1960 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1960 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5 (2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1960 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wichita $ 3 0 0 8 2 0
2 1 0 5 5 0
Cincinnati 1 2 0 4 6 0
North Texas State 0 3 0 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1960 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1960 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bobby Dodds, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–5 record (2–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and finished in second place in the conference.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Keeling with 1,018 passing yards, David White with 444 rushing yards, and Jim Furlong with 209 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17New Mexico State*L 18–3817,278[4]
September 24at Arkansas*L 7–4825,000[5]
October 1Hardin–Simmons*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 21–711,611
October 8Oklahoma State*
L 7–2816,238
October 15at Arizona*W 17–1623,500[6]
October 22at CincinnatiW 34–312,000
October 29at Georgia*L 7–4531,000[7]
November 5Wichita
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 20–2111,226
November 12North Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 12–89,112[8]
November 26at Houston*W 26–167,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[10][1]

After the season

1961 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 1961 NFL draft following the season.[11][12]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
19 259 Joe Novsek Defensive end Baltimore Colts

1961 AFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1961 American Football League draft following the season.[13]

Round Pick Player Position AFL club
17 131 Joe Novsek Defensive end Oakland Raiders
25 200 Jack Kreider Halfback Houston Oilers

References

  1. ^ a b "1960 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "1960 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "1960 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "TU sputters in grid debut; Beaten 38–18". The Muskogee Daily Phoenix & Times-Democrat. September 18, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Razorbacks plow under punchless Hurricanes". The Waco Tribune-Herald. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TU takes dramatic win". Tulsa World. October 16, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia bombards Hurricane, 45 to 7". The Ponca City News. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulsa shakes off sluggishness to beat North Texas State 12–8". The Chickasha Daily Express. November 13, 1962. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "'Cane clips Cougars". The Monitor. November 27, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 183. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "1961 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  12. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  13. ^ "1961 AFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.