blisters Arizona, 34–0". The Daily Oklahoman. October 5, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "North Texas rally nips Tulsa Hurricane by 8–7". The Ponca City News. October 26, 1958. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Houston U. bows 25–20 to Tulsa U." The Orange Leader. November 2, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Late Tulsa field goal trips Texas Tech, 9–7". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 16, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 183. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  11. ^ "1959 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  12. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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