1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record8–3 (6–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1974 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
$ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Louisville 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
West Texas State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Drake 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
New Mexico State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
North Texas State 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 7 – 2
Wichita State 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach F. A. Dry, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–3 record, 6–0 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and won the conference championship.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Jeb Blount with 1,831 passing yards, Thomas Bailey with 456 rushing yards, and Steve Largent with 884 receiving yards.[2] Largent went on to play 14 years in the National Football League and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Kansas State*
L 14–3118,000[3]
September 21North Texas State
W 31–614,871–22,500[4]
September 28at Arkansas*
L 0–6039,200[5]
October 5at Tennessee*
L 10–1767,256[6]
October 12Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 35–1320,000[7]
October 19West Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 17–1422,000[8]
October 26at Tampa*
W 31–2118,295[9]
November 2at Louisville
W 37–79,146[10]
November 9New Mexico State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–710,000[11]
November 16at Drake
W 52–147,650[12]
November 30No. 15 Houston*
W 30–1415,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][14]

Roster

1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 77 Steve August Jr
QB 18 Jeb Blount Jr
OT 70 Greg Fairchild Jr
WR 88 Jessie Green Jr
G 78 Wes Hamilton Jr
WR 83 Steve Largent Jr
RB 27 Rickey Watts Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 22 Bubby Tate Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 13 Rick Engles Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

After the season

1975 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1975 NFL draft following the season.[15][16]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
8 208 Al Humphrey Defensive end Pittsburgh Steelers
13 334 Leonard Isabell Wide receiver Miami Dolphins
17 431 Mack Lancaster Defensive tackle Detroit Lions

References

  1. ^ a b "1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Kan. St. downs Tulsa". The Huntsville Times. September 15, 1974. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texans' errors aid Tulsa". The Daily Oklahoman. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Razorbacks drub Tulsa 60–0 in laugher". Northwest Arkansas Times. September 29, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Late dash boosts Vols over Tulsans". The Daily Oklahoman. October 6, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulsa passing riddles Shockers". The Lawton Constitution. October 13, 1974. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulsa hangs on". The Daily Oklahoman. October 20, 1974. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulsa shocks Tampa". The Orlando Sentinel Star. October 27, 1974. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulsa wins 37–7". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 3, 1974. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggies give Tulsa title". Alamogordo Daily News. November 10, 1974. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tulsa smothers Bulldogs 52–14". The Daily Nonpareil. November 17, 1974. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Opportunistic Tulsa upsets Cougars, 30–14". The Orange Leader. December 1, 1974. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  15. ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  16. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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