1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–4 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1970 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisville $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Memphis State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Texas State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Claude "Hoot" Gibson, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–4 record, 3–1 against conference opponents, and finished in second place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included John Dobbs with 664 passing yards, Josh Ashton with 685 rushing yards, and Jim Butler with 245 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 121:30 p.m.Cincinnati*
W 7–317,500
September 19Idaho State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 38–1315,250[3]
September 26at No. 12 Arkansas*
L 7–4940,000[4]
October 31:30 p.m.Memphis State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 27–1217,500
October 106:01 p.m.at Louisville
L 8–149,543
October 17at Virginia Tech*
L 14–1724,000[5]
October 31at Houston*
L 9–2134,119[6]
November 71:30 p.m.Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 21–1225,000[7]
November 21Idaho*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 30–178,500[8][9]
December 58:40 p.m.North Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 26–2010,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[11][12]

After the season

1971 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1971 NFL draft following the season.[13][14]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
9 209 Josh Ashton Running back New England Patriots
17 439 Ken Duncan Punter Minnesota Vikings

References

  1. ^ "1970 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Tulsa breezes". Tucson Citizen. September 20, 1970. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Arkansas breezes by Hurricane". The Victoria Advocate. September 27, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Virginia Tech flips Tulsa". The Daily Oklahoman. October 18, 1970. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cougars rally past Tulsa". Express and News. November 1, 1970. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Doug Tucker (November 8, 1970). "Game WSU falls to Tulsa, 21-12". The Salina Journal. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Connors, Bill (November 22, 1980). "TU Disciplines Vandals, 30-17". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. S1. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ Connors, Bill (November 22, 1980). "McGill Goes 97 to Clinch 5th Victory (continued)". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. S11. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. ^ "Eagle rally short; Tulsa wins 26–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 6, 1972. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  13. ^ "1971 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  14. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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